Fancy Baked Potato Soup

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 large russet potatoes
• 3 tablespoons thinly sliced green onions
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/3 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons snipped fresh dill or 1/4 teaspoon dried dill
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 cups whole milk
• 3/4 cup mild cheddar cheese, shredded
• 3 tablespoons again thinley sliced green onions
• 4 slices bacon, cooked crispy, drained and crumbled

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 scrub potatoes under running water.
• 3 pat dry.
• 4 prick potatoes a few times with a fork.
• 5 bake potatoes in pre-heated oven until tender, about 40 to 60 minutes.
• 6 remove potatoes and allow them to cool.
• 7 when cool, cut each potato in half, lengthwise.
• 8 then, scoop out each potato and discard (or save for another use) the skins.
• 9 in a large saucepan, heat butter, add and cook green onion until tender. stir in flour, dill, salt and pepper.
• 10 add milk all at once and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• 11 then, cook for one more minute.
• 12 at this point, add the potato pulp and 1/2 of the cheese.
• 13 stir until cheese melts.
• 14 now, you're ready:.
• 15 pour soup into pre-heated bowls.
• 16 garnish each serving with some of the remaining cheese, green onion and bacon.
• 17 don't mix or layer the garnishes. rather, place each in its own spot atop the soup.
• 18 enjoy.