Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Mom's Potato Soup: for haley


in response to haley:

my mom made this soup growing up for us and i really loved it. it's not necessarily creamy creamy, but it does have a creamy taste to it, if that makes sense. anyway, our family loved it. i'm sure yours will too. enjoy! let me know how it goes!

baked potato soup

ingredients

4 baking potatoes (about 2.5 pounds)
2/3 cup all purpose flour
6 cups 2% reduced-fat milk
1 cup reduced-fat shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese, divided
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 cup reduced-fat sour cream
3/4 cup chopped green onions, divided
6 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled

directions

preheat oven to 400 degrees

pierce potatoes with a fork; bake at 400 for 1 hour or until tender. cool. peel potatoes, coarsely mash them. discard skins.

lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. place flour in a large dutch oven; gradually add milk, stirring with a whisk until blended. cook over medium heat until thick and bubbly (about 8 min). add mashed potatoes, 3/4 cup cheese, salt, and pepper, stirring until cheese melts. remove from heat.

stir in sour cream and 1/2 cup onions. cook over low heat for 10 minutes or until thoroughly heated (do not boil). sprinkle each serving with cheese, onions, and bacon.

yields: 8- 1.5 cup servings.

2 comments:

Haley Hill said...

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it and that was so dang fast! This site has the BEST recipes! I'm getting ready to move into my first house and I can't wait to use the great kitchen to try more of these great recipes!

Love, Mindy said...

So, here I was...looking for a new potatoe recipe...when I checked out your blog! Thank you so much! And, I really enjoy your blog!