Baked Potato Soup With Optional Bacon Recipes

FULLY LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the potatoes on a roasting tray and bake for 45 minutes. When done, the tip of a paring knife should go through the potatoes easily.
• Slice the bacon into lardons (thin strips) and cook in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat until crisp. Remove the bacon from the pot with a slotted spoon and set aside, leaving the drippings in the pot.
• Add the flour to the drippings in the pot and stir to combine. Cook, without adding color, until the flour and fat has combined, about 1 minute. Pour in the milk while you whisk to incorporate. Cook over medium heat until bubbly and thickened, stirring frequently, about 15 minutes.
• Scoop out the potato pulp from the skins and add to the milk mixture. Mash with the back of a wooden spoon leaving it a little bit chunky.
• Add the cooked bacon (leaving a little out for garnishing the soup), 1 cup of the cheese, and season well with salt and pepper. Stir until the cheese has melted. Remove from the heat.
• Ladle the soup into bowls, drizzle with sour cream (from a squeeze bottle), sprinkle with remaining bacon bits, grated cheese and chives.

BAKED POTATO SOUP (WITH OPTIONAL BACON)

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, add the potatoes, onion, celery and water. Bring to a boil then lower the heat and keep it at a simmer. Simmer uncovered 20 - 30 minutes, until the potatoes mash easily.
• Carefully press a potato masher through the soup until most of the potatoes are broken up.
• Add the sour cream, milk, butter, salt, and black pepper. Return the soup to a simmer and cook for about five minutes. Taste and add additional salt and pepper if needed.
• Serve with cheddar cheese, butter, green onions, chives, bacon, and any other favorite baked potato toppings.

BACON AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp in 3-quart saucepan, remove and drain well on paper towels. Discard bacon grease and wipe pan thoroughly with paper towel.
• Meanwhile, prepare vegetables. Add olive oil to saucepan and add onion, carrot, and celery as they are cut up. Saute until onion is soft but not brown, about 3-4 minutes.
• Stir in chicken broth, potatoes, and pepper; bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer, covered, until potatoes are tender, about 10-15 minutes.
• Stir in cheese, heating just until melted--do not boil. Chop bacon and add to soup. Adjust seasoning to taste by adding salt, if desired. Serve at once.

BAKED POTATO SOUP I

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium heat until browned. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
• In a stock pot or Dutch oven, melt the margarine over medium heat. Whisk in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in milk, whisking constantly until thickened. Stir in potatoes and onions. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently.
• Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Mix in bacon, cheese, sour cream, salt, and pepper. Continue cooking, stirring frequently, until cheese is melted.

DELICIOUS CHEESY BAKED POTATO & BACON SOUP

Steps:

• In a large soup pot melt butter over medium-high heat.
• Add in garlic; cook stirring for about 2 minutes.
• Add in flour then stir until smooth (about 1 minute).
• Gradually add milk and half and half stirring constantly until thickened and smooth.
• Add potatoes and onions; bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat; simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredients; stir until cheese is melted.
• Serve immediately.
• Delicious!

BACON & BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Scrub potatoes with a vegetable brush; pat dry & prick with a fork.
• Bake in a 425º F oven for 40-60 minutes or until tender; cool.
• Peel potatoes, if desired, & chop potatoes; set aside.
• In a heavy large saucepan or Dutch oven, melt butter or margarine over medium heat.
• Add onions, celery, & sliced mushrooms.
• Cook and stir about 5 minutes or until crisp-tender.
• Stir in flour, thyme, salt, pepper & crushed red pepper.
• Add half-and-half, or milk, or soy milk all at once, as well as, cherry tomatoes.
• Cook and stir for 5-6 minutes or until thickened and bubbly.
• Add potatoes, 1 cup of the cheese, and the broth; stir until cheese melts.
• Slightly mash potatoes with the back of a spoon or a potato masher.
• For the topping, reserve 2 tablespoons of the bacon.
• Stir the remaining bacon and 1 tablespoon of the green onion into soup.
• Heat through.
• To serve, top each serving with reserved bacon, remaining 1/4 cup cheese, green onions and the sour cream.
• ENJOY!

BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Bake your potatoes well, either in the microwave or oven, doesn't matter.
• Let them cool slightly.
• Scoop out the insides and either toss the peel or put it aside to make something with it later.
• Add flour and about 1/4 the chicken broth (slowly added) to a medium saucepan whisking till blended, while heating.
• Add potato, pepper, and salt.
• Cook over medium heat stirring and mashing constantly. It should be thick and bubbly.
• Add cheese stirring until cheese melts and combines with the rest of the ingredients.
• Use soup spoon to add a little more chicken broth if it needs thickening.
• Remove from heat.
• Pour into bowl and garnish with a spoonful of fat free sour cream in the center topped with bacon bits, chives, and cheddar if desired.

BAKED POTATO SOUP WITH BACON

Steps:

• Melt butter in large saucepan or Dutch oven on medium heat. Add yellow onions and celery; cook and stir 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Add next 4 ingredients; bring just to boil, stirring constantly. Lightly crush potatoes with back of spoon. Simmer on medium-low heat 5 min., stirring frequently.
• Reserve 1 Tbsp. green onions and 2 Tbsp. each bacon and cheese. Add remaining green onions, bacon and cheese to soup; cook 5 min. or until cheese is melted, stirring constantly.
• Serve topped with reserved green onions, bacon, cheese and sour cream.

MY DELICIOUS BAKED POTATO AND BACON SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400
• Pierce potatoes with a fork, place of a baking sheet and bake for 1 hour or until tender.
• Remove from oven and cool slightly.
• Partially mash potatoes, including skins with a potato masher and set aside.
• Cook the bacon in a Dutch oven until crisp, remove from pan and crumble.
• Add the onion to bacon drippings in pan and saute 5 minutes;add salt,garlic and bay leaf and saute for 2 minutes.
• Add potatoes, milk, pepper and broth and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Discard bay leat and stir in parsley if desired.
• Remove from stove and top individual servings with bacon,green onion and cheese

BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook bacon in large saucepan until crisp. Remove bacon. Drain drippings. Reserve 3 Tablespoons.
• Add potatoes, 1 cup of onion, carrot and celery to reserved drippings. Cook covered over low heat, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are tender.
• Stir in milk, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil.
• In a bowl, mix sour cream, flour and paprika. Slowly stir 1 cup of hot mixture into sour cream mixture. Stir until creamy. Add the rest to hot mixture. Cook and stir until soup bubbles.
• Serve with bacon and green onion served on top.