Easy Loaded Potato Soup Recipe
This loaded potato soup is like a hug in a bowl. It's everything you'd want on a cold winter day - it's creamy, cheesy and super easy to make.
Ingredients
- 8 strips bacon
- 3 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 medium yellow onion diced
- 1 small red onion diced
- 40 g flour all-purpose
- 1 kg potatoes peeled and diced into 2.5 cm pieces
- 1 l chicken or vegetable stock
- 500 ml milk
- 150 ml heavy cream
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper freshly ground
- ½ tsp chili powder
- cheddar cheese for serving, shredded
- chives for serving
- hot smoked paprika for serving
- sour cream for serving
Instructions
- Cook bacon until crisp in a large pot over medium heat. Set aside.
- Add butter and diced onion, cooking for 5-7 minutes or until soft and translucent. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Sprinkle flour and whisk until smooth, about 1 minute.
- Add diced potatoes, milk, chicken or vegetable stock, heavy cream, salt, freshly ground black pepper and chili powder. Stir to combine.
- Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender and can be pierced with a fork, about 10-15 minutes. Dice cooked bacon into bite-size pieces.
- Turn off the heat and take ⅔ of the soup to a blender and puree until smooth. Return the pureed soup to the pot and add cooked bacon (reserve some bacon for serving).
- Turn on the heat and bring to a simmer. Let it cook for 15 minutes more.
- When serving, top with shredded cheddar cheese, chopped chives, sour cream, bacon and a pinch of hot smoked paprika.