Baked Potato and Bacon Soup

Name: Baked Potato and Bacon Soup
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 80 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 2½ lbs white-skinned potatoes; 4 slices bacon; 2 cups chopped onion; ½ tsp salt; 2 large garlic cloves, (minced); 1 whole bay leaf; 2¾ cups whole milk; 2 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; ¾ tsp black pepper; ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley ((optional)); ¾ cup sliced green onions; 1 cup finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese

This soup is delicious comfort food and oh so satisfying!

⏱ 105 min 🔨 Prep 25min 🔥 Cook 80min 📊 Hard 🍽 8 servings 👁 13

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Pierce the potatoes with a fork; bake for 1 hour or until tender. Cool slightly. Partially mash the potatoes, including the skins, with a potato masher; set aside.
Cook the bacon in a Dutch oven over medium heat until crisp. Remove the bacon from the pan and crumble. Add the onion to bacon drippings in the pan, sautéing for about 5 minutes. Add the salt, garlic, and bay leaf; sauté 2 minutes. Add the the potato, milk, broth, cream and pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in the parsley, if desired.
Top individual servings with crumbled bacon, green onions and cheese.

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Nutrition per serving

395kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$3532.00

Per Serving
$442.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$7064.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (92% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
white-skinned potatoes	2.5 lbs	$44.00
bacon	4 slices	$528.00
chopped onion	2 cups	$99.00
salt	0.5 tsp	$1.00
garlic cloves	2 large	$395.00
bay leaf	1 whole	$1779.00
whole milk	2.75 cups	$30.00
fat-free	2 cups	-
heavy whipping cream	1 cup	$165.00
black pepper	0.75 tsp	$17.00
chopped fresh parsley	0.25 cup	$117.00
sliced green onions	0.75 cup	$97.00
finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese	1 cup	$260.00