Loaded Baked Potato Soup
August 30, 2009 > 41 Comments
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It’s official…fall is here. Well, maybe not officially, but on a day when it doesn’t get above 70 and a week ahead that promises much of the same, I call it open season on soup. Honestly, I just couldn’t wait any longer.
Potato soup has always been my favorite of all the soups. It’s what I order at restaurants when it’s available. There even used to be times when I’d choose a certain restaurant just because I loved their potato soup. I’ve been making it for a few years, but it took me a long time to get it right. My versions used to always lack either the right zip or the right consistency. I can’t tell you how excited I was when I finally got it right.
So here is my Loaded Baked Potato Soup, developed after years of falling short!
Loaded Baked Potato Soup
- 1 lb. bacon, diced
- 1 onion, diced
- 5 large Russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 3 c. chicken stock
- 3 T. butter
- 3 T. flour
- 1 1/2 c. milk
- 3 green onions, sliced
- 3/4 c. shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 1/2 t. black pepper
- Sour cream for garnish, optional
1. In a large stock pot, cook bacon until crisp. Remove with a slotted spoon to drain and set aside. Drain all but 2 T. of bacon grease from the pot. Cook the onions in the remaining bacon grease for about 5 minutes, until tender.
2. Add potatoes and chicken stock to pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium and simmer about 20 minutes, until potatoes are tender. With a slotted spoon, remove a few scoops of potatoes. Place in a bowl and mash with a fork. Set aside.
3. In a small sauce pan, melt butter. Stir in flour and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in milk, bring to a boil and simmer until thickened. Slowly stir in to stock pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer. Stir mashed potatoes back into pot.
4. Add 1/2 c. shredded cheese, three-fourths of the bacon and half the sliced green onions to pot. Add pepper. Stir to combine. Cook an additional 5 minutes.
5. To serve, ladle soup into individual bowls and top with some shredded cheese, bacon, green onions and optional sour cream.
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August 30th, 2009 @ 11:15 pm
Oh, yum. I am SO making this this week. Thank you! About how many would you say this serves? 5-6 or less?
August 31st, 2009 @ 3:54 am
Looks great!! I love soup!!!
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August 31st, 2009 @ 2:40 pm
Can this be frozen?? CAnnot wait to try it and I also love to make soups, but can never get ones with potatoe to freeze without being muchy when you thaw!!
August 31st, 2009 @ 5:11 pm
oh this looks and sounds fantastic.
Will definitely have to try this one soon – its suppose to be relatively “cool” here all week too.
September 1st, 2009 @ 12:39 am
Our garden has an abundance of potato’s that my DH harvested yesterday.
Today for our evening meal I made this recipe and
Truly The Flavor was Wonderful!
~~HUGS~~
Blessings
September 1st, 2009 @ 5:15 am
This looks really good! Love the colours!
September 1st, 2009 @ 10:15 am
definitely trying this recipe. we too, love potato soup, and you’re right, this is the perfect weather for it!! thnx!
September 1st, 2009 @ 12:50 pm
This looks amazing! I love having soups for the fall and winter as they are so comforting.
September 1st, 2009 @ 12:55 pm
What a GREAT!!! soup recipe. THANKS!!! Geri
September 1st, 2009 @ 1:36 pm
This looks amazing! And besides the green onions, all items that I usually have on hand! Thanks for posting!
September 1st, 2009 @ 2:03 pm
I am in heaven just looking at the photo.
I can only imagine how good that soup will be on a cold October day. Stopping by from Jen’s party. 
September 1st, 2009 @ 5:46 pm
I love this soup, but I just can’t do soups in the summer time
September 1st, 2009 @ 6:54 pm
Thanks for sharing. I hope to see you at Crock Pot Wednesday on diningwithdebbie.blogspot.com. Thanks again for posting.
September 1st, 2009 @ 9:50 pm
Such good comfort food!!! Thanks for the recipe and linking to TMTT.
September 2nd, 2009 @ 6:24 pm
this is making me so hungry!
September 4th, 2009 @ 7:31 am
oh made this soup yesturday — it was lovely, but since i had no green onions, i used fresh chives
the children ate all of it, i had to quickly pack some away for grandma, as i had promised her some
thank you!
September 4th, 2009 @ 10:33 am
We love Baked Potato Soup, and I have also been trying to recreate it at home–just haven’t gotten it quite there yet. Can’t wait to try this!
September 9th, 2009 @ 3:41 pm
I made this soup last night for my family and it was a big hit! It’s absolutely delicious. Mashing some of the potato to thicken the soup is genius! Thanks for the great recipes, i’ve already made a few of them and everyone is a winner.
September 18th, 2009 @ 8:20 am
Love baked potato soup, its actually one of my favorites. It’s a wonderful comfort food and filling with a side of fruit and some bread.
Thanks for sharing your recipe, I think I might like yours better
September 24th, 2009 @ 2:43 pm
Hello! I recently found your blog and oh my. You have such tasty-looking recipes.
I made this potato soup last week. Yum! The method for cooking the bacon was perfect. I had never thought to do it that way. Why to recipes always call for you to cook the whole slice and then crumble? Much easier this way in my opinion.
Anyway, I think my potatoes were too big, or I just like more liquid b/c it was a little too thick for me. And, believe me, I love a thick soup. With just that slight adjustment, I have finally found a potato soup recipe that I love. Thanks for sharing!
September 27th, 2009 @ 8:06 pm
I would love for you to post this to Crock Pot Wednesday at diningwithdebbie.blogspot.com It’s easily adaptable to the slow cooker. Mister Linky is already up for this week. Come check it out. Thanks. Debbie
October 11th, 2009 @ 10:50 am
I would love to make this in the Crock Pot, but don’t know to adapt it properly. Please post the info/tips. Thanks so much, Jen
October 12th, 2009 @ 3:53 pm
I made this yesterday – it was wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing it. We will definitely make this again!
October 19th, 2009 @ 5:00 pm
Making this tonight! Looks so good.
November 1st, 2009 @ 10:01 am
I recently made this (and am currently posting it on my blog) and LOVED it!
November 8th, 2009 @ 7:31 pm
Wonderful soup. It was very hearty and filling. The flavor was great. We will make it again.
November 18th, 2009 @ 9:14 pm
I tried this tonight after years of nothing but watery mashed potatoes instead of soup, and this came out great! I think my potatoes were larger than what you use, but I can salvage my soup with more chicken broth. I also added rosemary because we’re not fans of green onions. Delicious!
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December 2nd, 2009 @ 5:46 pm
looks good, but please… # servings?
December 6th, 2009 @ 11:26 pm
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December 7th, 2009 @ 6:21 pm
Just made this….it is AWESOME Thank you!!
December 11th, 2009 @ 10:21 pm
Just made this, turned out great, especially with sour cream! Didn’t use an onion though, probably would’ve gave it more flavor but my family has a thing about onions.
Just make sure the potatoes get cooked fully!
Thanks for the recipe.
December 24th, 2009 @ 12:14 am
Awesome Awesome AWESOME soup!!! I’m quadrupling the recipe tomorrow to serve at my Christmas Party!
*Quick Tip*
If you are on a time restraint, you can do a quick cook in microwave, with the potatoes to save a few mins of cooktime.
January 3rd, 2010 @ 9:17 pm
This potato soup is amazing… my fiance and I loved it!
January 10th, 2010 @ 8:26 pm
This soup was awesome, everyone loved it!
January 15th, 2010 @ 11:20 pm
This was awesome, I added a little extra salt and it was perfect!
January 22nd, 2010 @ 7:50 pm
WOW, thank you! Such an easy recipe, with ingredients that are easily accessible, relatively fast to make and DELICIOUS! Two thumbs up from my family to you! :O)
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February 1st, 2010 @ 9:59 am
On my blog, I have been on a quest for the perfect potato soup recipe with no good results yet. We are SOOOOOOOOOOOO trying this this week! Thank you! What you wrote up there sounds a lot like me!
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