Becca's Baked Potatoe Soup
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- Number of Servings: 24
Ingredients
Directions
10 medium baking potatoes16 slices of bacon1 medium red onion diced1 1/4 cups flour12 cups chicken broth4 cups half and half1/2 cup fresh parsley chopped3 garlic cloves minced3 tsp dried basil2 tsp salt2 tsp black pepper2 tsp hot sauce3 cups shredded colby jack cheese1 cup green onions
Wash potatoes and prick several times with a fork. Bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour or until done. Let cool. Peel potatoes and cut into cubes. Throw away the skins. In a large stock pot pour in all the chicken broth and turn on Medium heat turn down if it begins to boil. Cook bacon until crisp and remove from pan and crumble but save the drippings.Cook onion in bacon drippings stirring contantly until tender. Add flour to onion mixture stirring well. Cook 1 minute stirring constantly. Gradually add onion mixture to chicken broth. Use wisk to break up lumps. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until mixture is thick and bubbly. Stir in potatoes, half and half, bacon crumbles and the rest of the ingredients. Bring to a simmer and cook uncovered for 10 minutes stirring occasionally (DO NOT BOIL). Stir in cheese and green onions. Cook until cheese is completely melted stirring often.
Serving Size: makes 24 1 and 1/2 cup servings
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RSPOON.
Serving Size: makes 24 1 and 1/2 cup servings
Number of Servings: 24
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user RSPOON.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 228.8
- Total Fat: 10.6 g
- Cholesterol: 32.4 mg
- Sodium: 834.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 25.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g
- Protein: 8.6 g
Member Reviews
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CD13043394
I made this for a church event with cornbread muffins and it was a hit!! It was worth the work! I substituted real bacon pieces (for salad) instead of frying bacon and it was awesome!! Will definitely make this again! - 11/2/12
Reply from CD12949275 (11/2/12)
Thank you so much. It is a lot of work but man oh man is it yummy. I have also substituted turkey bacon instead of regular