Fully-Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Description

The thickest and most delicious potato soup ever. I created this soup after having a similar soup at a restaurant. Incredible comfort food with ease! It’s a very simple recipe to adjust to your taste. My family always asks for this soup in the winter. Garnish with chives, bacon crumbles, and Cheddar cheese.

Ingredients

  • 6 strips bacon
  • 5 Yukon Gold potatoes, cut into eighths
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 small sweet onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 pint half-and-half
  • 3 (15 ounce) cans chicken broth
  • 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
  • 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley

Instructions

  1. Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat
  2. turning occasionally
  3. until crisp
  4. about 10 minutes. Remove from skillet and crumble. Reserve drippings.
  5. Place potatoes in a pot; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook
  6. covered
  7. until tender
  8. 15 to 20 minutes. Drain.
  9. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; saute until onion is translucent
  10. about 5 minutes. Stir in bacon crumbles
  11. reserved bacon drippings
  12. flour
  13. salt
  14. and pepper. Reduce heat; add the boiled potatoes
  15. half-and-half
  16. and chicken broth. Simmer until thickened
  17. about 5 minutes. Add sour cream and 1 cup Cheddar cheese; cook and stir until heated through
  18. about 5 minutes. Garnish soup with remaining Cheddar cheese and parsley.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 40 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 6

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