The Ultimate Creamy Potato Soup
An easy and delicious creamy potato soup recipe that can be made in just one pot! Loaded with bacon and creamy potato goodness, this is a favorite comfort food in my household.
Equipment
- 1 Immersion blender
- 1 Dutch Oven
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 6 strips Bacon uncooked, cut into small pieces
- 3 tablespoons Butter unsalted or salted will work
- 1 medium Yellow onion chopped, about 1.5 cup/200g
- 3 large Garlic cloves minced
- ⅓ cup All-purpose flour 42g
- 2 ½ lbs Gold potatoes peeled and diced into 1-inch pieces, around 1.15kg
- 4 cups Chicken broth 945ml
- 2 cups Milk 475ml
- ⅔ cup Heavy cream 155ml
- 1 ½ teaspoons Salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon Ground pepper to taste
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon Ancho chili powder for a little warmth
- ⅔ cup Sour cream 160g
- to taste Optional toppings shredded cheddar cheese, chives, extra sour cream, and crispy bacon
Instructions
Instructions
- First, in your pot over medium heat, cook the bacon until it’s crispy. Scoop it out and set it aside, keeping the drippings in there.
- Add butter to those drippings and let it melt. Toss in chopped onion. Let it soften about 5 minutes, stirring now and then.
- Throw in minced garlic, cooking for just a minute till it smells real good and fragrant.
- Sprinkle flour over the mixture and stir constantly for 2 minutes. This makes your roux, thickening the soup nicely.
- Slowly pour chicken broth while whisking, making it all smooth with no lumps.
- Put diced potatoes and salt inside. Bring soup to boil and then simmer for 20 minutes until potatoes feel tender when you poke ’em.
- Stir in milk and heavy cream. Cook another 5 minutes, stirring sometimes to keep things even.
- Use an immersion blender to puree until creamy. Or carefully blend in batches if you don’t have one. Add toppings like bacon and cheese when serving.
- Allow soup to simmer for 15 minutes before serving. Top with additional sour cream, bacon, cheddar cheese, or chives. Enjoy!
Notes
Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form. Email * Title Post Permalink Save Ingredients▢ 6 strips (uncooked) bacon, cut into small pieces▢ 3 Tablespoons butter, unsalted or salted will work▢ 1 medium yellow onion, chopped (about 1.5 cup/200g)▢ 3 large garlic cloves, minced▢ ⅓ cup all-purpose flour, (42g)▢ 2 ½ lbs gold potatoes, peeled and diced into pieces no larger than 1” (this was about 6 Large potatoes for me/1.15kg)▢ 4 cups chicken broth, (945ml)▢ 2 cups milk, (475ml)▢ ⅔ cup heavy cream, (155ml)▢ 1 ½ teaspoon* salt▢ 1 teaspoon ground pepper▢ ¼ - ½ teaspoon ancho chili powder**▢ ⅔ cup sour cream, (160g)▢ Shredded cheddar cheese, chives, and additional sour cream and bacon for topping, optional