When the weather cools down, everyone loves a hearty soup on a chilly night. This loaded potato soup is done in no time and the whole family (even the kids) will love it. Feel free to hide a few extra veggies, like carrots or broccoli, in the soup
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword bacon, potato, soup
Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Cook Time 30 minutesmins
Servings 4people
Author Sparkle Markets
Ingredients
½lbbaconchopped
1onionchopped
½cupcelerychopped
3large cloves garlicminced
⅓cupall-purpose flour
2 ½lbspotatoespeeled and cut into small pieces
4cupschicken broth
2cupsmilk
⅔cupheavy cream
½tspsalt
½tspfreshly ground black pepper
1tsphot sauce
⅔cupsour cream
Cheddar cheese, chives, sour cream, and bacon for topping
Instructions
Cook the bacon in a large pot or Dutch oven until it is nice and crispy. Remove the bacon from the pot and set aside, leaving the grease. Add the chopped onion and celery and cook until they are tender and the onions are translucent. Add in the minced garlic and cook for another 30 seconds. Sprinkle in the flour and stir well.
Add the potatoes, chicken broth, milk, cream, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Bring everything to a boil and cook until the potatoes are tender, about 10 minutes. With an immersion blender, blend the soup until you reach your desired consistency. You can leave some chunks or blend until mostly smooth. Add the sour cream and most of the reserved bacon and stir well. Allow soup to simmer for 15 minutes before serving.
Top with your favorite loaded potato toppings like sour cream, bacon, cheddar cheese or chives.