Hard Rock Cafe Baked Potato Soup
INGREDIENTS
  • Cooking Time: 10
  • Servings: 6-8
  • Preparation Time: 20-30
  • 6 to 8 slices bacon, fried crisp, drippings reserved
  • 1 cup diced yellow onions
  • 2/3 cup flour
  • 6 cups hot chicken stock
  • 4 cups, diced, peeled baked potatoes
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup chopped parsley
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons granulated garlic
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse black pepper
  • 1 cup rated Cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup diced green onion
DIRECTIONS
  1. Crumble bacon and set aside.
  2. Cook onions in remaining drippings until transparent, about 3 minutes.
  3. Add flour, stirring to prevent lumps; cook for 3 to 5 minutes, until mixture just begins to turn golden.
  4. Add chicken stock gradually, shisking to prevent lumps, until liquid thickens.
  5. Reduce heat to simmer; add bacon and all ingredients except grated cheese and green onions.
  6. Simmer for 10 minutes; do not allow to boil.
  7. Add grated cheese and green onions; heat until cheese melts smoothly.
  8. May garnish each serving with bacon grated cheese, and/or chopped parsley.
RECIPE BACKSTORY
I had this at my sister's house over the holidays and thought it was wonderful. It came from the Baylor University Alumni Associates' "Homecoming: Special Foods, Special Memories" cookbook.