Bacon And Baked Potato Soup

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 2 medium baking potatoes, baked,cut into 1/2 inch cubes
• 10 slices bacon, crisply cooked,crumbled and divided
• 3/4 cup cheddar cheese, divided
• 2 tablespoons sliced green onions, divided
• salt and pepper
• 1/4 cup sour cream

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in heavy saucepan or dutch oven.
• 2 add onion and celery;cook and stir until tender-crisp.
• 3 add broth, milk and potatoes; bring just to boil, stirring constantly.
• 4 slightly crush potatoes with back of spoon.
• 5 reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 5 minutes,stirring frequently.
• 6 reserve 2 tbsp.
• 7 of the bacon, 2 tbsp.
• 8 of the cheese and 1 tbsp.
• 9 of the green onion for toppings; set aside.
• 10 stir in remaining bacon, cheese and green onion just before serving.
• 11 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 12 serve topped with reserved bacon, cheese, green onion and sour cream.