This easy potato soup is topped with crumbled bacon, sour cream, shredded cheese, and green onions. Simple to make, uses everyday ingredients and made in your slow cooker or Dutch oven.
Do you love the fall weather, cooler temperatures, and cooking in your slow cooker? I love a good, homemade soup for this cooler weather. Be sure and try New England clam chowder and beef stew.
And it’s so nice when it’s simple comfort food that help make meals quick and easy. Creamy and delicious Loaded Potato Soup is easy to make in your Dutch oven or slow cooker using simple ingredients.
How to make Potato Soup
- Step 1: Brown the bacon and remove from the pan using a slotted spoon. Drain on clean, dry paper towels.
- Step 2: Sauté the onions and garlic in the fat, just until translucent.
- Step 3: Add the flour and cook for 1-2 minutes
- Step 4: Add the chicken stock and potatoes. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer the potatoes for 20-30 minutes, or until tender.
- Step 5: Gently stir in the half and half, a little at a time. Season with onion powder, garlic powder, and ground mustard. Season if needed with salt and pepper.
- Step 6: Let simmer over medium to low heat for 10-15 minutes
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Potato Soup
Ingredients
Potato Soup
- 7-8 baking potatoes peeled, cut into ½-inch cubes
- 2 medium onions chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 4 tablespoons butter
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups half and half
- salt and ground pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground mustard
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 pound bacon cooked crispy, crumbled
- shredded cheese, variety of your choice
- full-fat sour cream
- green onion thinly sliced
Instructions
Dutch oven:
- Brown the bacon in a Dutch oven over medium to high heat. Remove from the pan using a slotted spoon. Set on a few paper towels to drain the fat.
- Drain all but 1 tablespoon or so of the bacon fat. Saute the onions and garlic in the fat, just until translucent. Stir occasionally with a wooden spoon. Add the butter and let melt. Add the flour and cook for 1-2 minutes, or until it’s lightly browned. Stir with a wooden spoon so it does not stick to the pan.
- Add the chicken stock and potatoes. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer. Simmer the potatoes for 20-30 minutes, or until tender. Mash with a potato masher. Season with salt and ground pepper to taste.
- Gently stir in the half and half, a little at a time. Season with onion powder, garlic powder, and ground mustard. Add more ground pepper if necessary. Stir with a spoon occasionally. Let simmer over medium to low heat for 10-15 minutes, or until the soup is thickened slightly.
- Serve with a dollop of sour cream, green onion, shredded cheese and crumbled bacon.
Slow cooker:
- Place the baking potatoes, chicken broth, onion, garlic, butter, salt, ground pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, ground mustard into the slow cooker. Cook on low for 5-6 hours, or until the potatoes are tender.
- Mash the potatoes. Sprinkle with the flour and half and half. Stir everything together with a spoon. Continue to cook another 1-2 hours, or until the soup has thickened slightly.
- Serve with a dollop of sour cream, green onion, shredded cheese and crumbled bacon.
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Primrose says
This recipe brought back memories for me… my mom used to make homemade potato soup when we were sick. Thank you for posting this. 🫶
Barbara Salter says
I made this potato soup and it was delicious, this will be my go to recipe from now on! Thank you for sharing with us!
Jessica Robinson says
Thank you so much!
Cathy Thomas says
My go to recipe for potato soup. Simply delicious every time.
Jessica Robinson says
So happy to hear that you enjoy this potato soup recipe!
Brittanie says
If I did it over I’d either leave the mustard or or reduce it by at least half. The soup was great until u added that. The soup turned out great otherwise!
Seanna Borrows says
This soup is so good! Love it!!
Carol Borchardt says
Made this soup this week for a personal chef client and it was delicious! I think they’ll really enjoy it! Thanks for a great recipe!
Jessica Robinson says
So glad to hear they loved it Carol! Thanks for stopping by!
Jennifer king says
Delicious recipe but the cook time is slightly off
Jessica Robinson says
Glad to hear you enjoyed it Jennifer. Many people love this recipe. Cook time really depends on how big or small you cut potatoes and the type of potatoes you use.
Lisa Hatfield says
OH MY GOSH this recipe is making me so hungry! YUM
Jessica Robinson says
Thanks so much!