Crock Pot Baked Potato Soup

A wonderful flavored soup. Nice served with homemade potato bread.

• Ready In: 5 hrs
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 4  large baking potatoes
• 2⁄3 cup butter or 2⁄3 cup margarine
• 2⁄3 cup flour
• 6  cups milk
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 4  chopped green onions
• 12  slices  cooked and crumbled bacon
• 1 1⁄4 cups  shredded cheddar cheese
• 8  ounces light sour cream
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
•  additional  cooked bacon (optional)

Directions

1. Wash potatoes and prick several times with a fork.
2. Bake in foil in a preheated oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until done.
3. Let cool.
4. Cut potatoes.
5. Melt butter in a heavy sauce pan over low heat.
6. Add flour, stirring until smooth.
7. Cook 1 minutes, stirring constantly.
8. Gradually add milk.
9. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture is bubbly.
10. Pour into crock pot and then add potato cubes, salt, pepper, green onions, crumbled bacon, cheddar cheese and chicken granules.
11. Cook on High for 4 hours.
12. Stir in the sour cream right before serving.
13. If soup is to thick, add a little milk at a time until desired thickness is achieved.
14. Garnish with additional sour cream and crumbled bacon.