Loaded Baked Potato Soup is a hearty soup made with diced potatoes,
bacon and cheese with a made-from-scratch creamy base!
Watch us make this recipe!
Let's get into this Loaded Baked Potato Soup!
It's one of those hearty and filling comfort food dishes. You can top this soup with cheese, crispy pieces of bacon, chives, sour cream, whatever suits your taste buds!
More soup recipes --> Vegetable Beef Soup, Loaded Baked Potato Soup, Crockpot Tortilla Soup, Crockpot Taco Soup, Homemade Beef Chili, Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo, Red Beans and Sausage
Ingredients needed for the Loaded Baked Potato Soup:
- Russet potatoes
- Bacon slices
- Unsalted butter
- Yellow onion
- All-purpose flour
- Whole milk
- Heavy cream
- Chicken broth
- Garlic salt
- Black pepper
- Mild or sharp cheddar cheese
- Sour cream
- Green onion- optional
Steps to make this recipe:
- Peel and dice the potatoes into approximately one-inch chunks.
- Rinse the potatoes, place them in a bowl and cover them with water.
- Cut the bacon into small approximately ½-inch strips or smaller.
- Heat a skillet to medium heat, add the bacon and cook until brown and crispy.
- Once the bacon is cooked, transfer it to a paper towel-covered dish and sit it to the side.
- Melt the butter in a large pan/dutch oven/pot.
- Once melted add the onion and cook until it begins to slightly brown.
- Whisk in the flour until lightly browned.
- Whisk in the milk, heavy cream, and chicken broth.
- Pour the water from the potatoes and add them to the pot.
- Cook the potatoes covered, at a slow rolling boil, for about 15-20 minutes or until fork-tender.
- Once the potatoes are done, using a spoon mash some of the potatoes against the pot until you reach your desired consistency.
- Stir in the cheese, sour cream, and about half of your bacon.
- Reduce the heat and simmer for a few minutes to allow the bacon to tenderize and flavor the soup.
- Remove from the heat and serve topped with bacon, cheese, and green onion if desired.
Serve and enjoy!
**Shop my Amazon store to get cooking items used in our recipes!**
*There may be affiliate links in this description or video in which I may receive a commission at no cost to you*
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 1045kcal
Ingredients
- 4- 4 ½ c one-inch diced Russet potatoes
- 8 slices bacon- cut into one-inch or smaller pieces
- ½ c sour cream
- ½ stick unsalted butter
- 2 c chicken broth
- 2 c (whole) milk
- 1 c heavy cream
- ¼ c all-purpose flour
- 2 c mild or sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 small yellow onion- diced
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- green onion- optional
Instructions
- Peel and dice the potatoes into approximately one-inch chunks.
- Rinse the potatoes, place them in a bowl and cover them with water.
- Cut the bacon into approximately ½ inch strips or smaller.
- Heat a skillet to medium heat, add the bacon and cook until brown and crispy.
- Once the bacon is cooked, transfer it to a paper towel-covered dish and sit it to the side.
- Melt the butter in a large pan/dutch oven/pot.
- Once melted add the onion and cook until it begins to slightly brown.
- Whisk in the flour until lightly browned.
- Whisk in the milk, heavy cream, and chicken broth.
- Pour the water from the potatoes and add them to the pot.
- Cook the potatoes covered, at a slow rolling boil, for about 15-20 minutes or until fork-tender.
- Once the potatoes are done, using a spoon mash some of the potatoes against the pot until you reach your desired consistency.
- Stir in the cheese, sour cream, and about half of your bacon.
- Reduce the heat and simmer for a few minutes to allow the bacon to tenderize and flavor the soup.
- Remove from the heat and serve topped with bacon, cheese, and green onion if desired.
Video
Nutrition
Calories: 1045kcal | Carbohydrates: 65g | Protein: 38g | Fat: 71g | Saturated Fat: 34g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 22g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 166mg | Sodium: 19840mg | Potassium: 1464mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 1469IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 596mg | Iron: 3mg
Tried this recipe?Mention @Whip it like Butter or tag #Whip it like Butter!
Leave a Reply