Bacon and Baked Potato Soup

Submitted by Graybert

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1⁄4 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄4 cup chopped celery
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 1⁄4 cups milk
• 2 medium baking potatoes, baked,cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 10 slices bacon, crisply cooked,crumbled and divided
• 3⁄4 cup cheddar cheese, divided
• 2 tablespoons sliced green onions, divided
• salt and pepper
• 1⁄4 cup sour cream

directions

1. Melt butter in heavy saucepan or Dutch oven.
2. Add onion and celery;cook and stir until tender-crisp.
3. Add broth, milk and potatoes; bring just to boil, stirring constantly.
4. Slightly crush potatoes with back of spoon.
5. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 5 minutes,stirring frequently.
6. Reserve 2 Tbsp.
7. of the bacon, 2 Tbsp.
8. of the cheese and 1 Tbsp.
9. of the green onion for toppings; set aside.
10. Stir in remaining bacon, cheese and green onion just before serving.
11. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
12. Serve topped with reserved bacon, cheese, green onion and sour cream.

Reviews

[ShawnaLynne Cotney]

This soup ROCKS!! I can't say I followed the recipe exactly because I choose to use a few more green onions that what the recipe calls for. :o) I LOVE green onions and I LOVE this soup! Thanks for posting it, I will never buy canned potato soup again! :o)

 

[heather.john]

Totally fabulous!! I doubled the recipe and added a tsp of herbs de provence and a couple carrots. The soup spent all day in the crockpot. An hour before dinner, I mashed up the potatoes and carrots. Fresh salad and buns, I can't believe how yummy this recipe was.

 

[Diana 2]

I found this recipe on the Kraft site a few years ago. Super easy too. It's the only one I use. You simply can't stop eating it, it's THAT good.

 

[Rebecca F.]

I'm not particularly good about following recipes exactly when it comes to things like soup. However, I did find (probably because of my own excess and not the recipe's) that the final product was a little cheesier than "potatoey". I ended up adding a few dashes of red wine vinegar to each serving before I nuked it for a leftover meal, and it was fantastic! I think the vinegar probably would have improved the taste regardless of whether it was too cheesey or not.