Snow Day Comfort

Monday we were snowed in.  I wanted to make something comforting for lunch, and the last of the bacon in the fridge was calling my name.  What better to make with a few strips of bacon than Loaded Baked Potato soup?  Health food it is not, but comforting it is!


Once again, I started by rendering pieces of the bacon

Then I diced five russet potatoes (I never bother to peel potatoes...what's the point?), and once I removed the bacon I added the potatoes to saute in the fat.

Sometimes I add chicken stock, sometimes I add water.  Today, it was water (I'm warning you this is not a pretty soup)

Yummmm.....grilled cheese...

Once the potatoes were cooked, I took the immersion blender and blended it until mostly smooth (I like some chunks for the full baked-potato effect)

Once it was blended, I added the real baked potato toppings: sour cream, cheddar cheese, and bacon.  Yummy...the perfect snowed in lunch!