Thick Cheesy Baked Potato Soup Recipe

Baked  Potato Soup Recipe is like a creamy loaded baked potato loaded with  bacon, green onion, and more cheese! It’s delicious comfort food that  will warm you from the inside out.

INGREDIENTS

– cubed russet potatoes scrubbed and cut into 2-inch cubes – chicken broth - enough to cover the potatoes – bacon I used thick-cut

STEP 1

Put the potatoes in a large dutch oven or stock pot.  Cover with chicken stock and cook until tender.  Don’t drain.

Bake the bacon on a rack set on a rimmed  baking sheet lined with foil for 10 minutes in a 400° F oven. Remove all  of the bacon except for 4 slices and put it on a plate lined with a  paper towel.

STEP 2

Put the 4 slices of bacon back in the oven  for 2-4 minutes or until crispy. Once cooked allow them to drain on the  plate covered with the paper towel.

STEP 3

Cut the bacon that was cooked for 10 minutes in 1-inch pieces.  Chop the crispy bacon finer for garnishing the soup. Using a potato masher to coarsely smash the potatoes leaving large pieces.

STEP 4

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