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Better Baked Potato Soup
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Ready In: 40 Minutes
Servings: 6
Sauteed onions and rubbed sage lend this winter's day warm-up a special punch. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
6 1/4 lbs yellow potatoes
1/4 cup salted butter or 1/4 cup margarine
1/2 cup coarsely chopped yellow onion
1/4 cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh black pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried rubbed sage
1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or 1 cup colby-monterey jack cheese
6 slices cooked crumbled bacon (divided)
chives (for garnish)
sour cream (for garnish)
Directions:
1. Wash potatoes and bake in oven or microwave until almost fully-cooked.
2. Melt butter or margarine in large saucepan (medium heat.) Add onion and saute until golden.
3. Stir in flour, salt, pepper, and sage.
4. Stir constant 1 minute.
5. Add broth and milk.
6. Dice baked potatoes, skin on, into quarter-size peices.
7. Add potatoes to mixture.
8. Cover soup and simmer on low heat 30 min-1 hour hour, stirring occasionally.
9. Just before serving, add in cheese and 4 peices bacon, crumbled.
10. Serve hot.
11. Garnish with cheese, bacon crumbles, chives, and sour cream.
12. Keeps several days in freezer or fridge.
By RecipeOfHealth.com