Loaded Baked Potato Soup
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All the flavors of a loaded baked potato comes together beautifully in this satisfyingly creamy and comforting soup!
Yesterday I couldn’t watch my Grey’s reruns because they played A Walk to Remember instead. Now this movie came out when I was in the 8th grade, and I was completely googly-eyed over 24-year old Shane West. Now that it’s on 11 years later, nothing has changed, except I’m crying in almost every scene – when Shane West takes Mandy Moore to the state line and she’s in two places at once, or when he names a star after her – yeah, sob fest all over.
I think I need to get out more.
But the good thing about working from home is that I can raid the kitchen and gobble up anything and everything, like this loaded baked potato soup.
This oh-so-creamy and rich, carb-loaded, cheesy, bacon-y, comforting, cozy soup that I can eat all day long. It’s honestly become one of my favorite soups ever, and I’ve had it 3 times this week already! With the melted cheddar and the crispy bacon bits, how can you resist?
Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon, diced
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 3 ½ cups milk, or more, as needed
- 3 russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup sour cream
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Heat a large stockpot or Dutch oven over medium heat. Add bacon and cook until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate; set aside.
- Melt butter in the stockpot. Whisk in flour until lightly browned, about 1 minute.
- Gradually whisk in milk, and cook, whisking constantly, until slightly thickened, about 1-2 minutes.
- Stir in potatoes and green onions. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 15-20 minutes.
- Stir in cheese, sour cream, salt and pepper, to taste. If the soup is too thick, add more milk as needed until desired consistency is reached.
- Serve immediately, garnished with green onion, cheese and bacon, if desired.
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So good! My kids love it ♥️
So easy to make and super simple! Its beyond delicious, I never have to search for a restaurant serving potato soup again
Awesome!
This was so easy and so yummy!! The absolute best soup I’ve ever tried. Thank you for sharing this recipe! God bless .
It truly is #damndelicious
First time every making this soup, so easy and was so good.
We made the recipe as written, it was so delicious! I’ve never had loaded baked potato soup that tasted so creamy and cheesy! My husband made most of it (I’m a little sick) and I think it tasted better because of my sore throat, haha. Only thing he didn’t do was add more milk at the end to make it thinner, it came out a little too thick. We will thin it out a little more next time. Thank you so much for this share.
I made potato soup for the first time thanks to this recipe!! I did add a little bit of cream cheese as other recipes used it. Other than that, it turned out delicious.
Sunday night staple during the Fall/Winter! Best soup ever- thank you so much!!
I make this way more often than I should, it’s a huge hit with absolutely everyone! Even my boyfriend has a 2nd serving, and he has a bit of a lactose intolerance, haha!
One thing I differently is that I use half cheddar cheese, and half havarti. It’s also really good with smoked Gouda!
We’re happy to hear you enjoy it so much!
This was the easiest potato soup ever. The weather here turned cooler and more fallish, perfect weather for soup. My husband wanted chicken wild rice soup. My daughter wanted loaded potato soup. She got her wish, to celebrate getting a job today. We loved it, so happy I doubled the recipe, so there is some leftover for lunch tomorrow. Love the fact that the ingredients were all things I had at home. Love Love Love this soup and will make it again. P.S. I added cubed ham to it, and chives on top. Also loved that there was no cream in this recipe, but still comforting and creamy.
Great additions! Thanks for sharing.
Delicious! This was so easy to make and wonderful to enjoy on a chilly, rainy day. I only made a couple adjustments: i cooked the bacon in my dutch oven because i didnt want to dirty a 2nd dish and then drained out most of the grease before adding the butter, flour, etc. I followed the rest of the recipe as written. I decided to add Johnny’s seasoning at the end because my husband requires pretty obvious flavor foodwise, but I thought it tasted great without. I served it with some homemade crusty bread, and next time i will serve in bread bowls. Thanks for making this recipe so simple. I avoid anything complicated just because i have 2 kids, and i dont particularly enjoy spending a ton of time in the kitchen. This was perfect for us. 5 stars!
Thank you so much for your feedback, Ashley!
Have you tried this in your Instant Pot yet?
Not just yet!
Wonderful easy recipe! I did add some garlic in the end to add some more taste! My husband absolutely LOVED this!
That’s great! Thank you, Kristina!
Just start a pot of this soup, tsk sound so good I have to try it. Question can I put the bacon in the soup instead of garnish.
Of course!
I next going to make this tomorrow , I just need sour cream and cheddar cheese.
I did. So easy to make and so good. The only change I willing make next time: less sour cream. For me the sour cream make it fluffy, but overall so good and for fist time easy to do.
This soup was so easy to make!….It was absolutely delicious!….my picky hubs had two bowls and he is always hesitant when I try new recipes. We are fasting for one week, so this was an opportunity to go meatless…..this was a soup to go on repeat.
This was fantastic! I loved the rich creamy texture.
I need to double this recipe do I double it exactly as it is or do I need to change anything?
Yes, you can double the recipe in its entirety. You may also need to adjust cooking time.
I had pinned a crockpot version, but I’m glad you posted a stovetop version. ⬆this is what’s cooking right now!