Hard Rock Cafe Baked Potato Soup (Reduced Calories)

• 8 slices turkey bacon
• 1 cup diced yellow onion
• 1 tablespoon lowfat margarine
• 13 cup all-purpose flour
• 12 cup potato flakes
• 6 cups hot chicken broth
• 4 cups diced peeled baked potatoes
• 2 cups skim milk
• 14 cup nonfat sour cream
• 14 cup chopped fresh parsley, plus more for garnish
• 1 12 teaspoons granulated garlic
• 1 12 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 12 teaspoons salt
• 1 12 teaspoons Tabasco sauce
• 1 12 teaspoons fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1 cup grated low-fat cheddar cheese
• 14 cup diced green onion, plus more for garnish

1. Fry the bacon until crisp.
2. Drain on paper towels and crumble.
3. Cook the yellow onions in the margarine over medium-high heat until soft, about 3 minutes.
4. Add the flour, whisking to prevent lumps.
5. Cook for 4 minutes.
6. Whisk in the potato flakes.
7. Slowly add the chicken broth, whisking to prevent lumps and cook until the liquid thickens.
8. Reduce the heat to a simmer and add the potatoes, milk, sour cream, crumbled bacon, parsley, garlic, basil, salt, Tabasco sauce and pepper.
9. Simmer for 10 minutes, but do not boil.
10. Add the grated cheese and green onions.
11. Heat until the cheese melts.
12. Serve, garnished with additional chopped parsley or diced green onions.

turkey bacon, yellow onion, margarine, flour, potato flakes, chicken broth, potatoes, milk, nonfat sour cream, fresh parsley, garlic, basil, salt, tabasco sauce, fresh coarse ground black pepper, cheddar cheese, green onion

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/hard-rock-cafe-baked-potato-soup-reduced-calories-515198 (may not work)