RESTAURANT STYLE BAKED POTATO SOUP

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LEFT OVER BAKED POTATOES STOP HERE! Who dosen't like potato soup?! This one is infused with an amazing basil flavor. It is very authentic, but the basil gives it a little something wonderful..a new dimension if you will. I bet having leftover baked potatoes from a grill would really bring a new smoky flavor to this soup if you've got em'.

Provided by Grimms Restaurant T

Categories     Potato

Time 1h

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

8 tablespoons butter
4 cups diced onions
1/2 cup flour
1/4 cup chicken base, mixed with 8 c. water
1 1/4 cups instant instant potato flakes
4 cups half-and-half (Sometimes I use heavy cream)
1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
1 teaspoon basil (this usually gets tripled once we got an herb garden bc its so amazingly aromatic when it's fresh...)
1 -4 dash Tabasco sauce
2 cups cooked diced potatoes (no joke i made them in the microwave last week)
grated cheddar cheese (grate your own)
4 slices bacon, fried, drained, and crumbled
green onion tops or fresh chives

Steps:

  • In large stock pot saute onions in butter 10- 15 minute Do not brown.
  • Add flour to onions and butter, cook 4-5 minute Do not brown.
  • Mix chicken stock with potato buds. Use a whisk to blend until smooth.
  • Add stock mixture to roux. mixing slowly with whisk. Cook 15- 20 minute.
  • Whisk in half and half and cook for 10 more minutes. Do not boil.
  • Add spices and taste and toggle taste :).
  • Add potatoes, and pour into bowls.
  • Garnish with cheddar, chives, bacon.
  • ** Cooking the bacon, grating cheese, chopping green onion while the soup is cooking all cut down on prep time.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 366.6, Fat 26.6, SaturatedFat 14.8, Cholesterol 69.3, Sodium 268.5, Carbohydrate 26.4, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 3.4, Protein 7.1

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