Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Keep yourself warm this winter with our Loaded Baked Potato Soup! This recipe combines your favorite foods, like bacon, potatoes, and cheese, to make for a culinary delight and meets IDDSI Levels 4 – 7.

Ingredients

Ingredients 1 serving 6 servings 12 servings
Butter ½ Tbsp 3 Tbsp 1/3 cup + 1 Tbsp
Milk ¼ cup 1½ cups 3 cups
Mashed potatoes, prepared ½ cup 3 cups 1½ quarts
Prepared Chicken Broth, using Herb Ox® Chicken Broth packets
Item: 35188*		 ¼ cup 1½ cups 3 cups
Salt 1/8 tsp ¾ tsp – 1 tsp 1½ – 2 tsp
Black pepper 1/16 tsp ¼ tsp – ½ tsp ½ – 1 tsp
Dried parsley (optional) 1/8 tsp ¾ tsp – 1 tsp 1½ – 2 tsp
THICK & EASY® Instant Food & Beverage Thickener**
Item: 17938		 2 tsp ¼ cup ½ cup
Suggested Garnishes
THICK & EASY® Pureed Bacon, thawed & heated per package instructions
Item: 24037		 ½ Tbsp 3 Tbsp
(½ Tbsp per serving)		 6 Tbsp
(½ Tbsp per serving)
Sour cream ½ Tbsp 3 Tbsp
(½ Tbsp per serving)		 6 Tbsp
(½ Tbsp per serving)
Cheese sauce ½ Tbsp 3 Tbsp
(½ Tbsp per serving)		 6 Tbsp
(½ Tbsp per serving)
Chives (as allowed) ½ tsp 1 Tbsp
(½ Tbsp per serving)		 2 Tbsp
(½ Tbsp per serving)

*For a lower sodium recipe, use prepared Herb Ox® Sodium Free Chicken Broth (#36087) in place of regular chicken broth

Directions

HOW TO PREPARE

  1. Combine butter, milk, prepared mashed potatoes, chicken broth, salt, black pepper and dried parsley in a saucepan or stock pot and stir well.
  2. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
  3. Add THICK & EASY® Instant Food & Beverage Thickener and blend with a wire whisk until thickened.
  4. Keep warm for service at 135°F or higher.
  5. Portion approximately 8 fl. oz. (about 1 cup) per serving. Top with garnishes, as desired.

**Note: Amount of thickener may be adjusted to meet desired consistency level.
The amount of thickener listed in recipe above will thicken soup to IDDSI level 4 (pureed) when served hot. Soup will become thicker as it cools.

Nutritional Information

Serving Size: 1 cup (8 fl. oz)

Calories: 230

Total Fat: 12 g

Saturated Fat: 7 g

Trans Fat: 0 g

Cholesterol: 35 mg

Sodium: 1040 mg

Total Carbohydrates: 25 g

Dietary Fiber: 2 g

Total Sugars: 5 g

Added Sugars: 0 g

Protein: 6 g

Vitamin D: 0.9 mg (4% DV)

Calcium: 110 mg (8% DV)

Iron: 0.4 mg (2% DV)

Potassium: 400 mg (8% DV)