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Easy Loaded Baked Potato Soup
We have a pretty busy week this week, as we did last week and it seems even the week before had a lot going on as well. Maybe that is our new normal, at least for a little while. One of the big things going on in our life this week is that I have to take Logan to Middle School registration night.
And hes about to be turning 11 in less than 2 weeks. I am a little bit in the mode of thinking about birthday plans and the fact that I am going to have an 11 year old! What?! When did that all happen?!
Something easy, but still yummy and warm , was definitely in store for our dinner plans.
I thought it would be fun to do a DIY Soup Bar. It made it more interesting and fun for everyone to be able to top their soups the way they wanted and add all kinds of mix-ins to the base that I provided.
I think for kids it gives them a little bit of an illusion of control regarding what they are going to eat for a meal, when otherwise they might not be so happy with what youre offering.
I decided I wanted to do a an easy baked potato soup bar. I love Loaded Twice Baked Potatoes and thought that those elements would taste awesome in soup form. It didnt take very long at all to prep all of those elements to go along with a pot of Bear Creek Creamy Potato Soup.
So, during the day when they were at school, I chopped up some bacon and threw it in the oven to make my favorite Homemade Bacon Bits, shredded some cheese, sliced green onions, steamed the broccoli, heated the soup.
Shrimp Potato & Corn Chowder
To this basic Bear Creek Creamy Potato I am adding 2 boxes of broth, some frozen corn, cheese, and some leftover shrimp sautéed in garlic from dinner last night.
The absolute best tip I can offer you is to sub out the required 8 cups of water for straight up broth. Chicken, beef, both, it doesnt matter. Each 32 oz box of broth is 4 cups, so 2 boxes of broth covers it, boom.
Make the soup as instructed on the bag, subbing the water for broth, and after it simmers and thickens for about 10 minutes or so, toss in the shrimp and frozen corn. Bring it back to a low boil and simmer for 8 more minutes.
Top with some bacon, some cheese, and a stray shrimp or two, and truly, you will scrape the sides of this bowl for every last drop.
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Cheddar Potato Soup Mix
This rich Bear Creek® soup tastes like you made it from scratch with a great cheese flavor and hearty potatoes, all seasoned perfectly with parsley, herbs and spices.
Try adding crumbled bacon, sour cream and shredded cheddar cheese for variety. Yields about 8 one-cup servings.
| 1/3 cup dry, 1 cup prepared |
| Potassium160mg | 4% |
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* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Tips And Tricks For Easy Corn Chowder:
- I like to put my bacon on a cookie sheet or baking pan and place it in the oven for 30 minutes on 350 degrees, or as long as you like to make it as crunchy as you like.
- You can use whatever kind of potatoes that you like, but I like to use Yukon gold, as they stay a little firmer when cooked.
- If you like your soup a little thinner, you can add the juice from the corn a little at a time to make it the consistency that you like.
- Serve with our Fluffy Cornbread.
The son that suggested Mexico, is not big on swimming and so I was surprised, but they had a lot of fun activities to do other than swim. They had all kinds of fun activities. And a family show every night. I loved that they based it around families.
If you ask me what I loved most about it, I would say just being with family. And maybe even not having to cook. Ha ha. Dont get me wrong, sometimes it is just nice not to have to think of what you are going to have for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
You just go look and pick whatever you want. So, I must say that I would love to go again, and my grandson that is now 9 years old has always wanted to go back. The problem is, how do you take just one grandchild when you are soon going to have six grandchildren?
Sounds like the kids better start saving their pennies, and I will too. I think that easy corn chowder is so good that they could have it on their buffet. Please let me know what you think of it?
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Tips For Making The Best Baked Potato Soup
If adding the sour cream to the loaded baked potato soup, its important that you add it at the very last minute. If you cook the sour cream for too long, it may split and cause your soup to look curdled. Itd still be safe to eat, but it wouldnt look as creamy and delicious!
I like adding nutritional yeast to this easy baked potato soup to add a cheesy flavor, but youre welcome to omit it. Or, you can stir in regular shredded cheese if desired.
If serving this loaded baked potato soup as a soup bar, dont forget to put spoons in all the dishes holding the toppings. It keeps hands clean and the food germ-free!
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How To Make Easy Baked Potato Soup
This is such an easy loaded baked potato soup thanks to the packet of soup mix used in this recipe!
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Creamy Potato Soup Made In 20 Minutes
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Have you ever just been so busy that you feel your mind shut down a little? That week had been one of those weeks.
One of my closest friends newborn baby was in the PICU and was supposed to be there for a month or more. Even though I was really busy with readying my house for Thanksgiving, I really wanted to help my friend out if I could, so, I offered to help. We both have a lot of kids, we both homeschool and we both run small businesses from home. We have a lot in common and love to support one another any time that we can. She took me up on my offer and I was signed up to help her with six of her ten kids. I would watch them during the day for 4 days that week, and return home at night.
She lives about an hour away from me, so I had to drive there every morning and return home in the evening. I was really bad about planning our meals ahead of time that week, as it was so out of my routine to leave first thing in the morning. .
Our dinners that week were looking pretty grim, as I wouldnt even get home until 6:30 p.m. We started the week by relying on carry out pizza and gas station food, but finally, on the last night, I remembered that I had something totally easy to make, right there at home and it would only take about 20 minutes! Yes, you read that right, twenty minutes!!
Heres what I did:
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Creamy Potato Soup Mix
This favorite original Bear Creek® soup is very creamy and delicious with a delicate blend of parsley, herbs and spices to give it a little kick.
Try adding crumbled bacon, sour cream and shredded cheddar cheese for variety. Yields about 8 one-cup servings.
| 1/3 c. dry, 1 c. prepared |
| Potassium250mg | 6% |
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* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Bear Creek Soup Hacks
THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
*checks weather app*
*checks under boobs for sweat*
*checks trees for leaves*
Nope, not a drill, this is the real thing ITS SOUP WEATHER.
Is every day soup weather? Technically yes.
But its so much better to eat when youre wearing a sweater and your upper lip doesnt sweat, right?
The only thing better than soup in cold weather is easy soup in cold weather, and today I am going to show you how to make store bought bagged soup taste ah-mazing.
Weve all seen the dry bags of soup in the canned soup aisle, and youve either taken the plunge, or decidedly took a hard pass. Can soup really taste good out of a bag with 8 cups of water?
Uh yes?
But, it can also taste better.
Im going to transform Bear Creek Creamy Potato soup into Shrimp, Potato and Corn Chowder. Were going to change that bland bean tortilla soup into a Meaty Taco Soup, and finally, well level up that Broccoli Cheese to a Broccoli, Cheese & Chicken soup with Garlic Croutons.
I mean, betterright?
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Chicken Broccoli & Cheese Soup
Yes, I am adding steamed broccoli to this Bear Creek Cheddar Broccoli soup. Whatever is happening in that bag is more like slivers of broccoli, and I want big ol chunks, so to this bag of soup I add chicken broth, shredded rotisserie chicken, and frozen broccoli.
Prepare the bagged soup with the broth, and the after its properly mixed, add in the chicken and frozen broccoli and bring to a low boil for around 10 minutes.
Top that bowl with some shredded cheese and croutons, and just let it hit.
Snuggle in with a thick soup so good, it costs under $20 to feed your family and you forget it comes from a bag. Look at you being the best adult, ever!
What Ingredients Do I Need For Easy Corn Chowder
- Add the potatoes and simmer for another 5 minutes or until all the potatoes are warm
Then he feels all obligated and here we are trying to get the potatoes out of the garage so that we can park in there again. Thats okay, it is always good to be neighborly. I can truly say that I havent lifted any bags this year because of my back.
However, my husband looks like I did 4 weeks ago I dont think it is because we are getting older or any thing like that? All I know is that I told my husband with this cold spell that I was moving to Arizona and he told me that he would come and visit me!
How rude! I guess it is a little hot down there in the summer, but I am not looking forward to shoveling snow this winter. I do love the snow on Christmas Eve, and that will be here before we know it .
Do any of you have any great ideas for Christmas this year? Now that my kids are older, I was trying to think of something fun to do other than gifts? My oldest son told me lets go to Mexico, but I was thinking of something just a LOT cheaper?
One year we stayed at a resort with all the kids and it was a wonderful vacation. It was when we had one grandchild and no in-laws at the time. We truly had a wonderful time and it was an all inclusive. It was cheaper than taking our family to Disneyland.
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