Cheesy Baked Potato Soup Recipe
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Ingredients: 10-12 large baked potatoes, chopped
12 slices bacon
1 stick butter
1 extra large onion, diced
1 large carrot, shredded
4-6 T. all purpose flour
2 14 1/2-oz. cans chicken broth
1/2 gal. whole milk
Salt and coarsely ground black pepper to taste
12 oz. shredded Colby cheese
Large pkg. cream cheese, cut into cubes
1 pt. Half and half
Sour cream and chopped green chives, optional garnish
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Directions:Cook the bacon until crisp, and drain on paper towels. When cool enough to handle, chop into small bite-size pieces, and set aside.
In a large, heavy soup pot, melt the butter and saute the onions and carrot until they are tender and the onion is transparent but not browned. Stir in the flour, a small amount at a time, until all the fat has been mixed in with the flour and it begins to bubble. (You may not need to use all the flour.) Then add the chicken broth, stirring constantly until the sauce is nicely thickened. Gently stir in the chopped potatoes, milk, and seasonings.
Over a medium heat, bring the soup mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally to prevent burning. Turn down the heat and let simmer for 10 - 15 minutes. stir occasionally, and watch the soup carefully to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the pan and burning.
Just before serving, add the chopped bacon, the cheeses, and the cream. Stir until the cheeses are totally melted into the soup mixture.
Serve with shredded cheese, sour cream and chives. |
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Notes: This is not a low-calorie recipe, but it sure is good! If you want your potato soup to be nice and thick, stir in some instant potato flakes along with the cheeses and cream. Add only about 1/4 cup at a time, stir the flakes into the soup, and keep adding more until you get the desired consistency you want. If you put too much in, however, you'll end up with cheesy, chunky mashed potatoes instead of soup, so be careful.
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