Better Baked Potato Soup

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 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)

Recipe

• 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.