Baked Potato Soup

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

Ingredients

• 4 large baking potatoes
• 3 tablespoons green onions, chopped
• 12 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 1/4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup butter
• 6 cups milk
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 8 ounces sour cream

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 wash potatoes and prick several times with fork.
• 3 bake for 1 hour.
• 4 let cool.
• 5 cut potatoes in half and scoop out pulp into a bowl.
• 6 melt butter in large pot over low heat.
• 7 add flour, stirring until smooth.
• 8 cook 1 minute stirring constantly.
• 9 gradually add milk.
• 10 cook over medium heat until the mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• 11 add potato pulp, salt, pepper, 2 tbsp green onions, 1/2 cup bacon, and 1 cup cheese.
• 12 cook until heated throughout.
• 13 stir in sour cream.
• 14 add extra milk if necessary for desired thickness.
• 15 serve and top with extra green onion, bacon, and cheese.