This rich and cheesy easy potato soup recipe is an ultimate comfort food meal made from scratch. All the ingredients simmer together for a perfectly flavored loaded baked potato soup recipe.

Your family will be wild for this meal idea. In fact, you just might want to add it to your meal rotation along with your favorite crock pot soup recipes.

 

How to Make Easy Potato Soup 

Ingredients for this loaded baked potato soup recipe.

If you’re wondering how to add flavor to potato soup, this is the answer! All of the following ingredients together make an incredibly rich and flavorful soup recipe.

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Here’s what you’ll need:

• 6-8 medium potatoes, scrubbed clean
• 1 medium leek
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 4 oz sour cream
• 4 cups shredded cheese (cheddar or fiesta blend)
• 1 pound bacon
• 1 Tablespoon garlic salt
• pepper, to taste

Step 1: Prepare the potato soup ingredients for cooking.

Peel and chop potatoes into cubes. Chop bacon into thin slices. Cut the white portion of the leeks into thin slices. 

Step 2: Start cooking the soup in a large soup pot.

This recipe makes a large batch, so be sure to start cooking it in a large soup pot. Fry the bacon and drain off the fat except for a couple tablespoons.

Add leeks, potatoes, and chicken broth. Boil for 30 minutes or until potatoes are soft.

Step 3: Once potatoes are cooked through, add the final ingredients to make it rich and creamy.

Using a potato masher, mash the potatoes well. It is okay to leave a few chunks. This adds body and helps to make the potato soup thick.

Add milk, heavy whipping cream, and cheese. Stir until blended and cheese is melted.

Add sour cream and seasonings. Stir until blended.

 

How to make this Easy Potato Soup in a Crock Pot 

This recipe can be easily adapted for your slow cooker. To do so, fry the bacon separately and place in the bottom of a slow cooker. Then, add everything except the dairy ingredients.  Cook on LOW for 8 hours. Add the dairy ingredients during the last 30 minutes of cooking time.

Can this Easy Potato Soup Recipe be frozen?

This creamy loaded Potato Soup recipe is  a meal that can be made ahead. It actually tastes even better on the second day! However, it’s probably best to skip freezing this soup to use later. Although it would technically be fine to eat, the texture of potatoes are a bit odd once frozen and defrosted.

Yield: 8-12

Easy Potato Soup Recipe

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This rich and cheesy easy potato soup recipe is an ultimate comfort food meal made from scratch.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes

Additional Time 5 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

• 6-8 medium potatoes, scrubbed clean
• 1 medium leek
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 4 oz sour cream
• 4 cups shredded cheese (cheddar or fiesta blend)
• 1 pound bacon
• 1 Tablespoon garlic salt
• pepper, to taste

Instructions

STEP 1: PREPARE THE POTATO SOUP INGREDIENTS FOR COOKING.

Peel and chop potatoes into cubes. Chop bacon into thin slices. Cut the white portion of the leeks into thin slices. 

STEP 2: START COOKING THE SOUP IN A LARGE SOUP POT.

This recipe makes a large batch, so be sure to start cooking it in a large soup pot. Fry the bacon and drain off the fat except for a couple tablespoons.

Add leeks, potatoes, and chicken broth. Boil for 30 minutes or until potatoes are soft.

STEP 3: ONCE POTATOES ARE COOKED THROUGH, ADD THE FINAL INGREDIENTS TO MAKE IT RICH AND CREAMY.

Using a potato masher, mash the potatoes well. It is okay to leave a few chunks. This adds body and helps to make the potato soup thick.

Add milk, heavy whipping cream, and cheese. Stir until blended and cheese is melted.

Add sour cream and seasonings. Stir until blended.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

10

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 652Total Fat: 43gSaturated Fat: 21gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 18gCholesterol: 127mgSodium: 1847mgCarbohydrates: 36gFiber: 3gSugar: 5gProtein: 32g

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