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How to Make Fully-Loaded Baked Potato Soup - A Step-by-Step Guide

When the weather turns cold and blustery, there's nothing quite like a steaming bowl of hearty soup to warm you up from the inside out. And when it comes to comfort food, it's hard to beat a fully-loaded baked potato. So why not combine the best of both worlds with a delicious and satisfying fully-loaded baked potato soup?

This soup takes all the classic flavors of a loaded baked potato – creamy mashed potatoes, tangy sour cream, crispy bacon, and sharp cheddar cheese – and transforms...

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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

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 40 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr
  • Servings: 6
  • Yield: 6 servings

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

    • Nutrition

    658 cal.

    • Total Fat: 51g
    • Saturated Fat: 31g
    • Cholesterol: 147mg
    • Sodium: 2030mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 30g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 2g
    • Protein: 21g
    • Vitamin C: 3mg
    • Calcium: 427mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 303mg

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    Vegetarian recipes
    Potato recipes
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