Hard Rock Cafe Baked Potato Soup (reduced Calories)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 8 slices turkey bacon
• 1 cup diced yellow onion
• 1 tablespoon lowfat margarine
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup potato flakes
• 6 cups hot chicken broth
• 4 cups diced peeled baked potatoes
• 2 cups skim milk
• 1/4 cup nonfat sour cream
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley, plus more for garnish
• 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated garlic
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons tabasco sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1 cup grated low-fat cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup diced green onion, plus more for garnish

Recipe

• 1 fry the bacon until crisp. drain on paper towels and crumble.
• 2 cook the yellow onions in the margarine over medium-high heat until soft, about 3 minutes.
• 3 add the flour, whisking to prevent lumps. cook for 4 minutes.
• 4 whisk in the potato flakes.
• 5 slowly add the chicken broth, whisking to prevent lumps and cook until the liquid thickens.
• 6 reduce the heat to a simmer and add the potatoes, milk, sour cream, crumbled bacon, parsley, garlic, basil, salt, tabasco sauce and pepper. simmer for 10 minutes, but do not boil.
• 7 add the grated cheese and green onions. heat until the cheese melts.
• 8 serve, garnished with additional chopped parsley or diced green onions.