Baked Potato Soup with Bacon
In the midst of the chill in the air and the neverending cold season in our home, I was in the mood for a potato soup and saw I recipe I just had to try. Usually I’m more of a fan of runnier soups (wow, that doesn’t sound appetizing, but you get the picture). Heartier soups tend to be too heavy for my tastes, but nonetheless, I decided to give Idaho Baked Potato Soup with Bacon a whirl.
I’m so glad I did. This soup is wonderful on a cold winter day and, dare I say, even better the second and third days reheated. My daughter and I gobbled it up for lunch this week. And…it only took me about 30 minutes to put together, start to finish. I consider that pretty good for a soup. (I cooked my potatoes in the microwave instead of the oven, because I was hungry.)
Idaho Baked Potato Soup with Bacon
recipe from The Cooking Photographer
- Details
- Ready in 0 Minute.
- Makes: 8 Servings
- Ingredients
- 2/3 cup butter
- 2/3 cup flour
- 7 cups milk
- 4 large baking potatoes, microwaved and cubed (about 4 cups) - or baked in the oven if you have the time
- 4 green onions, sliced
- 12 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled
- 1 1/4 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3/4 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper, plus more to taste
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- Directions
- In my favorite kitchen cooking dish, the dutch oven, melt the butter over medium heat. Stir in flour and whisk continuously until smooth and then for about a minute or so. Gradually add milk and whisk until thickened. (This will take a few minutes. I cooked my potatoes while I was assembling this first part of the soup.) Add potatoes and onions. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly (lose the whisk for this step). Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and stir until the cheese is completely melted. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Serve immediately.
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I'm Vanessa and I have quite the soft spot for great food. I am a little bit addicted to trying new recipes and will share all the best ones with you.
Visual Cookbook
Oh boy, I think in real life we would be good friends! This is such a fun site. Thanks for visiting my segment over on The Mother Huddle. This soup looks delicious. It is a really cold day here. I think I have everything to make it. Thanks for the dinner idea.
I was checking out your blog and can't wait to make the wheat bread. I think I was drooling while I looked at the pic. Yum. We would definitely be friends. 🙂
Oh, and I just made your fudge tonight, with a little variation in the chocolate. Wow. It is amazing. Thanks for the great recipes.
Thank-you for making my soup! Well ok the soup from the post card really. It was super neat to see it here! I really like your shot too. Mmmm bacon…
Laura
Thanks for passing along a great recipe! I was actually thinking about that soup again today and with this cold, snowy weather here, I think it’d be perfect this weekend. Yum.