Savory Baked Potato Soup Recipe

Prep time: 20 mins

Cook time: 60 mins

Total time: 1 hour 20 mins

Serves: 6

Here we have a perfect dish for lunch and dinner that’s more than enough to fill you up. A soup that is creamy and filled with baked potato will surely stimulate your taste buds and make you crave for more. Since potatoes originated in South America, savory Baked Potato soup is a very popular dish in America and in other western countries. This recipe will serve 6 hungry people; it will only take an hour to finish this recipe.

Ingredients

4 large potatoes
3/4 cup butter (191 g)
3/4 cup flour (113 g)
7 cups milk (875 g)
10 slices bacon
8 green onions
8 ounces sour cream (226 g)
8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese (200 g)
3/4 teaspoon salt (more or less to taste)
1/2 teaspoon pepper (2.5 g)
2 cups water (500 ml)
1 teaspoon salt ( 5 g)
3/4 teaspoon pepper ( 3.75 g)
1/2 teaspoon basil ( 2.5 g)
1/8 teaspoon thyme ( 0.63 g)
GARNISH
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (50 g )
1/4 cup crumbled cooked bacon (113 g)
1 chopped green onion (green part only)

Instructions

Wash and scrub potatoes thoroughly.
Microwave until tender or bake potatoes a day before in a 400 degree oven for one hour and refrigerate them.
While cooling the potatoes, Chop Green onions and Shred cheese (Or buy pre-shredded) and set aside.
Slice bacon into 1/2 inches pieces and sauté in a medium pan until desired crispness is attained, remove and save the grease.
Slice cooled potatoes into cubes or into your desired shape and size.
In a large pot over low heat, melt your butter and sauté green onions until light brown.
Add in your flour, stir until smooth to make a roux.
Gradually add milk, stirring constantly, until sauce has thickened (to the consistency you would want the soup to be).
Add up the potatoes and the remaining ingredients, continue to cook, stirring constantly
Reduce your heat and simmer for about 10 minutes or until it is thick
Garnish with cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon and green onions. Serve baked potato soup while it’s still hot
ENJOY your rich and tasty baked potato soup!

Notes And Extra Tips

For a much creamier baked potato soup, you can always add a little more milk to it. For a much thicker soup, add some instant potato flakes or mashed potatoes into the pot.