Low Fat Baked Potato Soup

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 baking potatoes
• 3 tablespoons reduced-calorie margarine
• 3 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
• 1/4 cup onion, minced
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 cups 2% low-fat milk
• 3 cups 1% low-fat milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper
• 1/2 cup fat free sour cream
• 3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese
• 8 teaspoons low fat bacon bits (like hormel)
• 8 teaspoons shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese
• 4 teaspoons scallions, diced

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400.
• 2 pierce potatoes with a fork and bake for 1 hour or until tender. cool. peal potatoes and cut 2 potatoes into cubes, and mash other 2 potatoes. set aside.
• 3 in a large sauce pan or dutch oven, melt butter over medium-high heat. add onion and garlic and saute for 3 minutes, or until onion is translucent. add flour and ground mustard. cook mixture for 2 minutes. slowly add milk, stirring with a whisk until blended. bring sauce to boil and then reduce heat to medium-low. cook sauce for 10-15 minutes, or until sauce begins to thicken. stir in potato cubes and mashed potatoes, salt, and pepper. remove from heat.
• 4 stir in sour cream and cheddar cheese. adjust seasonings to taste.
• 5 sprinkle each 1 1/2 serving with 1 t bacon bits, 1 t cheddar cheese, and 1/2 t chopped scallions.