Creamy Potato Soup

Creamy Potato Soup is the ultimate comfort food. It has a velvety, creamy base with blended potato, tender potato bites, onions, and garlic, all topped with crispy bacon! It's the perfect meal to cozy up with on a cold day.

Prep Time20

Cook Time30

Total Time50

Course: Dinner, Side Dish, Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: creamy potato soup, potato soup

Servings: People

Author: Alyssa Rivers

Ingredients

½ pound bacon diced
½ cup diced onion about ½ medium onion
3 teaspoons minced garlic about 3 cloves
½ cup unsalted butter
½ cup all-purpose flour
6 cups chicken broth
3 cups half and half
3 pounds russet potatoes peeled and diced into about 1/2-inch pieces about 5-6 large potatoes
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Heat a large pot over medium-high heat and cook the diced bacon until fully cooked. (It can be crispy or soft, depending on preference.) Remove the bacon from the pot and set aside.
Remove all but one tablespoon of bacon grease from the pot. Add the onion, and cook until tender, about 3 minutes. Add in the garlic and cook for just 1 minute.
Melt the butter in the pot with the onion and garlic, and whisk in the flour to create a paste (roux).
Slowly whisk in the chicken broth, about ½ cup at a time, whisking continuously to keep a smooth consistency.
Mix in the half-and-half, potatoes, salt, and pepper. Bring the soup to a gentle boil, reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer until the potatoes are tender. Stirring occasionally to prevent them from sticking to the bottom, about 25-30 minutes.
Remove half of the soup from the pot and blend it with an immersion or regular blender until smooth.
Add the blended soup back to the pot along with the cooked bacon. Simmer for another few minutes and stir to incorporate the bacon.
Remove the soup from the heat and serve fresh!

Notes

Originally Published on November 16, 2012

Updated on November 18, 2024

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