Ww Baked Potato Soup Recipes

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium heat until browned. Drain, crumble, and set aside.
• 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.
• Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes. Mix in bacon, cheese, sour cream, salt, and pepper. Continue cooking, stirring frequently, until cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF.
• Wrap entire garlic bulb tightly in foil; place garlic and potatoes in oven. (You do not need to put them on a pan; they can go right on an oven rack.).
• Bake garlic until soft when squeezed, about 45 minutes; remove from oven and let cool. Continue baking potatoes until tender when pierced, about 15 minutes more; let potatoes stand until cool enough to handle.
• Meanwhile, cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned, about 6 minutes.
• Place bacon on paper towels to drain off any fat; chop bacon.
• Unwrap garlic and squeeze pulp from bulb with hands into a large saucepan.
• Peel potatoes and add to saucepan; mash with a potato masher until smooth.
• Gradually stir in broth, thyme, salt and pepper until blended; place saucepan over medium heat and cook until hot, stirring occasionally, about 5 to 10 minutes.
• Spoon about 1 1/3 cups of soup into each of 6 soup bowls.
• Top each with 1 tablespoon of sour cream, 1 tablespoon of cheese, 1 rounded tablespoon of bacon and 1 tablespoon of scallions.
• Grind fresh pepper over top if desired.

Steps:

• Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat.
• Add onion and celery; sauté 3 minutes.
• Add garlic, and bay leaf; sauté 2 minutes.
• Add milk and next 5 ingredients; bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
• Discard bay leaf.
• Ladle soup into bowls; top with green onions.