Baked Potato Soup

Baked Potato Soup
Baked Potato Soup requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 8. This main course has 408 calories, 17g of protein, and 18g of fat per serving. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. A mixture of extrasharp cheddar cheese, baking potatoes, flour, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the low fat sour cream you could follow this main course with the Angel Food Cake as a dessert.

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 40
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Pierce potatoes with a fork; bake at 400 for 1 hour or until tender. Cool. Peel potatoes; coarsely mash.
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Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
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Place flour in a large Dutch oven; gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk until blended. Cook over medium heat until thick and bubbly (about 8 minutes).
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Add mashed potatoes, 3/4 cup cheese, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper, stirring until cheese melts.
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Remove from heat.
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Stir in sour cream and 1/2 cup onions. Cook over low heat 10 minutes or until thoroughly heated (do not boil). Ladle 1 1/2 cups soup into each of 8 bowls.
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Sprinkle each serving with 1 1/2 teaspoons cheese, 1 1/2 teaspoons onions, and about 1 tablespoon bacon.
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Garnish with cracked pepper, if desired.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In45 m.
Servings8
Health Score13
Dish TypesSoup
OccasionsFallWinter
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