Vegetable Soups
Baked Potato Soup
Potato soup recipes are the epitome of warm and wonderful. Easy soup recipes like this baked potato soup make delicious, creamy, easy soups that will fill you up and feed your family for not a lot of money - just a lot of flavor.
Ingredients
- 2 large baking potatoes
- 3 tablespoons thinly sliced scallions
- 1/3 cup margarine or butter
- 1/3 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons snipped fresh dill or 1/4 teaspoon dried dill
- 1/3 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 4 cups milk
- 3/4 cup shredded American or cheddar cheese
- 3 tablespoons chopped scallion for garnish
- 4 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Wash potatoes and prick with a fork
- Bake for 40-60 minutes or microwave for about 7 minutes. Let cool.
- Cut potatoes in half, and scoop out potato. Discard skins.
- In a large saucepan cook scallions in butter until tender; stir in flour, dill, salt, and pepper. Add milk all at once. Cook and stir until thick and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more.
- Add potato pulp and 1/2 cup of cheese. Stir until melted
Garnish with remaining shredded cheese, scallion and bacon. You can also add couple tablespoons of chopped, canned or fresh tomato to the soup.
