Loaded Potato Soup

Ingredients

• Bacon

  Raw, cured pork

  4 oz or 113g

• Onions

  Sweet, raw

  1 onion or 331g

• Garlic

  Raw

  4 cloves, minced or 12g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  3 tbsp or 43g

• Flour

  All Purpose - Giant

  ¼ cup or 30g

• Chicken broth

  Soup, canned, less/reduced sodium

  2 cup or 480g

• Whole milk

  3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D

  2 cup or 488g

• Russet potatoes

  Flesh and skin, raw

  907g

• Paprika

  Spices

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Cayenne pepper

  Spices, red or cayenne

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  ¼ tsp or 0.5g

• Sour cream

  Reduced fat, cultured

  ½ cup or 121g

• Cheddar cheese

  1 cup, shredded or 113g

• Scallions

  Spring onions or scallions (includes tops and bulb), raw

  3 medium or 45g

Directions

1. Add the bacon to a large soup pot and cook over medium heat until brown and crispy. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the bacon to a clean bowl or plate, leaving the bacon grease in the pot.
2. While the bacon is cooking, dice the onion and mince the garlic. Add the onion and garlic to the pot after the bacon has been removed and cook over medium heat in the bacon grease until the onions are soft and translucent.
3. Add the butter and flour to the pot and continue to stir and cook over medium heat for about two minutes to form a roux.
4. Add the chicken broth and milk to the pot and whisk to dissolve all of the flour and butter.
5. Add the diced potatoes to the pot, cover, and turn the heat up to medium-high to bring the broth up to a boil. Once boiling, turn the heat down to medium-low and let the potatoes simmer for 15 minutes, or until they are very tender (easily pierced with a fork).
6. Use a potato masher or immersion blender to mash the potatoes until the soup is to your desired thickness.
7. Season the soup with smoked paprika, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Once seasoned, stir in the sour cream.
8. Serve the soup hot and top each bowl with the crumbled bacon, sliced green onions, and cheddar cheese.
9. Recipe by: Beth - Budget Bytes (source: https://www.budgetbytes.com/loaded-potato-soup/)