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Baked Potato Soup
Baked potato soup is essentially a loaded jacket potato you can eat with a spoon. It is thick, creamy and cheesy, and it costs about 58p per portion. Potatoes are one of the cheapest and most filling foods you can buy in UK supermarkets – a 2.5kg bag costs around £1.50 and makes this recipe three times over. Skip the bacon and it becomes vegetarian and even cheaper.
Total cost: £2.30 (£0.58 per portion) – Serves 4 people. Prep: 10 mins | Cook: 30 mins
Baked Potato Soup
Everything you love about a loaded jacket potato in soup form. Creamy, cheesy, comforting and ridiculously cheap - potatoes are one of the best value foods in any supermarket.
Ingredients
Method
- If using bacon, fry it in a dry pan until crispy, then chop into bits and set aside.
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes until soft.
- Add the garlic and diced potatoes. Stir for 1 minute.
- Pour in the stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 20 minutes until the potatoes are very soft.
- Blend half the soup and return to the pan (this gives it a thick, creamy texture while keeping some chunks). Alternatively, mash roughly with a fork.
- Stir in the milk and most of the cheese until melted. Season well.
- Serve topped with the remaining cheese, crispy bacon bits and a dollop of sour cream.
Tips and Variations
The trick is blending only half the soup – you want it thick but still with potato chunks for texture. No blender? Just mash it well with a fork for a rustic version. This reheats perfectly the next day and actually tastes better for it.
Is it cheaper to make this from scratch? Use our Cook vs Buy Calculator to compare the real cost of homemade vs shop-bought.
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