Cooking Light Loaded Baked Potato Soup = Delicious

 

 

Hey guys! Sean came home with a 50 lb. box of Idaho potatoes from someone at work (WTF?) and besides giving away bags to anyone & everyone who stopped by my house I saw a recipe in a recent Cooking Light magazine that I knew I had to try.

The original recipe calls for red potatoes, cooked in the microwave, but I used my HUGE Idaho spuds. I peeled, diced, & boiled them until soft & just set aside. I weighed them (doubling the recipe) and followed the rest of the recipe as is.

Loaded Baked potato Soup- Cooking Light Magazine

4 (6-ounce) red potatoes
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 1/4 cups fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups 1% low-fat milk, divided
1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 bacon slices, halved
1.5 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded (about 1/3 cup)
4 teaspoons thinly sliced green onions

1. Pierce potatoes with a fork. Microwave on HIGH 13 minutes or until tender. Cut in half; cool slightly.

2. While potatoes cook, heat oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 3 minutes. Add broth. Combine flour and 1/2 cup milk; add to pan with 1 1/2 cups milk. Bring to a boil; stir often. Cook 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream, salt, and pepper.

3. Arrange bacon on a paper towel on a microwave-safe plate. Cover with a paper towel; microwave on HIGH for 4 minutes. Crumble bacon.

4. Discard potato skins. Coarsely mash potatoes into soup. Top with cheese, green onions, and bacon.

 

Makes 4 servings. 1 1/4 Cups each

Calories-325

Fat-11.1

protein-13.2

Fiber-3

 

 

This really came out good, but I didn’t like it leftover. Cream soups never taste that great leftover to me. I’m weird that way I guess. lol