I decided that Rachel has been spending too much time in her cave (as I call it). Her room faces south and gets very hot with the sun streaming in so she keeps the blinds closed and sits at her desk, in the dark, watching DVDs or videos online or reading online fan fiction.
She spends so much time sitting there that she wore out her chair. (Read about it here.)
So, in an attempt to get her out of her room and to increase the time we spend together, I told Rachel that she and I were going to cook together today.
Cook what?
Whatever you want.
I don't know what I want to cook . . .
Rachel loves soup so after poking around online and googling different ideas, we decided on Baked Potato soup and found what looked like a good recipe on Allrecipes.com.
We made up a shopping list and since Steve had the car, we took the free shuttle up to the grocery store. Feeling in a green mood, we purchased two reusable bags to tote our groceries and caught the free shuttle home.
Only to realize that we forgot the bacon. It was right there on the list but . . .
So we walked up to the other grocery store.
Finally, we had everything we needed and a'cooking we went.
Rachel's never made soup from scratch before and it was pretty darn good, if I do say so.
Rachel wants to know if it's weird to make soup in the summer.
Here's the recipe. We also added a packet of powdered Hidden Valley Ranch dressing and would probably add two next time. In addition, we used 6 potatoes. We baked three in the microwave and then cubed them with the skins on. We peeled three and cubed and boiled them. The boiled cubes retained a bit more of their shape while the baked ones mixed into the soup more. I would suggest getting some extra sour cream for garnish (we neglected to think of this).
It's pretty high in fat which we don't really care about but there's plenty you could do to the recipe if that stuff matters to you. Use 1% milk, low fat sour cream, substitute chicken broth for half the milk, use low fat cheese, use turkey bacon, etc.
She spends so much time sitting there that she wore out her chair. (Read about it here.)
So, in an attempt to get her out of her room and to increase the time we spend together, I told Rachel that she and I were going to cook together today.
Cook what?
Whatever you want.
I don't know what I want to cook . . .
Rachel loves soup so after poking around online and googling different ideas, we decided on Baked Potato soup and found what looked like a good recipe on Allrecipes.com.
We made up a shopping list and since Steve had the car, we took the free shuttle up to the grocery store. Feeling in a green mood, we purchased two reusable bags to tote our groceries and caught the free shuttle home.
Only to realize that we forgot the bacon. It was right there on the list but . . .
So we walked up to the other grocery store.
Finally, we had everything we needed and a'cooking we went.
Rachel's never made soup from scratch before and it was pretty darn good, if I do say so.
Rachel wants to know if it's weird to make soup in the summer.
Here's the recipe. We also added a packet of powdered Hidden Valley Ranch dressing and would probably add two next time. In addition, we used 6 potatoes. We baked three in the microwave and then cubed them with the skins on. We peeled three and cubed and boiled them. The boiled cubes retained a bit more of their shape while the baked ones mixed into the soup more. I would suggest getting some extra sour cream for garnish (we neglected to think of this).
It's pretty high in fat which we don't really care about but there's plenty you could do to the recipe if that stuff matters to you. Use 1% milk, low fat sour cream, substitute chicken broth for half the milk, use low fat cheese, use turkey bacon, etc.
| Baked Potato Soup I |  |
| Submitted by: Sherry Haupt Rated: 5 out of 5 by 924 members | Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 25 Minutes | Ready In: 40 Minutes Yields: 6 servings |
"This soup incorporates pre-baked cubes of potato with onion, crumbled bacon, cheddar cheese and sour cream in a milk soup base which has been thickened with a roux."
INGREDIENTS:
| 12 slices bacon 2/3 cup margarine 2/3 cup all-purpose flour 7 cups milk 4 large baked potatoes, peeled and cubed | 4 green onions, chopped 1 1/4 cups shredded Cheddar cheese 1 cup sour cream 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper |
DIRECTIONS:
| 1. | Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium heat until browned. Drain, crumble, and set aside. |
| 2. | In a stock pot or Dutch oven, melt the margarine over medium heat. Whisk in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in milk, whisking constantly until thickened. Stir in potatoes and onions. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. |
| 3. | Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Mix in bacon, cheese, sour cream, salt, and pepper. Continue cooking, stirring frequently, until cheese is melted. |
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Yum!
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