Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Ingredients

• 5 Lg baking potatoes
• 3 T thinly sliced green onions
• 1/2 C butter (1 stick)
• 1 tsp dill
• 2 tsp season salt
• 1 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 3/4 tsp garlic powder
• 4 C milk
• 4 C chicken broth
• 1/2 C bacon (or more to liking )
• Garnish topping options: shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream, more bacon, more green onions.

Directions

1. 01

   Baked potatoes. Let cool. Peel skin from potatoes. (you may want to leave some skin on the potatoes.) then mush the potatoes as if you were preparing to eat just a plain baked potato. Set potato pulp aside.

2. 02

   In a large soup pan, sauté onions, and butter until tender. Stir in flour and seasonings. Slowly add milk, stir until thickened then add chicken broth. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Stir in potato pulp. Add bacon crumbs. (you may want to reserve some bacon for garnish.).