01/23/10

We've had some cold days here but this past week has actually been mild. What a time for some homemade potato soup! lol Steve nor I had ever made potato soup from scratch so we went into this adventure together. For our first experience I thought we did awesome. We learned a couple of things, but aren't we always supposed to do that when we try something new!? :)

Here is the recipe. It is from our church cookbook and one I recommend. This is some serious comfort food.

Baked Potato Soup

2/3 c. butter
2/3 c. all purpose flour
7 c. milk
4 lg. baking potatoes, bakes, cooked, and cubed
(We just cooked out potatoes... not baked. We recommend not cooking them thoroughly. We found we cooked ours a little too much and it caused them to become more cream potatoish when we had the finished product.)
4 green onions, sliced
12 bacon stips, cooked and crumbled
1 1/4 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
(We used some Pepper Jack cheese we had, too, and it was awesome with the cheddar.)
1 c. (8 oz.) sour cream
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper

Melt butter; stir in flour; heat and stir until smooth.
Gradually add milk, stirring constantly until thickened. (It will not get TOO thick until you add the potatoes.) Add potatoes and onions. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Add remaining ingredients; stir until cheese is melted, or sprinkle cheese on top of each bowl when serving. (We sprinkled the cheese when serving.)

Yield: 8-10 servings (2 1/2 quarts).