Loaded "Baked Potato" Soup

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Give the stove the night off with this easy microwave recipe, and sit down to a steamy bowl of potato-y deliciousness in half an hour.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

30 min

servings

total:

4 servings, about 1 cup each

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What You Need

lb. baking potatoes (about 2), cubed

can (14-1/2 oz.) fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth

cup milk

slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, cooked, crumbled and divided

cup KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese, divided

green onion sliced, divided

1/4

cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

Make It

MICROWAVE potatoes in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 5 min., stirring after 2-1/2 min. Stir in broth and milk. Microwave 10 min., stirring after 5 min. Carefully crush potatoes with potato masher.

RESERVE 2 Tbsp. each bacon and cheese and 1 Tbsp. onions for topping. Stir remaining bacon, cheese and onions into soup.

SERVE topped with reserved bacon, cheese, onions and sour cream.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Serving Suggestion

Serve this hearty soup with a bagged green salad tossed with your favorite KRAFT Dressing and a whole wheat roll.

Variation

Peel potatoes before cubing.

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Gldngrnize

posted:9/13/2006

It seemed a bit watery so I put some instant mashed potatoes in it and it still retained the flavor but made it creamier and thicker

amyr4900

posted:9/13/2006

Very good soup. I added a few handfuls of potato flakes to the soup to thicken it. My kids loved this soup and wanted more, so I will double the recipe next time. Very quick and easy. I was able to do some prep ahead of time and at dinner time, only spent 10 minutes heating it up. Potatoes can be microwaved ahead of time, chop green onions, and shred cheese. Also can make a salad ahead of time, and then dinner is on the table in 10 minutes.

RoseDW

posted:9/13/2006

very easy, quick to make, it's yummy

csedlak

posted:9/12/2006

The soup was too thin for me but had great taste. I will make it again but try some suggestions on 1/2 cup milk and some heavy cream. Just needs to be thicker!

Melissa91703

posted:9/12/2006

I made the recipe tonight. I had 3 fairly good size potatoes so I don't know if this made it so the pototoes didn't cook well in the microwave? I ended up putting it on the stove to simmer. It softened up the potatoes. I added in some pepper and regular onion instead of green onion. Make sure you have a potato masher on hand....i was short one of those too!

Fenifer

posted:9/12/2006

I liked the flavor after adding a little salt and pepper. It was a little to thin for me, so I added some dried potato flakes to thicken it up and not lose the potato flavor! It is a soup that will taste better on the second day because the flavors get to meld!

a cook

posted:9/12/2006

I used 1/2 cup of milk and 1/4 cup of heavy cream. This made the soup thicker and the taste was wonderful!!!!

Tigger679

posted:9/11/2006

Liked the overall taste. Too much liquid - would either halve the milk and broth or use more potatoes next time. Also think I would skip the "baking," peel the potatoes and boil everything on the stovetop - the microwave cooking just wasn't effective.

Diane169