Baked Potato Soup

Baked Potato Soup

8 slices of bacon

1 cup diced yellow onion

2/3 cup flour

6 cups hot chicken stock

4 cups diced, baked potatoes (I leave the skins on)

1 cup half & half

milk

garlic

1 & 1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp. hot sauce

black pepper

cream cheese

1 cup grated cheese (plus some for garnish)

3 green onions, diced (garnish)

additional chopped bacon



Fry bacon until crisp. Chop bacon and reserve drippings. Cook onions & garlic in remaining drippings over medium heat until transparent. Add flour, stirring to prevent lumps. Cook 3-5 minutes until golden. Add chicken stock gradually, whisking to prevent lumps, until liquid thickens. Reduce heat to simmer, add potatoes, cream, chopped bacon, salt, pepper, hot sauce. Add milk, enough for desired consistency, at least 1 cup. Simmer 10 minutes, Do Not Allow to Boil! Add grated cheese and a few slices of cream cheese.
Heat until cheeses are melted. Garnish.