An easy and delicious creamy potato soup recipe that can be made in just one pot! Loaded with bacon and creamy potato goodness, this is a favorite comfort food in my household.
Something savory today!
Savory, creamy, and loaded with bacon, sour cream, and cheese. You guys already know that we don’t exactly do health food around here, right? 😉
Even when I’m not sharing desserts, the food is always comfort food, and that’s usually best served with extra cheese (have you tried my baked mac and cheese yet!?) and usually comes with a few calories. Let’s not think about that too much, alright?
I know I mentioned to you guys that I had this potato soup recipe for you back when I posted my Oreo Balls; I made it when Zach had a bad cold and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since (you might think that’s an exaggeration, but I can assure you that my food obsessions run deep… Please see photo below to understand why).
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Zach prefers to eat healthy most of the time (I pretend that I do, too, but really if I lived alone I’m pretty sure I’d eat creamy cheesy foods every night and never fit through any doors ever again), so the soup was a good break from baked chicken breast, but this definitely isn’t an every night kind of meal in our house.
Potato soup is definitely on the menu for this weekend, though… it’s so frigid outside I’ve convinced myself that I need soup, specifically creamy potato soup, to survive. Potato soup makes me dramatic, evidently.
If you’re in the midst of a cold spell yourself (or even if you’re not) I think you’re going to enjoy this creamy potato soup as much as we do. Read on for some tips on how to make it!
Tips for Perfect Creamy Potato Soup
- Cut your potatoes into pieces no larger than ¾″ and try to keep them around the same size so that they cook at the same time. Nothing worse than biting into a crisp, raw-inside chunk of potato!
- To make this soup nice and creamy, I recommend pureeing about half of it either by using an immersion blender or by transferring a portion of the soup to a blender, pureeing, and then stirring the pureed soup back into the pot (maybe you recognize this technique from my corn chowder). If you want a completely smooth soup you can puree all of it, but I prefer to have a few actual pieces of potato, so I think pureeing half gives it the best taste and texture.
- Don’t return the bacon to the pot until after you have pureed some of the soup. It’s best not to blend the bacon 😉.
- The ancho chili powder is, in my humble opinion, a must and gives this soup the most perfect depth of flavor. I blend it into the potato soup and also sprinkle it on top before serving. I recommend adding just a ¼ teaspoon and then taste testing before adding more.
This would make a great comfort food for this cold and windy weekend (is there anything more cozy than a pot of soup simmering on the stove while the wind is howling at your window? Anything!?), and while I don’t follow football at all I do know that this would be great to make ahead and enjoy during the big game this weekend.
Who really cares about football when you can make yourself a Super Bowl of soup! 🤣😂 OK OK I’m sorry, enough of that!
Enjoy!
How to Make Potato Soup
The Ultimate Potato Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 6 strips (uncooked) bacon cut into small pieces
- 3 Tablespoons butter unsalted or salted will work
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped (about 1.5 cup/200g)
- 3 large garlic cloves minced
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour (42g)
- 2 ½ lbs gold potatoes peeled and diced into pieces no larger than 1” (this was about 6 Large potatoes for me/1.15kg)
- 4 cups chicken broth (945ml)
- 2 cups milk (475ml)
- ⅔ cup heavy cream (155ml)
- 1 ½ teaspoon* salt
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
- ¼ - ½ teaspoon ancho chili powder**
- ⅔ cup sour cream (160g)
- Shredded cheddar cheese, chives, and additional sour cream and bacon for topping optional
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- Place bacon pieces in a large Dutch Oven or soup pot over medium heat and cook until bacon is crisp and browned.
- Remove bacon pieces and set aside, leaving the fat in the pot.
- Add butter and chopped onion and cook over medium heat until onions are tender (3-5 minutes).
- Add garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
- Sprinkle the flour over the ingredients in the pot and stir until smooth (use whisk if needed).
- Add diced potatoes to the pot along with chicken broth, milk, heavy cream, salt, pepper, and ancho chili powder. Stir well.
- Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork (about 10 minutes).
- Reduce heat to simmer and remove approximately half*** of the soup to a blender (be careful, it will be hot!) and puree until smooth (half is about 5 cups of soup, but just eyeballing the amount will be fine. Alternatively you can use an immersion blender.).
- Return the pureed soup to the pot and add sour cream and reserved bacon pieces, stir well.
- Allow soup to simmer for 15 minutes before serving.
- Top with additional sour cream, bacon, cheddar cheese, or chives. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered an estimate only. Actual nutritional content will vary based upon brands used, measuring methods, cooking method, portion sizes, and more.
Melissa
Just wondering if I could use a food processor to purée half of the soup as opposed to the blender. I’m also wondering if red potatoes would taste just as fabulous. Can’t wait to try it!
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I haven’t tried this recipe with red potatoes yet, Melissa, but it should be ok. It may have a different texture. As far as food processor that should be fine. Enjoy the recipe! 🙂
Wennessa
Is it possible to make this up to the end and leave it in a Crockpot to simmer all day? Will that make the potatoes too soft or overcooked? Thank you!
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I haven’t left it in the crockpot all day, however, others have and had success. I hope that you do too. I would leave it on low. 🙂
Claudia
This recipe makes some absolutely delicious potato soup. I used about half the butter and half the sour cream and thought it still tasted spectacular. Thank you for sharing!
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That is wonderful, Claudia! I am so glad that you enjoyed it! 🙂
Aimee
Loved the flavor of this soup but the texture was pastey. Any idea why that happened? Am planning on making again so don’t want to make the same mistake!
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I am glad that you enjoyed the flavor, but I am unsure what you mean that it was pastey in texture? Sticky? I have never had anyone experience this issue before so I am not sure where you went wrong. Did you make any substitutions to the recipe? This recipe has a full video to show you my process, if you have not watched that, you may find it helpful. I am sorry that you experienced this.
Kimberly
Can u make it in the crock ot
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Hi, Kimberly! You can certainly make it and transfer it to a crockpot until you are ready to serve. I haven’t tried making the whole recipe in the crockpot but you could do steps 1-5 on the stovetop and then finish the remaining steps it in the crockpot. If you try, let me know how it turns out for you. 🙂
Michelle Stewart
Omg.. Best potato soup I’ve ever had!!!! Everyone went crazy! So impressed
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That is terrific! I am so glad that it was a big hit, Michelle! 🙂
Consuelo Guerrero
It was absolutely amazing!
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I am so glad that you enjoyed the soup, Consuelo! Thanks for trying my recipe. 🙂
Krista
This was great! I’m didn’t have ancho chili but used regular chili powder and it was great!
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Thank you so much, Krista! I am so glad that you enjoyed it! 🙂
Peggi Edmonds
Soup is very good. My problem is finding the recipe on line when I need it.
Sugar Spun Run
I am so glad that you enjoyed the soup. You can visit my website (sugarspunrun.com) and anytime you need a recipe, you can use the search bar at the top and type in what you are looking for. Once you click on the recipe, just under the title there is a teal box that says “Jump to Recipe.” Click that will take you to it and skip over all the other content. I hope that helps! 🙂
Rebecca G
Would it be ok to use russet potatoes? What do you think?
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Hi, Rebecca! Yes, that will be fine. I hope that you enjoy the soup!:)
Ree57
Wow!! This is probably the best potato soup I’ve ever had!! The family loved it, a definite keeper. Followed recipe completely except ancho chili powder. I didn’t have it on hand but with it being so incredibly yummy, not sure I would want to add it. May try it some time but for now, can’t wait to have the leftovers tomorrow! Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe!
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Thank you so much for trying my recipe, Ree, I am so glad that it was a hit. Thanks for commenting. 🙂
Michele
Made this twice in two weeks, amazing flavor!
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I am so glad that you enjoyed the soup, Michele! Thanks for trying my recipe! 🙂
Pauline
I’m not sure where my craving for potato soup came from – but this hit it right on the spot!!!
So creamy and delicioussssss
Thanks so much!
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I am so that you enjoyed the soup and this recipe cured your craving, Pauline! Thanks for commenting. 🙂
Leona Lewis
So I was bored and needed something to do , I asked my mom if I could cook that it’s a surprise on what I was making. My mom dad and siblings absolutely loved the potato soup!!! Can’t thank you enough for sharing your recipe❤️❤️
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I am so glad that the soup turned out perfectly and your family enjoyed it, Leona! Thanks for trying my recipe!
steve matthews
Third time I’ve made this , delicious.
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I am so glad that you enjoyed the soup, Steve! Thanks for trying my recipe and for commenting. 🙂
Kim
Can I freeze leftover potato soup
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Hi, Kim! I don’t recommend it as it becomes too mushy when reheated. 🙁
Kenna
Made this for the first time with my son tonight!!! The kids absolutely loved it!! I also found an awesome recipe for bread (3 ingredients no knead) and made bread bowls. They absolutely loved this!!!
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I am so glad that your family enjoyed the soup, Kenna! Served in a bread bowl is my favorite way to eat it as well. Thanks so much for commenting. Enjoy! 🙂