Baked Potato Soup (guiltless)

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 baking potatoes
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 1/2 cups skim milk
• 1 (14 ounce) can fat-free evaporated milk
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt
• 1 cup low-fat sour cream
• cheddar cheese
• green onion

Recipe

• 1 bake potatoes until done. chop 1-1/2 coarsely, mash or chop the other half potato finely.
• 2 melt 1 tbsp of butter in pan and saute the onion.
• 3 remove onion to soup pot and melt remaining butter, then add flour and simmer until light golden.
• 4 add 1/2 cup cold milk and whisk to blend until no lumps are present. add mixture to onions in soup pot.
• 5 add potato and remainder of milk, along with evaporated milk.
• 6 add pepper and garlic powder and heat until it begins to thicken but does not boil.
• 7 add sour cream, cook until heated through.
• 8 serve with cheese and green onions as garnish.