Best Baked Potato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 large potatoes
• 3/4 cup butter
• 3/4 cup flour
• 7 cups milk
• 10 slices bacon
• 8 green onions
• 8 ounces sour cream
• 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese
• 3/4 teaspoon salt (more or less to taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 bake potatoes and cool- i put them in the freezer but if you have time bake them a day before and keep them in the fridge.
• 2 chop green onions and set aside.
• 3 shred cheese (or buy pre-shredded) set aside.
• 4 chop bacon into 1/2 inches pieces and fry in a medium pan and remove when they are at desired crispness- save the grease.
• 5 cut cooled potatoes into cubes- skins on or off your preference.
• 6 in a large pot over low heat, melt butter with bacon grease.
• 7 stir in flour; stir until smooth and bubbly.
• 8 gradually add milk, stirring constantly, until sauce has thickened (to the consistency you would want the soup to be).
• 9 add potatoes and onions. continue to cook, stirring constantly, until soup begins to bubble. reduce heat; simmer gently for 10 minutes.
• 10 add remaining ingredients; stir until cheese is melted. serve baked potato soup immediately.
• 11 you can reserve some of the cheese bacon and green onions for a topping.