Copycat Panera Baked Potato Soup

This Copycat Panera Baked Potato Soup recipe will warm your soul on the chillest days. This baked potato soup recipe is famous for velvety and creamy texture. This is truly the best potato soup recipe out there. Top the soup with your favorite baked potato toppings like cheese and onions. The baked potato garnishes take the soup from pretty good to stellar. This soup is insanely easy to make for any cooking skill level.

Notes

This soup is even better served the next day!

Ingredients

5 russet potatoes
1800 milliliters chicken broth
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon basil
9 strips thick cut smoked bacon, cooked until crisp
2 cups whole milk
1 tablespoon freeze dried chives
4 tablespoons cornstarch
6 tablespoons whole milk
salt and pepper, to taste
cheddar cheese, for garnish
green onions, for garnish

Instructions

In a large pot, simmer the potatoes in the chicken broth with the thyme and basil until tender, but not falling apart.
Add the crumbled bacon, whole milk, and chives. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Bring to a simmer.
Mix the cornstarch with the 6 tablespoons of whole milk.
Add the cornstarch mixture and stir until thickened. Simmer again.
Serve each bowl topped with cheddar cheese and green onions.

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Karen Sue

Dec 22, 2016

It worked fine. Thanks for your prompt help!!

Karen Sue

Dec 22, 2016

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Dec 22, 2016

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horsdent101 549356 2

Sep 27, 2014

recipe to vague and chicken broth listed as mililiters. We don't readily know how much 1800 milliliters is in american measurements.

annhow71

Feb 23, 2015

1800 millimeters is 7.56 cups (7.5)

billr070 8615100

Jun 19, 2014

so does each person get a whole potato in the bowl? directions are kind of missing things what about the skins?

birk54 7300158

Sep 23, 2014

Directions are extremely vague!