Nee Nee’s Quick Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Salt & pepper to taste
In stock pot brown and crisp bacon. Remove the bacon to some paper towel to drain. Remove bacon grease from the pot (keep brown bits in the bottom). Add oil, butter, green onions and garlic. Sauté until fragrant (about 3-5 minutes). Add flour and cook a few minutes until flour is cooked. Whisk in chicken stock scraping the bits off the bottom of the pot. Add milk and potatoes. Mash potatoes with back of spoon till soup comes to preferred consistency. Put bacon back in Add stock or water if too thick. Stir in shredded cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste.
I use all no salt or low sodium stocks and butter and season with grey sea salt.
Garnish with scallions, cheese, bacon and/or a dollop of sour cream. Enjoy!!
¼ C bacon lardons
¼ C olive oil
2 T butter
1 bunch scallions diced
2 large cloves garlic diced
¼ C + 2 T flour
1 qt chicken stock
1 qt milk
4-5 med sized baked potatoes diced (I leave skins on)
1 ½ C shredded cheeseSalt & pepper to taste
In stock pot brown and crisp bacon. Remove the bacon to some paper towel to drain. Remove bacon grease from the pot (keep brown bits in the bottom). Add oil, butter, green onions and garlic. Sauté until fragrant (about 3-5 minutes). Add flour and cook a few minutes until flour is cooked. Whisk in chicken stock scraping the bits off the bottom of the pot. Add milk and potatoes. Mash potatoes with back of spoon till soup comes to preferred consistency. Put bacon back in Add stock or water if too thick. Stir in shredded cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste.
I use all no salt or low sodium stocks and butter and season with grey sea salt.
Garnish with scallions, cheese, bacon and/or a dollop of sour cream. Enjoy!!
