Name: Fully Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Ingredients: 5 medium baking potatoes; 8 slices of bacon; 1 cup sweet onions, chopped; 2/3 cup flour; 6 cup chicken broth; 2 cup half and half; 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped; 1 1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced; 1 1/2 teaspoon dried basil; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper; 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce; 1 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese; 1 cup green onions, sliced; sour cream for garnish

Fully Loaded Baked Potato Soup

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Fully Loaded Baked Potato Soup is a great cheesy potato soup recipe. Loaded with cheese, bacon and sour cream, it's everything you love about baked potatoes, but in a bowl! Feed your family tonight with this great recipe.

Ingredients

5 medium baking potatoes
8 slices of bacon
1 cup sweet onions, chopped
2/3 cup flour
6 cups chicken broth
2 cups half and half
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced
1 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
1 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup green onions, sliced
sour cream for garnish

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Wash potatoes; prick several times with a fork. Bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour or until done; let cool. Peel potatoes, and slice crosswise.
Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp; remove bacon, reserving drippings in skillet. Crumble bacon, and set aside.
Cook onion in drippings, stirring constantly, until tender; add flour, stirring well. Cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Gradually add chicken broth; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Stir in potato, half-and-half, and next 6 ingredients. Bring to a simmer, and cook, uncovered, 10 minutes (do not boil).
Stir in 1 cup cheese and 1/4 cup green onions. Cook until cheese melts, stirring often. Ladle soup into individual soup bowls. Top evenly with crumbled bacon. Sprinkle evenly with remaining 3/4 cup cheese, 3/4 cup green onions, and parsley.

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JennyBee1

Dec 12, 2011

@CorkeeCook, Thanks for bringing this to our attention! We've updated the recipe to include sour cream in the ingredient list. We are happy to hear you enjoyed this recipe! --editors of RecipeLion

CorkeeCook

Dec 11, 2011

Excellent recipe. The beginning mentions sour cream but it isn't in the recipe? I added a spoon on top. Will be making again!