Loaded "Baked Potato" Soup

I have made this a number of time for my side job....cooking and selling food at softball games. The guys and my family absolutely love it and I get repeated requests for it. I usually use Velveeta cheese in addition to the shredded cheese, add extra bacon and also added cornstarch to thicken it up more along the lines of a chowder.

This a very good soup. I prefer my soup a little thicker, so I added some instant potatoes to thicken it up. I also cooked it on the stove rather than in the microwave.

This was quick and easy to make! I added a little more cheese and it was perfect!

One of my favorites!!! I always cook this on the stove though.

Yummy! Can't wait to make it again!

This wasn't good at all! I ended up dumping it out and ordering a pizza that night!

I made this recipe last night after reading everyone's reviews. It definitely needs a lot of "extras." I cooked it on the stove and mixed red potatoes and baking potatoes (had them both on-hand), added salt/pepper/garlic powder, extra cheese & bacon, had leftover ham so I cut up pieces and threw them in, corn/carrots/celery/onions, etc. Turned out pretty good but I agree with everyone else (a little runny for my taste); I would advise cutting down the chicken broth to maybe half the can and see how it turns out...But other than that, it was pretty good!! Served it with half grilled ham/cheese sandwich. Yummy!

I made this the old fashioned way and boiled my potatoes and it seemed to bring out the flavor more...Kids love it!!!

I tried this recipe to save time, and it seems my microwave wasn't strong enough to soften the potatoes. I still had to dump it into a pot and simmer it on stove top until everything was ready. Check your microwave strength before trying.

Very good!