We’re making Loaded Baked Potato Soup for this week’s Sunday Soup Series 🥔🥓 Creamy, cheesy, loaded with crispy bacon, and perfect for a cozy fall dinner.
loaded baked potato soup
ingredients
* 14 oz bacon, chopped
* 1 medium onion, diced
* 2 celery stalks, diced
* 4 garlic cloves, minced
* ¼ cup all-purpose flour
* 2 lbs Yukon Gold potatoes, diced into ½-inch pieces
* 4 cups chicken broth
* ½ tbsp Better Than Bouillon chicken base
* 1 cup whole milk
* 1 cup heavy cream
* 1 tsp smoked paprika
* 1 tsp salt, plus more to taste
* ¼ tsp black pepper
* 1½ cups freshly shredded sharp cheddar cheese
for serving
* Crispy bacon
* Freshly shredded sharp cheddar cheese
* Sour cream
* Sliced green onions
directions
1. Cook the bacon in a large pot until crispy. Remove and set aside, leaving about 3 tbsp of bacon grease in the pot.
2. Add the onion and celery and sauté for about 5 minutes, until softened. Add the garlic and cook for another 30 seconds.
3. Sprinkle the flour over the vegetab...