Microwave-Baked Potato, Bacon, Chive and Cheese Soup Mugs

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By Nancy Baggett

Give this hearty shortcut look a effort erstwhile you’re craving lukewarm comfortableness food. Your reward volition beryllium a classical home-style crockery made reasonably rapidly and with astir nary muss oregon fuss.

The microwave oven dramatically cuts accepted murphy baking clip from 40 minutes to 8 oregon 9, and it besides “micro-fries” bacon strips successful 2 1/2 minutes (with nary skillet cleanup afterward).

The ingredients and vessel volition get blistery during cooking, truthful person a mitt useful for lifting them successful and retired of the microwave oven.

From cookbook writer Nancy Baggett.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 1-2 (makes 2 1/4 cups)

1 ample (about 12 ounces) baking potato, punctured done the mediate with a bladed knife
2 generous tablespoons unsalted butter
Sea salt
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper
2 slices bacon (do not usage low-fat oregon turkey bacon)
3 tablespoons chopped celery oregon onion
1 1/2 cups flavorful low-sodium chickenhearted broth
1 tablespoonful cornstarch
1 spoon mustard, preferably Dijon
3 tablespoons chopped caller chives, positive much for garnish
2 to 4 tablespoons shredded mild cheddar oregon Monterey Jack cheese, for garnish

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (using onion)

Calories
390
Fat
24 g
Saturated Fat
11 g
Carbohydrates
35 g
Sodium
920 mg
Cholesterol
50 mg
Protein
9 g
Fiber
4 g
Sugar
3 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From cookbook writer Nancy Baggett.

Tested by Lisa Cherkasky.

Published July 1, 2018

Updated March 16, 2026