loaded baked potato soup

Name: Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) butter; 1/2 cup(s) flour; ## MAKE A ROUX; 7 cup(s) 2% milk; ## ADDING THE MEAT AND POTATOES TO THE MIX; 3+ cup(s) baked potatoes....skins off and diced into chunks; 1 bunch(es) green onions, including tops sliced thin; 1 1/2 cup(s) cooked bacon, crumbled (i used thick cherrywood smoked bacon and chopped it up before frying); 1 1/2 cup(s) sharp cheddar cheese, grated; 1 cup(s) sour cream; - salt and pepper to taste

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Sherry Blizzard

Piney Flats, TN

Updated on Feb 12, 2017

What do you do with all those baked potatoes left over after potlucks and such? MAKE soup! I made this for my Uncle Melvin and Aunt Bubbles in 2000, who have since passed on. They loved my Loaded Potato Soup. So....I have been making this for 17 years. A colleague at work came to me with a huge bag of potatoes and said, "Do something with this!" I baked potatoes and everyone brought something to top it with. I was left with about 5 cups of baked potatoes and make my soup for my friend on a night when she didn't want to cook. Thanks Tamara. This is a dinner for you and your family.

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prep time 1 Hr 10 Min

cook time 15 Min

method Stove Top

yield 6 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup flour
MAKE A ROUX
7 cups 2% milk
ADDING THE MEAT AND POTATOES TO THE MIX
3+ cups baked potatoes....skins off and diced into chunks
1 bunch green onions, including tops sliced thin
1 1/2 cups cooked bacon, crumbled (i used thick cherrywood smoked bacon and chopped it up before frying)
1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated
1 cup sour cream
- salt and pepper to taste

How To Make loaded baked potato soup

Step 1

Melt butter in a good-sized stock pot. Stir in the flour and make a roux like you would for gravy.

Step 2

Stir continuously for 4-5 minutes....you don't want a "flour" taste.
Step 3

Slowly add the milk stirring continuously. Do not allow clumps to form....use a whisk if necessary....but it won't. Cook this, stirring frequently until thickened....about 7 minutes.
Step 4

Cut up and dice 1 1/2 cups of bacon....fry that while you are bringing the milk up to thicken.
Step 5

Add cubed baked potatoes and green onions.....let it come to a simmer.
Step 6

Now add the cheese, sour cream and the cooked bacon.
Step 7

Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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