Baked Potato Soup

When I woke up this morning, it was FREEZING, and I all of the sudden got this craving to make soup for supper tonight. Well as luck would have it, it was 82 degrees outside by the time we actually ATE supper, but this soup actually turned out really good. I had never made it before, I was just looking through cookbooks trying to find something yummy, and sort of easy to make, and this one caught my eye. The true tale sign in our household if something is "good" or not is whether or not Reagie will eat it, and... (drum roll please) SHE DID every drop! So this soup works even for the pickiest of eaters! :)

Ingredients:

4-5 large potatoes baked and cooled
2 cups of cheese
8 oz of sour cream
9-10 slices of cooked bacon crumbled
green onions
minced garlic
6 cups of milk
1/2 c. margarine
2/3 c. flour

Directions:

Once your potatoes are cooled, take the skins off of them, and cut them into pieces. In a frying pan, saute your green onions and garlic in either olive oil or butter. In a big pot melt 1/2 c. margarine and add flour. Mix until smooth. Add milk and stir until it starts to bubble, then add potatoes, bacon, cheese, onion's and garlic. Stir until the cheese has melted and you soup has started to become thick and creamy. Lastly add sour cream. Stir until sour cream has mixed in well, and serve.
I made whole wheat Rhoads Rolls and served them with the soup. It was really good, despite the fact that it was 82 degrees outside. :)