Cooler temps and changing leaves always have me adding soups and chowders to the weekly dinner menu. Potato soup is always a crowd-pleasing, budget friendly dish that is quick to make and easy to personalize with a variety of toppings and seasonings.
Ingredients
- 4lbs Russet potatoes
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 4 slices of bacon (cooked and crumbled)*
- 1/4 cup green onions (chopped)*
- 1 cup diced onion
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese*
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 10oz can Cream of Chicken soup
- * denotes toppings
Yield: Serves 8 Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 30
Instructions
- Wash and peel potatoes and then dice into quarter sized pieces for even cooking. Use Russet potatoes–they have the most starch and this will be released in the cooking process and create the rich roux-like base.
- In pressure cooker or Instapot, combine all ingredients except for the cream cheese and those listed as toppings.
- Stir all ingredients together and close lid. Set the valve to sealing position and select Manual/Pressure Cook. Then use the + to change the cook time to 15 minutes.
- Once the pressure cooking is complete, wait 2 minutes and then switch the valve to venting.
- Open the lid carefully and stir the potatoes and broth. To create a creamy broth without roux or heavy cream, use a slotted spoon to slightly mush the potatoes or remove 2 cups of the mixture and blend it with a blender until smooth.
- Cut the block of cream cheese into cubes and stir in until fully melted. This adds the perfect amount of creamy goodness and thickens the broth to a chowder like consistency.
- Let the soup cool and top with cheese, green onions, and crumbled bacon. Enjoy!
The ease of this recipe and the tastiness of a loaded baked potato soup is a dangerous combination in our house–especially comforting in a time that screams feed me all the comfort foods! The addition of toppings was an enormous hit with our toddler crew and they had an awesome time getting to add their own twist to dinner. Give it a try and let me know what type of toppings you prefer to make it your own.
