Lunch / Dinner
Cheesy Baked Potato Soup with bacon
When you’re chilled to the bone and all you want is a bowl of comfort, this is the soup to turn to. Incredibly creamy and luscious, this Cheesy Baked Potato Soup is simply flavored with bacon, seasoned salt, Tabasco, and Cheddar.
Ingredients
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Test Kitchen Tip
It’s important to use russet potatoes (a typical baking potato) here. They have a high starch content that thickens the soup, and those starch cells also easily absorb the butter and milk.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 425°.
Rub potatoes with oil and season with salt and pepper; transfer to a baking sheet. Bake potatoes until fork-tender, 45–60 minutes. When cool enough to handle, peel and dice potatoes.
Cook bacon in a pot until crisp. Transfer bacon to a paper-towel-lined plate. Pour off all but 1 Tbsp. drippings.
Melt butter in pot with drippings over medium heat. Add onions and garlic; sweat, covered, until onions soften, about 5 minutes.
Whisk in flour; cook 1–2 minutes. Add potatoes, milk, broth, seasoned salt, and Tabasco. Bring soup to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in Cheddar until melted,then stir in sour cream; season soup with salt and pepper.
Top servings with Cheddar, bacon, and chives
Nutritional Facts
Nutritional Facts
Per serving
Calories: 524
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 35g 53%
Saturated Fat 19g 95%
Cholesterol 91mg 30%
Sodium 1241mg 51%
Carbs 30g 10%
Fiber 2g 8%
Protein 22g
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.