# Loaded Baked Potato Soup

A loaded baked potato soup recipe with crispy potato skins for dipping.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 kg baking potatoes
- 6 slices streaky bacon
- 2 sticks celery
- 1 medium onion
- 1 large clove garlic
- 625 ml chicken stock
- 125 ml whole milk
- 250 ml double cream
- 100 g Cheddar cheese
- 0 olive oil
- 0 salt
- 0 black pepper
- 0 grated Cheddar cheese
- 0 sour cream
- 0 fresh chives

## Instructions

1. Add potatoes to a large baking tray, stab with a fork, coat in olive oil, salt and pepper. Bake at 200C/390F for 1 hour until crispy and soft.
2. Fry bacon until crispy in a large pot. Remove and dice bacon. Add diced celery, onion and garlic to the pot and sweat until soft.
3. Scoop baked potato flesh into a bowl. Place leftover skins back on the baking tray, coat with olive oil, salt and pepper, and bake until crispy.
4. Add the potato to the pot, pour in chicken stock and half the milk. Use a hand blender to blitz until smooth.
5. Stir in the cream, simmer, season with salt and pepper. Stir in cheddar cheese, use remaining milk to thin if needed.
6. Serve with extra cheddar, bacon, sour cream and chives. Dip with crispy potato skins.

## Equipment

- baking tray
- fork
- bowl
- knife
- large pot
- wooden spoon
- hand blender

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYb7Lvds/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/cca63be9-6625-410f-92a7-ee1d27c90a7a
- Extracted: 2024-12-22

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