Cooking On the Ridge: Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Prep Time: 20 Mins
Cook Time: 20 Mins
Ingredients:
• 8 slices of thick cut bacon
• 1 small onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 5-6 large potatoes – peeled and diced
• 2 C chicken broth
• ¾ C butter
• ¾ C flour
• 1 C heavy cream
• 5 C milk
• 1-2 tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper
• 2 C shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 bunch green onions
• ½ C sour cream
Directions:
1. In a large pot cook the bacon – when it is done pull it out cut into small pieces
2. Add the butter to the pot with bacon grease and melt it
3. Add the onion, garlic and potatoes and cook slightly
4. Add the flour, salt and pepper and stir cooking the flour slightly
5. Add the chicken broth, milk and cream and bring to a boil
6. Turn heat down and simmer until potatoes are cooked through
7. Stir in the cheese
8. Add sour cream, bacon and green onion and stir
9. Serve with more cheese, bacon and green onion
