Baked Potato Soup

Baked Potato Soup takes all of the comforting goodness of a fully loaded baked potato and turns it into a belly warming soup!

⏱️ 30 min 🔪 Prep: 15 min 🔥 Cook: 15 min 📊 Medium ⭐ 5.0 (65) 👁️ 19 views
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Ingredients

4 servings
  • 6 slices bacon (chopped)
  • 1 small onion (diced)
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 3 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 3 cups prepared mashed potatoes
  • 1 ¼ cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese (divided)
  • ½ cup buttermilk
  • ⅓ cup sour cream (plus extra for garnish)
  • 2 g reen onions (finely chopped)

Steps

  1. Fry bacon in a large pot until crisp. Remove bacon and set aside leaving the drippings in the pot.

  2. Reduce heat to medium low and add diced onion to drippings.  Cook until tender, about 5-7 minutes.

  3. Add garlic and flour, cook 1 minute while stirring. Whisk in chicken broth, bring to a boil over medium high heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

  4. Stir in mashed potatoes.  Simmer an additional 5 minutes. Add the buttermilk and stir to combine allowing mixture to just come to a boil.

  5. Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup cheese, half of the bacon, and ⅓ cup sour cream.

  6. Garnish with a dollop of sour cream, reamining bacon, green onion and serve hot.

Nutrition Facts

Macronutrients

Calories528
Protein19g
Carbs45g
Fat30g

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