Country Baked Potato Soup

10 Servings
100% would make this recipe for Country Baked Potato Soup again.

This is real comfort food, not diet food! The flavors of the creamy sauce with the baked potatoes are married together so well that it's hard to put down. I prefer to put the crumbled bacon and cheese on top of the soup because it adds another layer of flavor, but you like yours combined, it may be done that way also.

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Country Baked Potato Soup Ingredients

4 large Russett Baking Potato's	8 cups Milk
2/3 cup Butter	1 cup Sour Cream
1/2 cup All-Purpose Flour	1/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
2 teaspoons Salt	1/2 pound Bacon cooked and crumbled
1 tablespoon White Pepper	1 cup shredded cheese for topping

Instructions for Country Baked Potato Soup

Bake potato's at 350 degrees for 65-75 minutes or until tender; cool completely. Peel and cube potato's into 1" cubes. You want it to be chunky, but some will break up. In a large Dutch Oven, melt butter; stir in flour, salt and pepper until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. If you want it thicker, mash a few potato's against the side of the pot and stir, and it will thicken right up. Remove from heat; whisk in sour cream. Add potato's and green onions. Place back on stove and heat to serving temperature over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Ladle into bowl and garnish with bacon and cheese, and get ready to say WOW!.

Main Ingredient: PotatoCuisine: American

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All-Purpose Flour

Bacon

Butter

Milk

Potato

Salt

Sour cream

White Pepper

Main Dish Soup Comfort Food American Potato Dinner Lunch

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by catgurrl

This soup is a good consistency when initially made, but if you have leftovers, it will thicken in the fridge. When reheating, if the consistency is too thick for you, add a little milk to get it the way you like it. It tastes just as good the next day!

pilsbury
on Apr 10 2008 2:54PM

I made this soup for work and when I was done and tasted it, I could only think, wow! I made that??

lsgchrissy
on Feb 13 2008 8:36PM

Loved the combo of creamy soup with the chunks of baked potato. The flavors are excellent. I served the soup with grilled cheese sandwiches because I have some VERY picky eaters that will not even attempt a soup no matter how delicious it might be. If I were fixing this for a group of adults, I think a small, simple green salad with homemade croutons would be a nice accompaniment. I can not think of any way to improve upon it.

Okiemom
on Oct 9 2007 12:59AM

[I made edits to this recipe.]

admin
on Feb 10 2007 9:57AM

Wow. This is definitely comfort food! My family and I loved this soup, and it got rave reviews all around. I wouldn't even change anything - perfect as is.