Loaded Potato Soup Recipe – Easy Recipe For A Cold Day

If you are crunched for time but want a comforting home cooked meal; then this is the recipe for you! The recipe should take no longer than 35 minutes and it has a ton of classic flavors. It’s the perfect recipe for a cold winter day: Loaded Potato Soup.

Quick and Easy Loaded Potato Soup:

6 Russet Potatoes (washed and dried)
7 Cups Whole Milk
1 pound bacon
2/3 cup All Purpose Flour
16 ounces of sour Cream
12 ounces Shredded Cheddar Cheese
1 bunch of Scallions
1 tsp Garlic Powder
½ tsp onion powder
Salt and Pepper to taste

1. Microwave Potatoes for 15 minutes or bake potatoes for 45 minutes at 350F until potatoes are tender.
2. Cook bacon in skillet on medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon and leave fat in pan.
3. Add flour to the bacon fat. Whisk and cook the flour mixture for about two minutes and the mixture resembles a paste.
4. Add warmed milk gradually while whisking. Make sure the mixture is smooth and the lumps are gone.
5. Simmer the milk mixture for approximately 20 minutes stirring very often. The mixture should reduce and become thicker.
6. Scoop out the flesh of the potatoes and add to the milk mixture.
7. Add 6 ounces of the cheese, garlic powder, and onion powder and stir.
8. Season with Salt and pepper.
9. Chop bacon for garnish.
10. Chop Scallions on a bias for garnish.
11. Serve soup topped with a dollop of sour cream, cheddar cheese, bacon and scallions.

    Enjoy!