Loaded Baked Potato Soup
 
 
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, minced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 5 large potatoes, washed and cubed
  • 2 15-ounce cans chicken broth
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1½ cups milk (I used 2%)
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • optional garnish: additional cheddar cheese, green onion, bacon
Method
  1. Heat oil in a large stockpot or dutch oven and saute onion for 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for another 2 minutes. Add potatoes, broth and water, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook about 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. Remove 2 cups of potatoes and set aside. Mash the remaining potatoes with a potato masher right in the pot.
  2. In a small saucepan, melt the 3 tablespoons butter. Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in milk. Bring to a boil and allow mixture to simmer until thickened. Stir mixture into your stockpot withe the mashed potatoes.
  3. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to a low simmer. Stir reserved cubed potatoes back into the pot.
  4. Stir in parsley, cheese, and sour cream. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Notes
adapted from Two Peas and Their Pod
Recipe by Kitchen Meets Girl at https://kitchenmeetsgirl.com/loaded-baked-potato-soup/