Loaded Baked Potato Soup

This naturally gluten-free chunky potato soup is easy to make and filled with flavor. It's a perfect comfort food!

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Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 1 15

Total Time: 1 30

Servings: cups

Calories: 196kcal

Author: Michelle

Bake your potatoes, and cube them. You'll want to bake them at 375 for around 60 minutes, depending on their size. Let them cool before cubing. Personally, I like to leave my skin on as that's where so many of the nutrients are, but that's a personal preference.
While your potatoes bake, start on the rest of the soup. In a large saucepan, cook bacon until crisp. Remove the bacon and set aside. Keep 1 tablespoon bacon drippings, and dispose of the remainder.
3 bacon strips
Saute onion and garlic in the drippings until tender. Add the salt, pepper, and dried parsley, stirring to combine. Gradually add broth. Bring the mixture to a boil. Boil for 2 minutes, stirring regularly. Add about 3/4 of the potatoes, milk, and hot pepper sauce.
1 cup onion, 3 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, 4 cups chicken broth, 4 baked baking potato, 3/4 cup milk, 1 teaspoon Tabasco, 1 teaspoon parsley
Puree the soup. It will be beautifully thick and chunky. Add the remaining potatoes and the cream, and stir. Heat this through, but do not let it boil.
1/2 cup cream
Add about half your cheese to the soup, slowly. If you put it all in at once, it will glop together and not melt well. Add a little, stir and let it melt, then add a little more. You'll reserve the remainder for garnishing.
1 cup shredded cheddar
Garnish with bacon, cheese, green onion, and fresh parsley, as well as sour cream if you like.
2 green onions, 1/2 cup fresh parsley

You can use your preferred plant-based cheese to keep this recipe dairy-free. For an extra cheesy flavor, try using a cheddar-style plant-based shred.
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