Loaded Baked Potato Chowder

🥘 Ingredients

• Yukon Gold potatoes
  10 unit
• bacon
  2 unit
• butter
  4 tbsp
• cheddar cheese
  2 unit
• chicken stock concentrate
  2 unit
• flour
  2 tbsp
• garlic
  2 clove
• jalapeño
  1 unit
• milk
  2 unit
• pepper
• salt
• sour cream
  2 units
• yellow onion
  2 unit

🍳 Cookware

• medium pot
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Dice Yukon Gold potatoes into ½-inch pieces. Halve, peel, and small dice yellow onion . Peel and finely chop garlic . Finely chop jalapeño until you have 1 TBSP (2 TBSP for 4 servings), removing ribs and seeds if you prefer less heat.

   Yukon Gold potatoes: 10 unit, yellow onion: 2 unit, garlic: 2 clove, jalapeño: 1 unit
2. 

   2

   Melt 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4 servings) in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; season with salt and pepper . Cook, stirring, until softened, ⏱️ 4 minutes . Add flour and cook, stirring, until lightly browned, ⏱️ 1 minute .

   butter: 4 tbsp, salt, pepper, flour: 2 tbsp
3. 

   3

   Slowly stir in milk a small splash at a time until fully incorporated. Stir in 1 ½ cups water (2 ½ cups for 4 servings). Add potatoes and chicken stock concentrate ; season generously with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until potatoes are very tender, ⏱️ 15 minutes .

   milk: 2 unit, chicken stock concentrate: 2 unit
4. 

   4

   Meanwhile, place bacon in a single layer in a large pan over medium heat. Cook, flipping occasionally, until crispy, ⏱️ 8 minutes . Turn off heat; transfer bacon to a paper towel-lined plate. Once cool, finely chop.

   bacon: 2 unit
5. 

   5

   Once potatoes are tender, reduce heat to low and mash to desired consistency. Mash until almost smooth, with some small potato pieces. Stir in half the bacon and half the cheddar cheese . Season generously with salt and pepper. If too thick, stir in a splash of warm water.

   cheddar cheese: 2 unit
6. 

   6

   Divide chowder between bowls; top with remaining bacon and cheddar, a dollop of sour cream , and as much jalapeño as you'd like.

   sour cream: 2 units