Baked Potato-and-Bacon Soup

Name: Baked Potato-and-Bacon Soup
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 18
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 7 slices bacon slices; 2 kilograms baking potatoes; 1 bay leaf; 1 teaspoons black pepper; 710 milliliters fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 5 garlic cloves, minced; 296 milliliters sliced green onions; 2 liters 1% low-fat milk; 1 liters chopped onion; 1 teaspoon salt; 142 grams 1/4 cups finely shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese

Baked Potato-and-Bacon Soup is a gluten free recipe with 18 servings. One portion of this dish contains around 10g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 242 calories. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a very budget friendly soup for Autumn. If you have bacon, garlic cloves, sharp cheddar cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 40

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Oven

Pierce potatoes with a fork; bake at 400 for 1 hour or until tender. Cool slightly. Partially mash potatoes, including skins, with a potato masher; set aside.

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Potato

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Potato Masher

Oven

Cook bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp.

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Bacon

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Dutch Oven

Remove bacon from pan; crumble.

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Bacon

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Frying Pan

Add onion to bacon drippings in pan; saut 5 minutes.

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Bacon Drippings

Onion

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Frying Pan

Add salt, garlic, and bay leaf; saut 2 minutes.

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Bay Leaves

Garlic

Salt

Add potato, milk, pepper, and broth; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in parsley, if desired. Top individual servings with bacon, green onions, and cheese.

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Green Onions