Loaded Baked Potato Soup is the ultimate comfort food, especially when the weather starts to cool down. It’s creamy, rich, and packed with everything you love about a loaded baked potato: crispy bacon, sharp cheddar, green onions, and maybe a dollop of sour cream.
This soup is easy to make and great for feeding a small crowd or enjoying leftovers the next day. You get a nice mix of smooth and chunky textures by mashing half the potatoes and leaving the rest whole. It’s like a warm hug in a bowl.
Helpful Tips
- Russet potatoes hold their shape well and give the soup a buttery texture, but Yukon gold will work as well.
- To save time, cook the bacon while the potatoes are boiling.
- Simmer the soup until it is the thickness that you enjoy.
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Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Ingredients
- 2 pounds Russet potatoes cubed, about 8 medium potatoes
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 small onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 cups chicken broth
For garnish:
- 6 slices bacon cooked and chopped
- 5 green onions chopped
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- sour cream
Instructions
- Heat a pot of lightly salted water to boiling. Add the potatoes, Cover and cook for 10 minutes.
- Drain the potatoes into a colander and set aside.
- In a pot over medium heat, add the butter and onion. Sauté for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté for 30 seconds.
- Add in the flour, salt and pepper. Whisk to combine the flour and butter and cook for 1 minute.
- Pour in the heavy cream and whisk vigorously to dissolve any lumps.
- Pour in the chicken broth. Whisk to combine.
- Add half the potatoes to the pot and gently mash the potatoes so that they are slightly broken up. Then add the remaining potatoes (these won’t be mashed). Simmer until the soup has thickened.
- Serve garnished with bacon, green onions, cheddar cheese, and sour cream.
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