Ingredients
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2 teaspoons butter or 2 teaspoons margarine
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1 cup chopped onion
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1 1/2 cups diced celery
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2 garlic cloves, minced
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1 bay leaf
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1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme or 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon pepper
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2 loaded baked potatoes, chopped (4 stuffed halves)
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1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
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1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion
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1 1/2 cups 1% low-fat milk
Instructions
- Melt butter in a Dutch oven over medium heat.
- Add onion and celery; sauté 3 minutes.
- Add garlic, and bay leaf; sauté 2 minutes.
- Add milk and next 5 ingredients; bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
- Discard bay leaf.
- Ladle soup into bowls; top with green onions.