Loaded Potato Soup

5 from 1 vote

This Loaded Potato Soup is creamy, hearty, and flled with the flavors of bacon, garlic, and perfectly cooked potatoes. It's the ultimate comfort food for fall evenings or anytime you crave a satisfying bowl of warmth.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine American

Keyword bacon potato soup, cheesy potato soup, creamy potato soup, easy soup recipe, fall comfort soup, homemade soup recipe, Loaded Potato Soup, one pot soup

Servings

Calories 310kcal

Author Shelby Law Ruttan

Equipment

Ingredients

4 slices bacon cooked til crisp
1 tablespoon bacon fat
1 small onion diced
2 large garlic cloves minced
4 cups potatoes peeled and diced
4 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon dried basil
salt & pepper to taste
2 green onions sliced thinly
6 ounces cheddar cheese shredded
2 cups half and half
1 teaspoon hot sauce
3 tablespoons flour

Instructions

In large soup pot, cook bacon until well browned and crispy. Transfer to paper towel and reserve 2 tablespoons of bacon fat.
Add onion and garlic to reserved bacon fat in large soup pot. Add potatoes, chicken broth and basil and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until potatoes are tender.
While potatoes are cooking, mix flour with half and half and hot sauce. Set aside.
Once potatoes are cooked, using potato masher, lightly mash potatoes.
Stir milk and flour mixture into potato mixture. Cook, stirring constantly until soup starts to bubble and thicken. Add salt and pepper as needed.
Serve soup topped with crumbled bacon pieces, shredded cheese and green onion.

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