Recipe#12858

Title: Baked Potato Sou

From: MGPB34C@prodigy.com (MRS PATTI BURGESS) 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Baked Potato Soup 
 Date: 21 Oct 1996 19:25:52 -0600 
 Message-ID: v01540b01ae90d2764a61@[206.40.79.152] 

2 large baking potatoes
 3 Tbsp thinly sliced scallion
 1/3 cup margarine or butter
 1/3 cup flour
 2 tsp. snipped fresh dill or 1/4 tsp. dried dill
 1/3 tsp. salt
 1/4 tsp. pepper
 4 cup milk
 3/4 cup shredded American or cheddar cheese
 3 Tbsp scallion for garnish
 4 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled
 Wash potatoes. Bake at 425 oven for 40-60 mins or microwave about
 7 minutes. Let cool. Cut potatoes in half, and scoop out potato.
 Discard skins.
 In a large saucepan cook scallions in butter until tender; stir in 
 flour, dill, salt, and pepper. Add milk all at one. Cook and stir
 until thick and bubbly. Cook and stir for 1 minute more. Add potato
 pulp and 1/2 cup of cheese. Stir until melted.
 Garnish with remaining shredded cheese, scallion and bacon.  You
 can also add couple tablespoons of chopped, canned or fresh tomato
 to the soup.