Description
Loaded Baked Potato Soup is the ultimate comfort food with rich and hearty flavors. This Best Easy Potato Soup combines tender potatoes, crispy bacon, and creamy, cheesy broth for a delicious meal. Perfect for chilly days and satisfying cravings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 potatoes scrubbed
- 8 bacon slices
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ¼ cup yellow onion diced
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups low-fat milk
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 2 cups chicken stock
- 1 tsp kosher salt plus more to taste
- ½ tsp garlic salt plus more to taste
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 cup mild cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 cup sour cream
- Fresh chives for garnish
Instructions
- Pierce potatoes several times and microwave until tender then cool peel and cut into chunks.
- Cook bacon until crisp then drain cool and crumble reserving 1 tbsp fat.
- Melt butter with reserved bacon fat add garlic and onion cook until tender.
- Whisk in flour cook 1-2 minutes then gradually add milk half-and-half and chicken stock bring to simmer.
- Add kosher salt garlic salt and black pepper simmer until slightly thickened.
- Stir in cheeses bacon and sour cream remove from heat.
- Add potato chunks stir to combine.
- Serve hot garnished with reserved cheese bacon and chives.
Notes
- For crisp tops, broil 2–3 minutes at the end
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 85mg