Recipe Time: Baked Potato Soup

My sister posted this recipe last week, and we tried it today. It is tasty.


Tony Roma's Baked Potato Soup

2 med potatoes
3 tbsp butter
1 cup diced onion
2 tbsp flour
4 cups chicken stock
2 cups water
1/4 c. cornstarch
1 1/2 c. instant mashed potatoes (the cannery ones in your food storage work great)
1 tsp salt
3/4 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp basil
1/8 tsp thyme
1 c. half and half

Garnish with cheddar cheese, crumbled cooked bacon, and green onion

Bake potatoes for about an hour at 400 degrees. As they cool, prepare soup by melting butter in a large saucepan and saute onions until tender and light brown. Add the flour to the onions and stir to make a roux. Add stock, water, cornstarch, mashed potatoes, and spices to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out contents. Chop in chunks about 1/2 inch in size. Add chopped baked potatoe and half and half to pan, bring soup to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until thick. Serve and top with garnishes!