Scrumptious Baked Potato Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 minced garlic cloves
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1 lb russet potato, baked (about 3 medium)
• salt, to taste
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 5 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• sliced green onion

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in large heavy bottomed saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 add onion and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 to 2 minutes or until tender.
• 3 stir in flour.
• 4 gradually stir in broth and heavy cream.
• 5 scoop potato pulp from one potato; mash. add pulp to broth mixture.
• 6 cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture just comes to a boil.
• 7 dice remaining potato skin and potato(es); add to soup. heat through.
• 8 season with salt and pepper. top each serving with bacon, cheese and green onion.