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Baked Potato Soup with Cheddar and Bacon

A creamy soup made from baked potatoes, cheddar cheese, bacon, sour cream, and green onions.

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Why it works: Potato and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 9,023 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Baked Potato Soup with Cheddar and Bacon

Oven350°F

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Heat oven to 350°F and bake potatoes until fork-tender.

  2. Cut potatoes in half, scoop out the meat and set aside.

  3. Chop half the potato peels and discard the remainder.

Make the soup

  1. Melt butter in a medium saucepan.

  2. Slowly blend in flour with a wire whisk until thoroughly blended.

  3. Gradually add milk to the butter‑flour mixture, whisking constantly.

  4. Whisk in salt and pepper and simmer over low heat, stirring constantly.

  5. When milk mixture is very hot, whisk in potato.

  6. Add green onion and potato peels. Whisk well.

  7. Add sour cream and crumbled bacon. Heat thoroughly.

  8. Add cheese a little at a time until all is melted in.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1173Calories
54 gProtein
34 gFat
162 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  2. Butter + milktop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81,283 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).

  3. Potato + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together932 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Butter + creamtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together41,516 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Butter + cheddar cheesetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,436 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Potatoes
Provide starch and body that thickens the soup and gives it a hearty texture.
Butter
Provides fat for cooking the flour and adds rich flavor.
Flour
Thickens the milk into a smooth, creamy base when cooked with butter.
Milk
Forms the liquid base of the soup, which thickens as it heats.
Cheddar cheese
Melts into the soup, adding savory flavor and a creamy, rich texture.
Sour cream
Adds tang and creaminess to the finished soup.

The step that matters

Gradually add milk to the butter-flour mixture, whisking constantly. Adding milk slowly while whisking keeps the flour dispersed, so the base thickens smoothly instead of forming lumps.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (potato, butter, flour, milk, cream, cheddar cheese, pepper):

  1. Chivefits better
  2. Capsicumfits about as well
  3. Asparagusfits about as well
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against potato, butter, flour, milk, cream, cheddar cheese, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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