This fillling and hearty Loaded Baked Potato Soup is packed with all your favorite potato toppings. Incredibly creamy and done in about 30 minutes.
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I know the weather is getting warmer but I will stretch soup season out as long as I can. Mainly because of this loaded baked potato soup recipe.
It is officially my favorite potato soup of all time. And I’m kind of a potato soup connoisseur. My midwestern roots run deep in the soup department.
Think of a loaded baked potato. You see it right? Fluffy potato, crispy bacon, shredded, melty cheese, sour cream. Now imagine all that flavor in a soup.
That’s what you get with this recipe and it’s going to change your winter food game.
Ingredients for Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Here’s what you’ll need to make this delicious loaded baked potato soup recipe.
How to Make Baked Potato Soup
This soup is simple to make and done in about 30 minutes, making it a great weeknight meal. Double the batch to enjoy it for days.
Start by heating a large stock pot or dutch oven over medium heat. While the pot is heating, cut the bacon into small pieces.
Add bacon to the hot pot and cook until crisp. Remove from the pot to a paper towel lined plate. Leave that delicious bacon grease in the pot.
Look at how much bacon grease is in your pot. All together, you will need 4 tablespoons of fat. If you have about 2 tablespoons of bacon grease (that’s how much I had from that amount of bacon), add 2 tablespoons of butter.
Add flour to the butter and bacon grease mixture. Whisk and cook for 1 minute, to cook out the raw flour taste.
Add garlic, chicken stock, half and half, diced potatoes and three-fourths of the bacon. Bring to a simmer then lower heat to medium-low.
Cook for 15 to 20 minutes, until the potatoes are fork tender and the soup has thickened.
Turn off the heat and stir in the sour cream and 2 cups of shredded sharp cheddar.
Make sure to watch the video I created for visual step by step instructions.
How to Serve Loaded Potato Soup
Ladle into bowls and top with extra bacon and shredded sharp cheddar. Sprinkle with chives if desired.
If you need another carb hit, easy french bread is glorious when dunked into this soup.
Leftover Perfection
Listen, I don’t love leftovers. I’ll eat them in order not to waste any food but they just aren’t my favorite. But this baked potato soup?!
It’s just as good the next day. Maybe even better. It stays rich and creamy and has even more bacony flavor.
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Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Ingredients
- 6 slices thick-cut bacon
- 1 to 4 Tbsp. butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper
- 1 tsp. minced garlic
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 3 cups half and half
- 4 cups 1-inch diced russet potatoes (peeled or unpeeled)
- 1 cup full-fat sour cream
- 2 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar, divided
- chives, optional for garnish
Instructions
- Heat a large pot or dutch oven over medium heat. While heating, dice bacon into small pieces. Add bacon to hot pot and cook until crisp. Remove to a paper towel lined plate. Leave bacon grease in pot. Look at how much grease is in the pot. You can measure (carefully!) or take your best guess. Add butter until you have 4 tablespoons, 1/4 cup, fat. I needed 2 tablespoons.
- Once butter is melted, sprinkle in flour and whisk. Cook for 1 minute to remove the raw flour taste. Add salt, pepper, garlic chicken stock, half and half. Stir until well combined then add the potatotes and three-fourths of the cooked bacon. Bring to a simmer. Lower heat to medium-low and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, until potatoes are tender and soup is thickened.
- Turn off heat. Add sour cream and 2 cups of cheddar. Stir until melted and combined. Ladle into bowls and top each with remaining bacon and cheddar. Top with chives if using.
