Recipe

Easy Baked Potato Soup Recipe

	Sbhardin / All my dishes 3 months, 1 week ago Easy and quick to prepare. Serve with a side salad and you have a quick healthy meal. Prep:10m Cook:20m Servings:8	Sbhardin
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Ingredients

3 potatoes

3 tablespoons butter

1 1/2 cups chopped white onion

2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

4 cups chicken stock

2 cups water

1/4 cup cornstarch

1 1/2 cups instant mashed potato flakes

1 cup chopped ham

1 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 tablespoon hotsauce

1/8 teaspoon dried thyme

1 1/4 cup half-and-half

1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

8 ounces bacon - cooked and crumbled

2 green onions, chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Bake potatoes for 1 hour, or until done. Potatos can be cooked in the microwave or left over baked potatos can be used as well. Set aside to cool.

Melt butter in a 3 quart saucepan over medium heat. Saute onions until tender and golden brown. Stir in flour, and cook 5 minutes to make a roux. Pour in chicken stock and water. Add cornstarch and mashed potato flakes. Season with salt, pepper, hotsauce and thyme. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 5 minutes.

Remove the skin from the cooled potatoes, and discard. Dice the potatoes into 1/2 inch cubes, and stir into soup, along with the half-and-half. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until thick. Spoon into bowls, and garnish with shredded cheese, bacon and chopped green onion.

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