Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Oct 10th, 2008 by wof
| 4 large baking potatoes | 1⁄ 2 teaspoon pepper |
| 2⁄ 3 cup butter or margarine | 11⁄ 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided |
| 2⁄ 3 cup all-purpose flour | 12 slices bacon, cooked, crumbled, and divided |
| 6 cups milk | 4 green onions, chopped |
| 3⁄ 4 teaspoon salt | 1 (8-ounce) carton sour cream |
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Wash the potatoes. Place on aluminum foil, prick the skins several times with a fork and bake for approximately 1 hour. Cool 
and peel the potatoes. Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out the pulp, setting it aside. Throw away the peeling.
In a 3- to 4-quart stockpot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the flour and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly so that the flour does not brown. Gradually add the milk, stirring constantly, and cook over medium heat until the mixture begins to thicken and boil. Reduce the heat to medium and stir in the potatoes, salt, pepper, 1 cup of the cheese, 1 cup of the bacon, and the green onions. Cook until the mixture is well heated but not boiling.
Just before serving, stir in the sour cream, combining thoroughly, and heat until hot but not boiling. Ladle into bowls and garnish with the remaining cheese and bacon.
Makes 6 to 8 servings
Excerpted with permission from Cooking in the South with Johnnie Gabriel. Copyright © 2008 by Johnnie Gabriel. All rights reserved. Baked Potato Soup is just one of the delicious recipes you’ll find in this new cookbook from the award-winning owner of Gabriel’s Desserts in Marietta, GA. Click here to learn more or purchase a copy.
Yum, I love the skins so I would salt and pepper them and stir them around in the butter….and I think I just put on 5 lbs
This recipe sounds yummy. Thank you.
This recipe looks “to die for delicious” however, at this point in my life I am paying the price for eating fat food such as in this recipe on a regular basis.
If our bodies are temples of God as the scripture says, we should be encouraged to eat food prepared in a healthy fashion.
I love to cook - I love to eat - so healthy cooking and eating is a subject dear to my heart.
I adore Paula Deen; but change many of her receipes to be healthier. I think this one could be changed also. Why not use: fat free milk, fat free chedder cheese and fat free sour cream in place of the original. I also use 1 tbsp. spray butter product in place of butter or margerine in nearly everything. The amount of bacon could be cut down also. I plan to try this out.
I think it sounds awesome for this fall weather! I’m going to the store now to get the stuff I need to make it.
This recipe looks delicious, but please don’t knock it as unhealthy. This recipe has fiber and calcium, both of which are necesary for health, and both of which are underconsumed by most women. The recipe can be made lower in fat by using low fat milk, light sour cream, and heart-healthy yogurt. Also, this recipe makes 6 to 8 servings, rather than 1 or 2. If you divide all of the ingredients by 6 or 8, the amounts of each ingredient are fairly small per serving.
This sounds great. For those that might be on a tighter income and are looking at all of those ingredients to add or those that might have little time to spare, try this.
4 to 6 baked potatoes ,diced.
1 can cream of potato soup
1 lb. veveeta cheese
1 cup milk
bacon bits (optional)
COOK POTAOTOES UNTIL DONE. DO NOT DRAIN. ADD CHEESE AND SOUP.
COOK UNTIL CHEESE MELTS. ADD MILK. DO NOT BOIL AFTER ADDING MILK.
My family loves this. One of our favorite dishes during the Fall and Winter.
You can make this a healthy meal by substituting soy products for the dairy and imitation bacon bits. Add some broccoli for even more flavor! We eat this a lot! My version calls for onions & celery to be steamed first; then add the other stuff. It’s a very hardy meal! Yes, our bodies are temples, but ocassional indulgences are ok. It’s all about balance! http://www.hacres.com
Why not cut the potatoes in half to start with? Then, they need only bake for half an hour (and we’re saving gas or electricity). Take those scooped-out potato skins and freeze or refrigerate for later. Later, thaw; cut each skin in half, lengthwise or crosswise, doesn’t matter; top with cheese and whatever else you like on a baked potato; and bake at 375 - 400 degrees about 10 minutes, until the cheese is bubbly. Restaurants make a lot of money selling you potato skins. Save your money. Eat your own.
This sounds wonderful, there are only 2 of us so I will cut the recipe in half. I believe Jesus teaches us to enjoy the good things of this earth and everything in this recipe is GOOD! Just everything in moderation. I’ll let you know when I try it, which I will!
Hey, girlfriends–this sounds fabulous–the perfect comfort food! I’m thinking that there’s a few adjustments we could make (it’s the FAT, you know) like switching to non-fat half and half, using fat-free sour cream, and maybe substituting lower fat bacon bits….though, I’m going to try the original first!!
It wouldn’t be hard to slim this down. Instead of regular bacon you could use the turkey bacon. Also 1% milk and low fat sour cream would shave off some of the calories. Our bodies are temples, but that doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy all the wonderful flavors that God has given us!
I think the recipe sounds delicious and I can’t wait to try it. As far as healthy eating many of the more fattening ingredients that are called for could be substituted. Reduced fat milk, cheese, and sour cream could be used as replacements.
I beleive that everything in moderation is the key to keeping our bodies healthy.
This recipe sounds delicious and I will make it fat free. I will also share it with my
“singing sisters” ie. “WOMEN OF NOTE” Barbershop Chorus, Palm Beach County,
FL. We support one another in keeping healthy, eating healthy, and singing daily!
Check us out and many thanks for the recipe! Betty Laycock
Another great use for leftover baked potatoes is to refrigerate and then slice and dice for “fried potatoes”. I use cooking spray and butter spray to coat the pan so there is no added fat, they are delicious and cook up quickly.