Karenluvs6
12-09-2000, 01:08 PM
Baked Potato Soup
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"Delicious!!"
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Ingredients
8 slices bacon with drippings retained.
1 cup yellow onion, diced
2/3 cup flour
6 cups hot chicken broth
5 large potatoes, baked, peeled, and diced
2 cups half & half
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 1/2 tsp. garlic
1 1/2 tsp. basil (dried)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/4 cup scallions, diced
Preparation
Cook bacon and set aside. Cook onions in bacon drippings until transparent.
Add flour, whisking, and cook 3 to 5 minutes until it starts to turn golden.
Add chicken broth, gradually whisking until mixture thickens.
Reduce heat to simmer and add potatoes, cream, bacon, parsley, and seasonings.
Simmer for 10 minutes. Don't boil. Add grated cheese and scallions.
Heat until cheese melts completely. Garnish with bacon, cheese, and parsley.
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"Delicious!!"
___________________________________________________
Ingredients
8 slices bacon with drippings retained.
1 cup yellow onion, diced
2/3 cup flour
6 cups hot chicken broth
5 large potatoes, baked, peeled, and diced
2 cups half & half
1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped
1 1/2 tsp. garlic
1 1/2 tsp. basil (dried)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. black pepper
1/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1/4 cup scallions, diced
Preparation
Cook bacon and set aside. Cook onions in bacon drippings until transparent.
Add flour, whisking, and cook 3 to 5 minutes until it starts to turn golden.
Add chicken broth, gradually whisking until mixture thickens.
Reduce heat to simmer and add potatoes, cream, bacon, parsley, and seasonings.
Simmer for 10 minutes. Don't boil. Add grated cheese and scallions.
Heat until cheese melts completely. Garnish with bacon, cheese, and parsley.