Baked Potato Soup

Total Time: 2 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 large baking potatoes
• 3 tablespoons thinly sliced green onions
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons snipped fresh dill
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 cups milk
• 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 3 tablespoons thinly sliced green onions
• 4 slices crumbled bacon

Recipe

• 1 scrub potatoes thoroughly with a brush.
• 2 pat dry.
• 3 pinch potatoes with a fork.
• 4 bake at 425 for 40 to 60 minutes or until tender (for best results, do not use foil on the outside but rub butter on the outside of potatoes).
• 5 let potatoes cool and cut in half lengthwise.
• 6 gently scoop out each potato.
• 7 discard skins (or eat them or make potato skins on the side).
• 8 in a large saucepan cook 3 tablespoons green onion in butter until tender.
• 9 stir in flour, salt, and pepper.
• 10 add milk all at once.
• 11 cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• 12 cook and stir for 1 minute more.
• 13 add the potato pulp and 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese.
• 14 stir until cheese melts.
• 15 ladle into bowls.
• 16 garnish each serving with the remaining shredded cheese, green onions, and bacon.