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Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Ingredients:
3-Large Potato
6-Slices of Bacon
4-TBSP Butter
1-Large Clove of Garlic (minced)
1/4 Cup Finely Chopped Onion
1/3 Cup Flour
2 & 1/2 Cup Milk
1/2 Cup Cream
2 Cup Chicken Broth
Salt to taste
1/2-tsp Black Pepper
2 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese

*Note: The base of this soup is incredible as listed and while substituting other ingredients for the potato. I have substituted potato for broccoli & cauliflower, cooked chicken breast, I have also used it as a base for seafood chowder.*

To make Loaded Baked Potato soup first get your 3 large potato cleaned and baking in the oven or microwave oven. Also start frying the bacon and onion.

To make the soup base melt the butter in a soup pot, next I add the minced garlic cook for a minute, then add flour stirring for a minute or two to cook the flour. Now add milk, cream, chicken broth, black pepper, simmer 8-10 minutes and it will thicken.

When thickened and bubbling, add the cheese & crumbled strips of cooked bacon.

To make the loaded potato soup, all that's left to do is remove skins from baked potato, cube and add to the soup and simmer. You can garnish with additional crumbled bacon & chives.

At this point you can also substitute the potato for steamed broccoli, cauliflower, cooked chicken, cooked seafood and more! It has been a fantastic hearty soup in every configuration I've made to date.

Cheers, MIKE