It was pretty yummy last night. Todd and I made this once at his house and it was great (with a different recipe) and made it once at our apartment (with yet another recipe) and it was crap. So because Todd loves me and I love potato soup, he let me make it again with this recipe. Notice the "let me" part of the last sentence. Maybe he is a bit too manipulative. Oh well, I got my soup didn't I?
MAKES 4-5 SERVINGS
8 small potatoes or 4 large baking potatoes
Bacon, 12 strips cooked and cut up or buy the precut by the salad dressing in the store
4 green onions, chopped
2/3 (11 Tablespoons) of butter. Yikes!
2/3 cup flour
6 cups of milk
1 cup cheddar cheese
salt and pepper
-Chop the green onions and cook and cut the bacon (or get your bag out). Measure out all the things you will need because you do need to continually stir this recipe. Then you don't have to bother your husband who is playing a video game to come help. Oh wait, that's ridiculous. Make him do this part so he contributes in some way.
-Cook the potatoes in the microwave and scoop out the insides into a bowl. Set aside.
-Put a large pot on medium heat and melt your butter.
-When it is melted, add all the flour and cook for a minute. It will look like a lumpy mess now.
-Gradually add the milk and cook over medium heat. You can always add more at the end, so you may not want to add all the milk now (I put in four cups now and 1/2 cup later). It all depends on much potato insides you have. Let it bubble, but not boil.
-Add potatoes, cheese, bacon, and green onion. Add salt and pepper to taste.
-Let the entire soup heat up, but not boil. Here is where you can add the remaining milk if it seems to thick.
-When it's warm, serve it up and put some more cheese, bacon, and green onions on top. You can get some french bread to go with it, but it's a thick soup and was fine by itself.
So eat up. I will let you know if it's any good reheated in our microwave we finally got! Thank you Chris (our boss) for having a $15 good microwave.
