Best Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipes

FULLY LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place the potatoes on a roasting tray and bake for 45 minutes. When done, the tip of a paring knife should go through the potatoes easily.
• Slice the bacon into lardons (thin strips) and cook in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat until crisp. Remove the bacon from the pot with a slotted spoon and set aside, leaving the drippings in the pot.
• Add the flour to the drippings in the pot and stir to combine. Cook, without adding color, until the flour and fat has combined, about 1 minute. Pour in the milk while you whisk to incorporate. Cook over medium heat until bubbly and thickened, stirring frequently, about 15 minutes.
• Scoop out the potato pulp from the skins and add to the milk mixture. Mash with the back of a wooden spoon leaving it a little bit chunky.
• Add the cooked bacon (leaving a little out for garnishing the soup), 1 cup of the cheese, and season well with salt and pepper. Stir until the cheese has melted. Remove from the heat.
• Ladle the soup into bowls, drizzle with sour cream (from a squeeze bottle), sprinkle with remaining bacon bits, grated cheese and chives.

CROCK POT - STYLE LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine first seven ingredients in a large crock pot; cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 8 hours (potato should be tender).
• Mash mixture until potatoes are coarsely chopped and soup is slightly thickened.
• Stir in cream, cheese and chives.
• Top with sour cream (if used), sprinkle with bacon and more cheese.

LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Wrap potatoes in aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potatoes are tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Cool potatoes until easily handled and cut into cubes.
• Place the bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels and crumble.
• Combine milk, cream, sour cream, processed cheese, and Cheddar cheese in a large pot over medium heat; cook, stirring frequently, until cheeses are melted, about 10 minutes. Add potatoes and bacon to milk mixture and simmer over medium heat, stirring frequently, until potatoes begin to dissolve into soup, about 20 minutes; season with onion salt and black pepper.

LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onions in butter until tender. Stir in flour. Gradually stir in 1 cup water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Transfer to a 5-qt. slow cooker., Add the broth, potatoes, potato flakes, bacon, pepper, salt, basil, thyme and remaining water. Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or until potatoes are tender. Stir in cream; heat through. Garnish with cheese and green onions.

FULLY-LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crisp, about 10 minutes. Remove from skillet and crumble. Reserve drippings.
• Place potatoes in a pot; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, covered, until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain.
• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; saute until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in bacon crumbles, reserved bacon drippings, flour, salt, and pepper. Reduce heat; add the boiled potatoes, half-and-half, and chicken broth. Simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. Add sour cream and 1 cup Cheddar cheese; cook and stir until heated through, about 5 minutes. Garnish soup with remaining Cheddar cheese and parsley.

LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP (CHILI'S COPYCAT RECIPE) RECIPE - (3.7/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F and bake the potatoes for 1 hour or until done. Remove potatoes from oven to cool. As potatoes cool, prepare soup by melting butter in a large saucepan, and sauté onion until light brown. Add the flour to the onions and stir to make a roux. Add stock, water, cornstarch, mashed potatoes, and spices to the pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise and scoop out contents with a large spoon. Discard skin. Chop baked potato with a large knife to make chunks that are about 1/2-inch in size. Add chopped baked potato and half-and-half to the saucepan. Bring soup back to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes or until thick. Spoon about 1 1/2 cups of soup into a bowl and top with about a tablespoon of shredded cheddar cheese, a half tablespoon of crumbled bacon and a teaspoon or so of chopped green onion. Repeat for remaining servings.

LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 425˚F (220˚C).
• On a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, rub potatoes with salt, pepper, and olive oil.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40-50 minutes.
• Once cooled, peel and mash potatoes, and set aside.
• Heat oil in large pot over a medium-high heat.
• Add onion and garlic. Cook until translucent and garlic is fragant, about 5 minutes.
• Add butter and melt.
• Bring in flour and stir until mixture is lightly browned.
• Add in the chicken broth and cream cheese. Stir until fully incorporated
• Add in the mashed potatoes and combine.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Garnish bowl with shredded cheese, bacon, and chives.
• Enjoy!

THE ULTIMATE LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Fry the bacon in the bottom of a large dutch oven or heavy bottomed pot.
• Once the bacon is done, remove and set a side (chopp for garnish once it cools).
• Add the onion and garlic to the bacon fat left in the pot and sautee until the onions are translucent (medium-low heat so that the garlic does not burn).
• Wisk the flour into the onions and garlic mixture while in the pot and cook for an additional few minutes to cook out the flour.
• Slowly wisk in the chicken broth and heavy whipping cream.
• Add in the potatoes. Bring it to a boil then reduce to a low heat and cook until the potatos are tender.
• Add salt and pepper to taste and blend everything together with a hand blender (or you can blend it in batches in a regular blender).
• Turn off the heat (makes sure the heat is off or the sour cream will curdle) and add the cheddar cheese and sour cream and mix it all together.
• Serve topped with the chopped bacon, cheddar cheese, sour cream and sliced scallions.

LOW-FAT LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine first six ingredients in a slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 8 hours,until potatoes are tender.
• Remove 1 cup of mixture and mash potatoes; return to cooker.
• Add Half and Half, cheese, and chives; mix well.
• Heat thoroughly.
• To serve: Top with dollop of sour cream, sprinkles of cooked bacon and more cheese, if desired.

INSTANT POT® LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Add onion, bacon, and butter to the hot pot and saute until bacon is crispy, 5 to 8 minutes. Turn off Saute function and transfer contents to a small bowl.
• Add potatoes, water, and garlic base to pot and close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 12 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 15 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Mash potatoes against the side of the pot, leaving some chunks if desired. Add onion-bacon mixture and half-and-half; stir to combine.
• Ladle into soup bowls and top with green onions, Cheddar cheese, and black pepper.

CATTLE COMPANY'S LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan, melt the butter and saute onion, but do not brown.Add the flour to make a roux, and cook and stir for 5 minutes.
• In a separate bowl, combine the chicken stock, instant potatoes, salt, basil, pepper and tabasco.
• Gradually add to the roux mixture, stirring and bringing to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes, stirring often.
• Add the diced potatoes to the soup, continue to simmer 5-10 minutes, stirring carefully without mashing the potatoes.
• Add cream as desired for consistency.
• Garnish: Top individual bowls of soup with cheese, bacon, sour cream and onions.

SLOW-COOKER LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Cook and stir bacon in large Skillet on medium heat until crisp. Remove bacon from Skillet with slotted spoon, reserving 2 Tbsp. drippings in Skillet. Drain bacon on paper towels; refrigerate until ready to use.
• Add onions to drippings in Skillet; cook and stir 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Stir in flour; cook and stir 1 min. Add 1 cup broth; cook and stir 2 min. or until sauce comes to boil and thickens. Pour into Slow Cooker. Stir in remaining broth. Add potatoes; cover with lid. Cook on LOW 4 to 5 hours (or HIGH 2 to 3 hours).
• Use slotted spoon to transfer 4 cups potatoes to medium bowl; mash until smooth. Add 1-1/2 cups cheese to remaining mixture in Slow Cooker; stir until melted. Stir in mashed potatoes and milk; cook, covered, 5 min. or until heated through.
• Place bacon on paper towel-covered microwaveable plate. Microwave on HIGH 20 to 30 sec. or until heated through. Serve soup topped with bacon, remaining cheese, sour cream and chives.

LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP FOR CROCKPOT

Steps:

• Combine baking potatoes, onion, chicken broth, garlic, butter, salt and pepper in a large crockpot.
• Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 8 hours (potatoes should be tender).
• Mash mixture until potatoes are coarsely chopped and soup is slightly thickened.
• Stir in cream, cheddar cheese and chives.
• Top with sour cream (if using); sprinkle with bacon and more cheese.

LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP (GLUTEN FREE)

Steps:

• Pierce potatoes; microwave on HIGH for 5 minutes, turning over after 2 1/2 minutes.
• Cut potatoes in chunks. Combine potatoes, broth and milk in large microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 6 minutes, stirring after 3 minutes.
• Slightly crush potatoes with a potato masher.
• Reserve 2 tablespoons each of bacon and cheese and 1 tablespoon of the onions for topping; set aside. Add remaining bacon, cheese and onion to soup.
• Serve topped with reserved bacon, cheese, onions, and sour cream.

HG'S FULLY LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP - WW POINTS = 2

Steps:

• Pierce potato with a fork in multiple places, and then place it on a paper towel or microwave-safe plate. Microwave for 8 - 10 minutes, until potato is soft. Once cool enough to handle, remove and discard the skin (either by peeling skin off or cutting potato open and scooping out the insides). Mash the potato pulp with a fork and set aside.
• Bring a medium pot sprayed with nonstick spray to medium-high heat. Add chopped onion and minced garlic and cook for 1 - 2 minutes, until onion has softened. Add broth and soymilk. Slowly add the flour, continuously stirring until it has completely dissolved.
• Add mashed potato and stir until fully blended. Add all other ingredients for soup, but not for topping (cheese, sour cream, bacon, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper). Mix well, reduce heat, and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Divide soup among five bowls. (Or pour about 1 cup into a bowl now, and refrigerate the rest for another day.) Top each bowl with 1 teaspoons each of cheese, sour cream, and scallions. Sprinkle each bowl with 1/2 teaspoons bacon bits. Enjoy!

LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP-LACTOSE FREE

Steps:

• Cut Cauliflower into florets.
• Place 4 cups of Silk Original Soy Milk and Cauliflower in stockpot. Simmer covered for 25 minutes or until desired tenderness.
• While cauliflower is cooking, steam potatoes in microwave. (Each steamer bag takes 7 minutes.).
• Dice potatoes and set aside.
• Saute onions & garlic in olive oil over low heat for about 5 minutes. Allow flavors to enhance, but do not brown it! Set aside.
• By now cauliflower should be tender, drain liquid from cauliflower. Reserve it for the soup!
• Use mixer to blend cauliflower, then put back in stockpot.
• Add diced potatoes, sauteed onions/garlic, can of chicken broth & reserved soy milk. Stir until combined over medium heat until warm.
• Serve garnished with cheese, chives, and bacon.

FULLY LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• 1. Wash and scrub potatoes, pat dry. Rub potatoes with butter and place in baking pan, bake at 350 for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until done. Remove from oven and cool slightly. (See Note Below)
• 2. When the potatoes have cooled enough to touch, peel the potatoes. While potatoes are cooling, pour milk and cream into a saucepan and scald over medium heat. Whisk occasionally to keep from sticking. DO NOT BOIL!
• 3. When little bubbles start forming around the edge of the milk, and the milk makes a sizzling noise when splashed on the inside of the saucepan, it's done. Scalding will keep the mixture from separating. Add salt, white pepper, granulated onion, and butter.
• 4. Dice potatoes and add four of the five potatoes to milk mixture and simmer about 20 minutes. Remove it from the heat and let it cool slightly.
• 5. Process mixture with your boat motor (immersion blender), or process in an electric blender in batches. Set aside the 5th diced potato. Dice should be about 1/4" - 1/2".
• 6. To the pureed potatoes add sour cream (optional), chives and 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese; mix well. Add remaining diced potatoes and simmer on very low, stirring frequently for about 15 - 20 minutes. If soup is too thick add chicken broth as needed to reach desired texture. Soup will thicken as it simmers.
• 7. Taste and adjust seasonings again. When ready to serve ladle into individual bowls and garnish with extra cheddar cheese, bacon, chopped green onions or chives, and sour cream. Enjoy!
• 8. *NOTE: For faster preparation of the potatoes, instead of baking them, puncture the potatoes several times with a fork and bake in the microwave oven until done.

CROCK POT - STYLE LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• Combine first seven ingredients in a large crock pot; cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 8 hours (potato should be tender). Mash mixture until potatoes are coarsely chopped and soup is slightly thickened. Stir in cream, cheese and chives. Top with sour cream (if used), sprinkle with bacon and more cheese.

KETO LOADED "BAKED POTATO" SOUP

Steps:

• Place a large baking sheet in the center rack of the oven. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• In a large bowl, toss the cauliflower and radishes with the oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Carefully remove the hot baking sheet from the oven and spread the vegetables on the baking sheet in a single layer. Roast until the vegetables are tender and caramelized in spots, stirring once or twice, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Place the bacon in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is crisp and golden, 10 to 13 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a small dish. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon bacon fat. Add the onion and celery to the pan, sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Pour in the broth, add the roasted vegetables and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, partially cover and simmer to allow the flavors to meld, about 20 minutes.
• Working in batches, transfer the soup to a blender. Add the butter and 3/4 cup cheese and blend, being careful of hot liquid, until smooth. Season with salt, pepper and hot sauce if desired. Return the soup to the pan to rewarm if needed.
• Kcals: 330, Total Fat: 24 g, Sat Fat: 12 g, Cholesterol: 60 mg, Sodium: 1230 mg, Carbs: 14 g, Fiber: 4 g, Protein: 22 g, Sugar: 5 g

BRETT'S SLOW COOKER LOADED BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine potatoes, chicken broth, onion, butter, salt, and pepper in a slow cooker (such as Crock Pot®). Cook on High until soup flavors meld and potatoes are extremely soft, 4 to 5 hours.
• Stir bacon, half-and-half, Cheddar cheese, and sour cream into the soup. Turn heat to Low setting; cook until thick and creamy, 15 to 20 minutes more.
• Mash the soup in the slow cooker using a potato masher to your desired consistency. Garnish with additional Cheddar cheese, sour cream, and chives.