Cozy Innkeeper's Smoked Baked Potato Soup - DnD Inspired Cooking
A warm, cheesy baked potato soup with a smoky twist to warm your bones after a long Dungeons and Dragons adventure this fall.
Servings 8 adventurers
Calories 600kcal
Cost 15 gold
Ingredients
- 8 slices thick cut bacon
- 1 cup butter
- ½ cup flour
- 4 cups milk
- 2 cups half and half
- 2 cups water
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp roasted garlic granules
- ½ tsp salt
- 4 potatoes peeled and cut
- ½ cup green onions diced
- 1 cup smoked cheddar cheese shredded
- A few dashes imitation smoke flavor
- ½ cup sour cream
Instructions
- In a large cooking pot, fry your bacon, then set aside on a paper towel while keeping most of the grease in the pot. Crumble the bacon once cool.
- Over a medium heat cooking fire (or stove), melt the butter and stir in the flour. While stirring slowly add the milk, half and half, water, potatoes, and half of the green onions. Mash the potatoes a bit but still leave plenty of chunks for hearty texture.
- Turn up the heat and bring to a boil, then lower the heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Add the cheese, seasoning, and imitation smoke. cover and cook for another 20 minutes. Sharpen your swords and check your adventuring gear in the downtime.
- Add the bacon and sour cream and simmer for 5 more minutes.
- Garnish with the remaining green onions and serve to your adventuring party on a crisp fall evening. Grant your Dungeons and Dragons players a cold resistance boost in their next session for eating this warm, cozy dish.
Notes
This is such an easy way to make a hearty meal for a large group! It's hard to go wrong with a baked potato soup, and a small smokey edge really enhances how rustic this meal will feel. Cooking food for fall is such a fun experience filled with cozy comfort food meant for sharing with friends, especially DnD friends!