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The BEST Baked Potato Soup Ever!
"This really is the best baked potato soup I have ever tasted. I've had this recipe for quite a while now and I thought it was time to share with you guys!"
photo by jaunna
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 2 medium potatoes (about 2 cups chopped)
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup diced white onion
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup instant mashed potatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon basil
- 1⁄8 teaspoon thyme
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream or 1 cup half-and-half
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GARNISH
- 1⁄2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1⁄4 cup crumbled cooked bacon
- 1 chopped green onion (green part only)
directions
- Wash potatoes thoroughly and microwave until tender.
- If you would like you can always bake in a 400 degree oven for one hour or until done.
- As the potatoes are cooling, melt your butter in a large saucepan and saute your onions until light brown.
- Add in your flour to make a roux.
- Add in your chicken broth, water, cornstarch, instant mashed potatoes and spices and bring to a boil.
- Reduce your heat and simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Take your cooled potatoes and peel off the skin and chop up into desired pieces.
- Add in your chopped up potatoes and the heavy whipping cream to your soup and bring it back to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes or until it is thick.
- Garnish with cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon and green onions.
- ENJOY!
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Reviews
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All I can say is OMG!! This is the most awesome soup I have ever eaten. I did fry some bacon and use the grease in my roux. I didnt have any thyme, but I did add 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder. I will definately make this again. Thanks Jeanette! -
DELICIOUS! I had Baked Potato Soup recently at lunch and when I came home I headed straight to 'Zaar to find a way to make it at home. I decided on this recipe. The only additions I made to it where I added a tub (I belive it was 12 ounces) of sour cream and I also added a cup of cheddar cheese to the soup (in addition to what you serve on top -- I like a really cheesey baked potato!). Instead of topping the soup with the bacon I just threw it in the pot as well after I fried it up (I drained the bacon greese). It was fantastic. Just like a baked potato and my 13 month old would cry if I did not share with her. Can't wait to make this for my Mom who HATES potato soup! Thanks for sharing! EDIT: Made it for Mom and she LOVED it! -
I made this soup as written with the exception of the thyme. All I had was a blend that had some thyme, rosemary and sage and I only used 2 Tbs.of the cornstarch. OMG it was so good, all of my guest raved about it! I should have made a bigger batch, lol I do wonder if the cornstarch is really needed though. I think if it simmers long enough and you get the ratio of baked potato right it should thicken up all by itself. I think I'll try it next time without and post and update. I still give it 5 stars for taste. It really is the best I've ever tasted! Thanks for sharing! It's going in my recipe file box!<br/><br/>UPDATE: I made again by request of family and left out cornstarch. In my opinion better without it. It's thick enough without it. -
Perfect soup for a cold winter night. Made exactly as written. I baked my potatoes so they would have more flavor than microwaved. DH made bakewell biscuits to go with---yum!
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This was a no brainer. , The taste was fantastically wonderful. It was thick and I thinned it with milk. You could also thin it with chicken broth. I left the baked potato a little chuny I can not think of anything that would improve this recipe. Any good restaurant would be proud to serve this soup, Thanks for a easy and great tasting recipe
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Tweaks
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I made this with a few changes. I used chicken-style vegetable broth and Silk soy creamer in place of the cream (WAY less calories and fat). It was delicious! I sprinkled some cheese on top along with some bac'n pieces, so delicious. I wouldn't recommend skipping the toppings, the soup is 100 times better with them. -
This soup was good. I did have a problem with the instant mashed potatoes maybe because I used potato pearls/buds instead of the flake kind and they didn't dissolve very well in the liquid which was quite thick...I think that using bacon grease instead of butter for the roux would also be an improvement.
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This soup is aptly named. It's certainly the best potato soup I've ever had! I used soy milk in place of the heavy cream and soy cheese in place of the cheddar, and left off the bacon and green onion. Other than that I followed the recipe to the letter, and it was fabulous. I wouldn't do a thing differently. It was enjoyed by my whole family. Thanks for a great Winter comfort food, Jeanette! I'll be making this frequently.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Jeanette G
Humble, Texas
My name is Jeanette and I was born and raised in Houston, Texas! I came across this website one day while doing a search on the computer for a really good salisbury steak recipe (which came out great...thanks to recipe# 23811) Since then, I make it a daily routine to log into Recipezaar at least 2 or 3 times a day. I feel like I've viewed every recipe in here but to my amazement I always find myself printing a recipe that I must have overlooked. My Recipezaar collection of recipes has gotten so big that I had to make a special binder just to keep track of all the new recipes that I have printed out. I love trying out new recipes on my husband and to tell you the truth he doesn't mind at all...what a good husband! For a while there it felt like I was cooking the same thing over and over each week. Not anymore though...thanks to all of you and Recipezaar :)
