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Super Loaded Baked Potato Soup

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When I was doing my recap of the best recipes for 2010 with Finding Joy in My Kitchen, I noticed she had a recipe for baked potato soup.  However, I have several yummy versions of baked potato soup already on my site. Most of them include a creamy white base with potatoes in it.  Then, the soup is topped off with cheese, green onion, and crumbled bacon.  This super loaded baked potato soup takes it up a notch. It includes cheese in the base of the soup making it cheesy and creamy.  Then it also includes broccoli.  Consequently, you can see why I have called this recipe “Super Loaded Baked Potato Soup”.

I did make a few changes to the original recipe.  Also, I simplified the process by adding frozen broccoli and upped the amount of cheese.  I felt the soup needed more to get that cheese flavor across.  Now, even though this is a cream based soup, it is on the healthier side.  This soup does not include any butter in the base.  It also only includes 1 cup of cream and 1 cup of milk, where my other favorite recipe uses 5 cups of milk, 1 cup of cream, and 1 cup of sour cream.

If you have a favorite baked potato soup recipe that you love you could easily adapt it to include the cheese and broccoli.  However, I thought a lighter version would be appreciated. It was delicious and I know my waistline appreciated this lighter version.

Here’s what you need to make this
Super Loaded Baked Potato Soup

  • RUSSET POTAOTES
  • ONION
  • SALT
  • PEPPER
  • FLOUR
  • SKIM MILK
  • CREAM
  • FROZEN CHOPPED BROCCOLI
  • EXTRA SHARP CHEESE
  • PAPRIKA
  • GARLIC POWDER
  • BACON BITS
  • LOW FAT SOUR CREAM

Super Loaded Baked Potato Soup

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 -8 servings
Calories 540 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 5 cups diced russet potatoes
  • ½ medium onion chopped
  • 2 tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. pepper
  • ¼ cup flour
  • 1 cup skim milk
  • 1 cup cream
  • 12 oz bag frozen chopped broccoli thawed
  • 2 cups shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese
  • ½ tsp. paprika
  • ¼ tsp. garlic powder
  • ½ cup bacon bits
  • low fat sour cream optional

Instructions
 

  • Place potatoes and onion in a large pot with enough water just to cover the potatoes.  Add salt and pepper.  Bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes or until fork tender.  Stir occasionally to prevent the potatoes from sticking to the bottom of the pot.
  • Mash the potatoes a few times with a potato masher.
  • Whisk together flour and milk; stir in with the potatoes.  Then mix in the cream.  Simmer until mixture is slightly thickened.
  • Add broccoli, paprika, and garlic powder and cook for 1-2 minutes more.  Just enough to warm the broccoli.
  • Remove from the heat and add the shredded cheddar cheese. Stir until the cheese is all melted.
  • Sprinkle each bowl with bacon bits and a spoonful of sour cream, if desired. Serves 6-8.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 540kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 84mg | Sodium: 1285mg | Potassium: 900mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1603IU | Vitamin C: 59mg | Calcium: 415mg | Iron: 2mg
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Super Loaded Baked Potato Soup

This photo is the original photo when this recipe was first posted in January 2011.

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  9. hi, this has been asked before but I don’t see an answer. Do you drain the potatoes before mashing and adding the other ingredients? thanks

  10. hi, this has been asked before but I don’t see an answer. Do you drain the potatoes before mashing and adding the other ingredients? thanks

  11. Thanks for participating in our RecipeLion Blog hop! Just letting you know we’ll be featuring your recipe with link in one of our upcoming newsletters. Hope you can join us again for next month’s blog hop on the 18th. Thanks!
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  12. Thanks for participating in our RecipeLion Blog hop! Just letting you know we’ll be featuring your recipe with link in one of our upcoming newsletters. Hope you can join us again for next month’s blog hop on the 18th. Thanks!
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  13. Instead of a cup of skim milk (no fat) and a cup of cream (lots of fat) I just went with two cups of whole milk and called it a day.

  14. Instead of a cup of skim milk (no fat) and a cup of cream (lots of fat) I just went with two cups of whole milk and called it a day.

  15. Once again an amazing soup recipe! You know our readers said Baked Potato soup was their favorite when we polled them. I they’d love this!
    I might have asked, but have you ever blog hopped before? We’d love it if you contributed your soup recipe to our blog hop on favorite soups, it’s a great way to get links back to your site. Really easy too and we’re live until midnight tonight.
    You can check out our blog hop here:
    https://blog.recipelion.com/fabulous-food-friday-january-blog-hop/
    Thanks,
    Sarah
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  16. Once again an amazing soup recipe! You know our readers said Baked Potato soup was their favorite when we polled them. I they’d love this!
    I might have asked, but have you ever blog hopped before? We’d love it if you contributed your soup recipe to our blog hop on favorite soups, it’s a great way to get links back to your site. Really easy too and we’re live until midnight tonight.
    You can check out our blog hop here:
    https://blog.recipelion.com/fabulous-food-friday-january-blog-hop/
    Thanks,
    Sarah
    Editor
    RecipeLion.com
    blog.recipelion.com

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  19. You’re soup looks wonderful! My question is… do you drain the water off the potatoes or did you add the milk etc, to the pot as is? Thanks!!

  20. You’re soup looks wonderful! My question is… do you drain the water off the potatoes or did you add the milk etc, to the pot as is? Thanks!!

  21. Looks and sounds yummy. Could you clarify for me when to add the broccoli? It looks like it’s listed twice in step 2 and again in step 4. Thanks.

  22. Looks and sounds yummy. Could you clarify for me when to add the broccoli? It looks like it’s listed twice in step 2 and again in step 4. Thanks.

  23. This looks awesome! I just made a different recipe for potato cheese soup last night for a future review on my blog. Wish I had just waited one day… then I could have tried this one too!

  24. This looks awesome! I just made a different recipe for potato cheese soup last night for a future review on my blog. Wish I had just waited one day… then I could have tried this one too!