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Baked Potato Soup

Sure, lots of people have a potato soup or potato-leek soup recipe.  But, I'd never had baked potato soup until I saw it on the Panera menu last winter.  There's a difference, people.  A big difference.  When we had a significant number of baking potatoes left over from Christmas' family dinner, I looked online for a recipe and found several.  From a number of them, I created this one.  It was ridiculously good and only got better over the next 2 days in the refrigerator.  If you're a fan of twice-baked potatoes, this soup tastes like a liquid version of that!  The addition of a little red pepper sauce makes this soup unique and especially wonderful.  This recipe makes a large potful.  You can halve it if you're not feeding a crowd or don't want leftovers. Ingredients 6 … [Read More...]

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