Best Panera Breads Creamy Potato Soup Recipes

PANERA BREAD BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium-sized pot add cubed potatoes, chicken stock, and soup base. Cook potatoes in stock over medium heat for about 12 to 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork. In a large pot heat butter over medium heat until it melts, add onions, garlic, and saute until the onions are translucent.
• Sprinkle flour over the butter, and cook for a minute or two. The butter and flour mixture should become fragrant. Add potato and chicken stock by 1 cup increments and stir until soup mixture is well blended.
• Continue until the all of the potatoes and stock are added. Add the cream cheese, and stir until it has melted. Add salt, black pepper, chives, and bacon bits. If desired garnish soup with shredded cheese, bacon bits, and sour cream.

COPYCAT PANERA BREAD POTATO SOUP RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large pot over medium heat, add the olive oil. When hot, add the onion and garlic.
• Stir and cook until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add the potatoes, bacon, and chicken broth. Cook for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat.
• Whisk the flour into the butter and then add the heavy cream.
• Whisk over medium heat until the cream has thickened, about 3 minutes.
• Add the flour mixture to the potatoes. Using an immersion blender, blend on high until smooth.
• Add the cream cheese and stir to combine. Allow the cream cheese to melt into the soup, about 5 minutes.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Garnish with chopped chives.

PANERA'S CREAM CHEESE POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine broth, potatoes, and spices.
• Boil on medium heat until potatoes are tender.
• Smash a few of the potatoes to release their starch for thickening.
• Reduce to low heat.
• Add cream cheese.
• Heat, stirring frequently, until cheese melts.