Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Warm up with this comforting and creamy Loaded Baked Potato Soup recipe! Packed with tender potatoes, crispy bacon, cheddar cheese, and topped with sour cream, this hearty soup is the ultimate comfort food. Perfect for chilly nights or family dinners, it’s easy to make and loaded with all your favorite baked potato toppings.

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Ingredients Needed For Loaded Baked Potato Soup:

• 5 cups cooked, peeled and then, diced russets or Yukon gold potatoes
• 8-10 slices bacon cooked and then crumbled, reserve the bacon fat
• 2 tbsp bacon fat
• 1/3 cup green onions, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream 
• 1 14.5 ounce can chicken broth
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• extra crumbled bacon, grated cheddar cheese, green onions and sour cream for serving.

Instructions For Loaded Baked Potato Soup:

1. Wash and scrub the potatoes. Poke each with a fork, multiple times. Then, microwave for 12-15 minutes. Potatoes need to be tender but not mushy. Time will vary due to potato size.
2. Remove the potatoes from the microwave and let cool while you cook the bacon. Reserve the bacon fat. 
3. When potatoes are cool enough to touch, peel and dice the potatoes. Discard the peels. Set 5 cups of diced potatoes aside. 
4. Using 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat, cook the 1/3 cup of green onion for 2 minutes, in a deep sauce pan or stock pot.
5. Then, add the minced garlic and flour. Cook for 1 minute. 
6. Warm the milk and heavy whipping cream in the microwave for 1 or 2 minutes to luke warm. Not Hot!
7. Add the chicken broth to the flour mixture. Stir to combine.
8. Then, add the warmed milk and cream slowly. Stirring continually. Heat through-to a very low simmer, not a full boil.
9. Add diced potatoes, grated cheese, crumbled bacon, salt and pepper. As you stir to combine the ingredients, use your whisk to mash up some of the potatoes. 
10. Serve with extra grated cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon, sliced green onions and sour cream. Enjoy this delicious comfort food!

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Loaded Baked Potato Soup

A delicious comfort food recipe filled with your favorite baked potato toppings.

Course Soup

Cuisine American

Keyword Comfort Food Recipes, Easy Dinners, Hearty Soups, Loaded Potato Soup, Potato Soup

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Servings 8 cups

Author Sweeter With Sugar

Ingredients

• 5 cups russets or Yukon gold potatoes cooked, then, peeled and then diced
• 8-10 slices bacon cooked, reserve the bacon fat
• 2 tbsp bacon fat
• 1/3 cup green onions sliced
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1/4 cup flour
• 2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 14.5 ounce can chicken broth
• 2 cups cheddar cheese grated
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• extra crumbled bacon, grated cheddar cheese, green onions and sour cream for serving.

Instructions

1. Wash and scrub the potatoes. Poke each with a fork, multiple times. Then, microwave for 12-15 minutes. Potatoes need to be tender but not mushy. Times will vary depending on the size of the potatoes.

2. Remove the potatoes from the microwave and let them cool while you cook the bacon. Reserve the bacon fat.

3. When potatoes are cool enough to touch, peel and dice the potatoes. Discard the peels. Set 5 cups of diced potatoes aside.

4. Using 2 tablespoons of the bacon fat, cook the 1/3 cup of green onion for 2 minutes, in a deep sauce pan or stock pot.

5. Then, add the minced garlic and flour. Cook for 1 minute.

6. Warm the milk and heavy whipping cream in the microwave for 1 or 2 minutes to luke warm. Not Hot!

7. Add chicken broth to the flour mixture. Stir to combine.

8. Add the warmed milk and cream slowly. Stirring continually. Heat through-to a very low simmer, not a full boil.

9. Add diced potatoes, grated cheese, crumbled bacon, salt and pepper. As you stir to combine the ingredients, use your whisk to mash up some of the potatoes.

10. Serve with extra grated cheddar cheese, crumbled bacon, sliced green onions and sour cream. Enjoy this delicious comfort food!

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