Ww Baked-Potato Soup

This was rated by DH as a Killer recipe. It is make from leftover Ww Loaded Baked Potatoes. It's a great dish to prepare on busy week nights, because you start with prepared potatoes. This is from one of my old weight watcher cookbooks called "Just like Home" It has 6 points per 1 1/4 cups.

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 1 1/4 cups

Ingredients

• 2  teaspoons butter or 2  teaspoons margarine
• 1  cup  chopped onion
• 1 1⁄2 cups  diced celery
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  bay leaf
• 1 1⁄2 cups 1% low-fat milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon  chopped fresh thyme or 1⁄8 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 2  loaded baked potatoes, chopped (4 stuffed halves)
• 1 (14 1/2ounce) can chicken broth
• 1⁄4 cup  thinly sliced green onion

Directions

1. Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat.
2. Add onion and celery; sauté 3 minutes.
3. Add garlic, and bay leaf; sauté 2 minutes.
4. Add milk and next 5 ingredients; bring to a boil.
5. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
6. Discard bay leaf.
7. Ladle soup into bowls; top with green onions.