Wednesday, November 4, 2009

i'm really starting to love my Crockpot!

When i first got my crockpot, i was not pleased. everything kept coming out super dry and i was getting really discouraged. I put it away for awhile, and recently pulled it out and haven't put it back since! Now that i'm home i can monitor it, which i know makes no sense for a crockpot, but the sucker runs really hot. the low setting has stuff boiling!
Well i finally decided to try a soup in the pot. and this week's potato sale at the grocery store spawned this recipe.

Loaded Baked Potato Soup
(directions are for stove top- i followed everything up until added the onions, bacon bits etc. at that point i threw everything in the crockpot.)

Ingredients

  • 9 baking potatoes
  • 2/3 cup butter
  • 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 6 cups whole milk
  • 1/2 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup bacon bits, divided
  • 4 green onions, chopped
  • 10 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
Directions
  1. Prick potatoes with a fork and cook in the microwave, 3 or 4 at a time, and scoop out the flesh (while the others are cooking).
  2. In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Stir in flour and cook about a minute. Whisk in milk, a little at a time, stirring constantly until thickened. Stir in potatoes, salt, pepper, 1/3 cup bacon bits, 2 tablespoons green onions and most of the cheese. Cook until thoroughly heated. Stir in sour cream and heat through. Serve topped with remaining bacon, onions and cheese.

2 comments:

Pam said...

Oh Patty, this makes me wanna head to your house and plant a wet sloppy kiss right on your lips. Yeah, I said it.

Housewife In Training said...

Come on over Pammycakes :)