Baked Potato Soup

What You Need
  1 medium head garlic about a 1/4 inch  ( cut off top)
  6 large baking potatoes (about 3 lb), rinsed and pierced once with a fork
  4 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
4 Qt. Soup pot
Foil
Toppings
Bacon (cooked and crumbled)
Cheese (shredded)
Sour cream
Scallions ( minced)
Before You Start: preheat oven to 400°F.
Lets Make It! Wrap garlic head tightly in foil. Put garlic and potatoes in oven. Bake garlic 45 minutes or until soft when squeezed. Remove; let cool. Continue baking potatoes about 15 minutes or until tender when pierced. Unwrap garlic; squeeze pulp from head into a 4-qt pot. When cool enough to handle, peel 3 potatoes, add to pot and mash until nearly smooth. Gradually stir in chicken broth and pepper until blended. Place over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, until hot. Cut remaining potatoes (with skin) in 3/4-in. pieces. Stir into soup and cook until hot. Serve with your choice of toppings.
Serves 6

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Littlun Katie's Leftover Chicken Tortilla soup

What You’ll Need

3-4 6 Inch corn tortillas (cut into strips (about ½ inch wide)

6 Cups Chicken broth (I prefer low sodium)

2 Tbsp vegetable oil

1 Cup your favorite salsa (spicy or mild it’s up to you)

2 Cups Cooked chicken “your leftovers”(cut into cubes)

1 Large zucchini (peeled and chopped into small cubes)

1 Can 9 15 oz) black beans (drained)

½ Cup mild cheddar cheese (grated)

¼ Cup fresh cilantro (leaves only)

1 Lime (cut into wedges)

¼ Cup Sour Cream

Large skillet

Large saucepan or soup pot

Slotted spoon

Paper towel lined plated

Before You Start:  Heat vegetable oil in skillet on medium heat. Carefully place tortilla strips into oil and fry for about a minute (until crisp). Remove from oil using a slotted spoon and place on paper towel lined plate.

Let’s Make It!  Combine broth, salsa and beans and cook over medium high heat until boiling. Stir in zucchini and reduce heat and cook for about 5-6 minutes, Stir in chicken and cook for about 3-5 minutes ( until chicken is heated through). Serve with, tortilla strips, grated cheese, cilantro and sour cream for topping

Serves 4-6

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