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bowl of potato soup with toppings.

Easy Potato Soup Recipe

Biscuits & Burlap
This easy potato soup comes together easily using baked potatoes and is just the way you like it when garnished with all of your favorite toppings.
5 from 6 votes
Servings 8 bowls

Ingredients
  

  • 4 baking potatoes, baked and scooped out
  • 5-6 cups milk
  • 10-12 strips bacon, cut into lardons
  • 1 bunch green onions
  • 1.5 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded divided
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • cup all purpose flour
  • salt, to taste
  • pepper, to taste

Instructions
 

  • Cook bacon pieces (lardons) over medium high heat in dutch oven until done. Set aside to drain on paper towels. Spoon out any bacon grease in excess of approximately 2 Tablespoons. 
  • Dice bottom ⅓ of green onions and saute' in bacon grease until limp. Set aside. 
  • Add butter and melt over medium heat. Stir in flour. Add milk, whisking for 4-5 more minutes.
  • Add scooped potatoes and mash with a potato masher or large spoon until most, but not all, of the lumps are mashed out.
  • Add 1 cup cheese, onion and ½ of the bacon and stir until cheese is melted. The soup can simmer a while at this point or is ready to eat.
  • Garnish with remaining bacon, additional chopped green onions and additional cheese. 

Notes

Number of servings is dependent on how large your servings are and will range from 6 large servings to 12-14 small servings.
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