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Bennigan’s Ultimate Baked Potato Soup

March 28, 2009

Sadly, many of the Bennigan’s have went out of business. I loved their food for their creativity, and the fact that they cooked so much of their food fresh everyday from scratch. This baked potato soup is a delicious soup that is packed full of potatos, cheese, and topped with all of the goodies that are served with baked potatoes.Bennigan's Ultimate Baked Potato Soup

Bennigan’s Ultimate Baked Potato Soup

Bennigan’s really knows how to put together a recipe for baked potato soup, this soup is creamy, rich, and hearty.  You really can make an entire meal out of this soup.  I personally like to serve this soup with either a sandwich or even a nice crusty piece of bread with lots of butter.

Yield: 8 servings.
3 pounds all-purpose potatoes, scrubbed and pierced in several places
1 tablespoon stick butter or margarine
1 1/2 cup finely chopped onions
2 tablespoons  minced garlic
1 can (14 1/2 oz) chicken broth
3 cups milk
1 teaspoons salt
1/4 teaspoons pepper
TOPPINGS: shredded cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon & chopped scallions

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Bake potatoes 1 hour or until tender when pierced. Peel when cool enough to handle. Melt butter in a 4 to 6 quart pot over medium low heat. Stir in onions and garlic, cover and cook 10 minutes until soft, but not brown. Add 2/3 of the potatoes and mash with a potato masher. Add broth, milk, salt and pepper. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally. Season to taste before serving. Cut remaining potatoes in small cubes. Add to soup and stir gently to reheat. Sprinkle each serving with toppings.

This recipe was adapted from a Woman’s Day Magazine recipe spotted by fellow viewer Christina.

Do you love potato soup?  Personally, we at CopyKat could eat soup everyday, and often we do just that, who wouldn’t love a one dish meal.  If you are looking for more potato soup recipes plenty are available.

  • Stacy Barnes

    I dont know if it was pure Bennigans, but it sure was delicious. I made it for my husband. He requested potato soup for dinner tonight and I have never made it before. I used this recipe and he said it was AWESOME. It sure was tasty. Enjoy!

  • E Christell

    It wasn’t like bennigan’s and I wouldn’t go as far as to call it AWESOME, but it’s not too bad. I would suggest adding a little seasoned salt to give it more flavor. It says simmer but doesn’t give a specific amount of time, but I let it simmer until it thickened then added the potato cubes.

  • http://Website(optional) Potato Soup Lover

    This reminded me of Bennigan’s when there was still a bennigans around. blarney that you closed all of your restuarants where I live!

  • Sue

    Never saw your site before. What a great idea! I am always saying I would love to make something from a restaurant that I’ve enjoyed. Do you have the Olive Garden’s minestrone?

  • Sue

    Never saw your site before. What a great idea! I am always saying I would love to make something from a restaurant that I’ve enjoyed. Do you have the Olive Garden’s minestrone?

  • Tim

    It doesn’t say anything during the prep but it comes out much thicker and smoother if you blend it up with a stick blender before adding the rest of the potatoes. Otherwise it’s just too thin.