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    Home » Soups » Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipe {Video}

    Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipe {Video}

    Published: October 30, 2019 · Jill Baird · 6 Comments

    Loaded baked potato soup recipe

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    This Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipe is creamy and delicious. It’s made with potatoes, chicken broth for lots of flavors and a dose of heavy cream. You can add bacon, sliced green onions, and shredded cheddar to turn this into the most amazing Loaded potato soup recipe.

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    Potato Soup Recipe

    This recipe can be a creamy potato soup recipe or add the toppings and wa-lah, you have yourself a Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipe.  This soup is amazing on its own but if you really want to level up your potato soup game, a few bacon bits, green onions, and shredded cheddar cheese are all it needs.  It's hearty enough to be a meal or works great as an appetizer or side dish too.  Your family is going to love this amazing Potato Soup Recipes.

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    How to Make Homemade Potato Soup:

    1. In a large pot, add the butter and then sautè the onion until it is golden brown. Add the garlic and continue to cook until it is slightly golden too.
    2. Add chicken broth and raw potato chunks.  Bring the potatoes to a boil and continue to cook for 12-15 minutes or until potatoes are fork-tender. (until you can stick a fork in them and there is no resistance when pulling the fork out)
    3. Stir in the heavy cream (or evaporated milk).
    4. Add salt and pepper to taste.
    5. Ladle into bowls and garnish each serving with shredded cheese, bacon bits, and green onions. 
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    Can you freeze Potato Soup?

    Yup!  Just cool completely and transfer to freezer bags.  Lay them flat in the freezer and store for up to 5 months.  Once you are ready to use, you can thaw overnight in the fridge, or else transfer directly into a pot on the stovetop and re-heat on medium-low heat, stirring often.  
    If you want to go the microwave route, just transfer into a microwave-safe container and reheat for about 30 seconds at a time, stirring in between.

    How To Thicken Soup

    If your potato soup needs to be thickened. Here's an easy way...
    1. Bring your soup to a boil.
    2. In a small bowl, combine 2 Tablespoons of cold water and 2 Tablespoons of Cornstarch.  Stir till smooth. 
    3. Slowly pour the cornstarch mixture into the boiling soup and continue to stir until desired consistency is reached. 

    How long to boil potatoes for potato soup

    It will depend on how big your potato chunks are. For this recipe you want your potato chunks to be ½" to ¾" sized chunks.  It will take 12-20 minutes for your potatoes to boils.  Check them occasionally by doing the "for tender" test.  Stick a fork in the boiling potatoes.  If the potato sticks on the end of the fork, it's not ready.  You want to potato to break in half or slip off easily when poked. 

    What To Serve with Soup

    Some kind of bread or crusty roll is my favorite to serve with this creamy broccoli soup.  You can try my Homemade Olive Garden Breadsticks recipe.  You better double the batch though because one batch is never enough.  You can also make some homemade crescent rolls.  They are buttery and soft and perfect for soup.  If you're needing something a little more hearty, try my Easy Oven Baked Chicken.  It is so easy to make and I swear is the most tender and juicy oven-baked chicken recipe.  

    Looking For the Best Soup Recipes?

    For some more homestyle soup recipes like this one, give these a try:

    • Quick Chicken Noodle Soup  - full of chicken, homestyle noodles, carrots and peas, and quick to throw together.
    • Roasted Tomato Soup - roasting the tomatoes gives them so much more flavorful than the canned version, and it still tastes just as great with a grilled cheese.
    • Broccoli Potato Cheese Soup - loaded with veggies and cheddar cheese, this is delicious on it's own or served from a bread bowl.
    • Turkey and Rice Soup - filled with wild rice, turkey and veggies.
    • Taco Soup- A soup recipe that can be ready in about 20 minutes and loaded with all your favorite Southwest flavors.
    • Broccoli Cheese Soup- An easy and creamy cheesy broccoli cheese soup everyone will love. 
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    Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipe

    This Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipe is creamy and delicious. It’s made with potatoes, chicken broth for lots of flavors and a dose of heavy cream.  You can add bacon, sliced green onions, and shredded cheddar to turn this into the most amazing Loaded potato soup recipe.
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American
    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 20 minutes
    cooling 5 minutes
    Total Time 35 minutes
    Servings 8 people
    Calories 444kcal

    Ingredients

    Soup

    • 1 Large Onion (minced) White or yellow onion works great
    • 2 tablespoon Garlic minced
    • 2 tablespoon Butter salted
    • 5 Cups Chicken Broth
    • 3-4 Pounds Potatoes Cut into bite sized chunks (about ¾" pieces
    • 12 oz Heavy Cream (can use evaporated milk to reduce the fat)

    Garnish

    • 2 cups Shredded Cheese any variety will do
    • ½ cup Bacon Bits the pre-cooked kind from Costco work great or you can cut raw bacon into chuncks and cook it on medium heat until golden and crispy to make your own.
    • 4 Tablespoons Green Onions

    Instructions

    • In a large pot, add the butter and then sautè the onion until it is golden brown. Add the garlic and continue to cook until it is slightly golden too.
    • Add chicken broth and raw potato chunks.  Bring the potatoes to a boil and continue to cook for 12-15 minutes or until potatoes are fork-tender. (until you can stick a fork in them and there is no resistance when pulling the fork out)
    • Stir in the heavy cream (or evaporated milk).
    • Add salt and pepper to taste. 
    • Ladle in to bowls and garnish each serving with shredded cheese, bacon bits, and green onions. 

    Notes

     
    Can you freeze Potato Soup?
    It's not a great idea to freeze potato soup.  The texture of potatoes, in this potato soup recipe, tends to change after they've been frozen.  The texture is a little crumply and you don't get that rich and creamy texture you love about potato soup.
    How long will potato soup keep in the refrigerator?
    Potato soup will keep for 3-4 days in the fridge.  Be sure to use the smell test.  If it smells off at all, it's probably best to not eat it. 
    How to thicken potato soup:
    If your potato soup needs to be thickened. Here's an easy way...
    • Bring your soup to a boil.
    • In a small bowl, combine 2 Tabelspoons of cold water and 2 Tablespoons of Cornstartch.  Stir till smooth. 
    • Slowly pour the cornstarch mixture into the boiling soup and continue to stir until desired consistency is reached. 
    How long to boil potatoes for potato soup:
    It will depend on how big your potato chunks are. For this recipe you want your potato chunks to be ½" to ¾" suzed chunks.  It will take 12-20 minutes for your potatoes to boils.  Check them occasionally by doing the "for tender" test.  Stick a fork in the boiling potatoes.  If the potato sticks on the end of the fork, it's not ready.  You want to potato to break in half or slip off easily when poked. 
    What to make with potato soup:
    Any kind of a grilled protein will work great.  A slice of homemade bread or a roll is delicious too. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 444kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 1035mg | Potassium: 938mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 933IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 254mg | Iron: 6mg

    Here are some other great Soup recipes:

    • Lasagna Soup
    • Easy Taco Soup
    • Black Bean Soup
    • Turkey Enchilada Soup
    • Tuscan Potato Soup
    • More Soup Recipes
    • More Best Potato Recipes

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    This Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipe is creamy and delicious. It’s made with potatoes, chicken broth for lots of flavor and a dose of heavy cream. You can add bacon, sliced green onions and shredded cheddar to turn this into the most amazing Loaded potato soup recipe. #potato #soup #recipe #loaded #bakedpotato #thecarefreekitchen

    This Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipe is creamy and delicious. It’s made with potatoes, chicken broth for lots of flavors and a dose of heavy cream.  You can add bacon, sliced green onions, and shredded cheddar to turn this into the most amazing Loaded potato soup recipe. 

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    1. Tessa

      December 06, 2020 at 6:11 am

      Can you use lactose free milk instead of the heavy cream? My husband can’t have heavy cream or the other milk.

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      • The Carefree Kitchen

        January 22, 2021 at 9:45 am

        Yes, I'm sure that would work too!

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