Baked Potato Soup Recipe

This is the perfect soup for the baked potato lover. This is a 4 ingredient soup that is so easy to make, and with a variety of toppings to add to the flavor it is sure to become a favorite entree or sidedish.

• Meal Type: Soup
• Ethnicity: Other
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: Less than 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 medium head garlic, 1/4 in. cut off top
• 6 large baking potatoes (about 3 lbs.),
• rinsed and pierced once with a fork
• 4 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
• Toppings: crumbled cooked bacon, shredded cheese, sour cream and minced scallions

Directions

1. Heat oven to 400°F.
2. Wrap garlic head tightly in foil. Put garlic and potatoes in oven.
3. Bake garlic 45 minutes or until soft when squeezed. Remove; let cool. Continue baking potatoes about 15 minutes or until tender when pierced.
4. Unwrap garlic; squeeze pulp from head into a 4-qt pot. When cool enough to handle, peel 3 potatoes, add to pot and mash until nearly smooth. Gradually stir in chicken broth and pepper until blended. Place over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until hot.
5. Meanwhile cut remaining potatoes (with skin) in 3/4-in. pieces. Stir into soup and cook until hot. Serve with some or all the Toppings.
6. Serves 6