Loaded Baked Potato Soup

All the toppings, in soup form

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Serves: 6-8
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Ingredients

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Instructions

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  1. Cook bacon until crisp. Reserve for garnish. Peel potatoes, save peels, cube potatoes.
  2. Fry potato skins in bacon fat until crisp, about . Reserve.
  3. Cook onion in fat until golden, . Add garlic and flour, cook .
  4. Whisk in broth and cream. Add thyme and potatoes. Simmer until tender, .
  5. Remove 2 cups potatoes. Purée rest until smooth.
  6. Off heat, stir in cheese until melted, then sour cream. Return potato chunks.
  7. Top with bacon, fried skins, scallions, extra cheese and sour cream.

Notes

  • Don't skip frying potato skins - incredible texture.
  • Add sour cream off heat to prevent curdling.

Adapted from America's Test Kitchen