Easy Baked Potato Soup

• 3 potatoes, baked
• 5 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 14 cup butter or 14 cup margarine
• 14 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 14 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 (14 1/2 fluid ounce) can condensed chicken broth with garlic & herbs
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
• 12 sliced green onion
• salt and pepper

1. Melt butter in large saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 to 2 minutes or until tender.
3. Stir in flour.
4. Gradually stir in broth and evaporated milk.
5. Scoop potato pulp from 1 potato (reserve potato skin); mash.
6. Add pulp to broth mixture.
7. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture comes just to a boil.
8. Dice remaining potato skin and potato(es); add to soup.
9. Heat through.
10. Season with salt and ground black pepper.
11. Top each serving with bacon, cheese and green onions.

potatoes, bacon, butter, onion, garlic, flour, fluid, milk, cheddar cheese, green onion, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/easy-baked-potato-soup-330589 (may not work)