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The Ultimate Creamy Potato Soup

The Ultimate Creamy Potato Soup

The Ultimate Creamy Potato Soup is a rich and delicious dish made with bacon, potatoes, and creamy goodness.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 521 kcal

Equipment

  • immersion blender
  • dutch oven

Ingredients
  

  • 6 strips 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

Instructions
 

  • Place bacon pieces in a large Dutch Oven or soup pot over medium heat and cook until bacon is crisp and browned.
  • Remove bacon pieces and set aside, leaving the fat in the pot.
  • Add butter and chopped onion and cook over medium heat until onions are tender (3-5 minutes).
  • Add garlic and cook until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
  • Sprinkle the flour over the ingredients in the pot and stir until smooth (use whisk if needed).
  • Add diced potatoes to the pot along with chicken broth, milk, heavy cream, salt, pepper, and ancho chili powder. Stir well.
  • Bring to a boil and cook until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork (about 10 minutes).
  • Reduce heat to simmer and remove approximately half of the soup to a blender (be careful, it will be hot!) and puree until smooth (half is about 5 cups of soup, but just eyeballing the amount will be fine. Alternatively you can use an immersion blender.).
  • Return the pureed soup to the pot and add sour cream and reserved bacon pieces, stir well.
  • Allow soup to simmer for 15 minutes before serving.
  • Top with additional sour cream, bacon, cheddar cheese, or chives. Enjoy!

Notes

I recommend starting with a more reserved amount of salt and then adding more as needed. If you haven't used ancho chili powder before, I recommend starting with ¼ teaspoon and then taste-testing before increasing to ½ teaspoon if you like the taste. If you want a completely creamy soup you can puree all of it, just puree in batches, about half of the soup at a time. I prefer my potato soup with actual chunks of potatoes and prefer to puree just half of it.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 521kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 12gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 1326mgPotassium: 1176mgFiber: 5gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 897IUVitamin C: 50mgCalcium: 182mgIron: 2mg
Keyword bacon soup, comfort food, creamy soup, easy recipe, hearty soup, potato soup
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