Instant Pot Loaded Potato Soup
My Instant Pot loaded potato soup is cheesy, creamy, topped with crunchy bacon. It tastes like it simmered all day but is ready in less than an hour.
I love using my Instant Pot on busy weeknights. Some of my favorite things to make in the pressure cooker are chicken and dumplings, pot roast, garlic mashed potatoes, and ribs. We also love this easy potato soup when we're craving some comfort food. It features creamy broth, perfectly cooked potatoes, and all your favorite baked potato toppings like sharp cheddar and bacon.. Best of all the Instant Pot does all the work so you don't have to babysit a pot on the stove.
Why This Recipe Works: A Sprinkle of Food Science
- Pressure Cooker Magic: Increased pressure raise's water's boiling point so potatoes cook super fast!
- Use Yukon Gold Potatoes: They're creamy, hold their shape well and have just enough starch to the thicken the soup without making it pasty.
- Secret Ingredient: Better Than Bouillon has a richer flavor than you'd get from bouillion cubes or both and doesn't add any excess liquid.
- Bacon Flavor: Sauteing aromatics in bacon grease infuses this flavor into every bite of the soup.
Ingredient Notes and Shopping Tips
- Potatoes: In this recipe, I use Yukon gold potatoes for the perfect texture and consistency. They're creamy, buttery, and keep their shape. Russets would also work but are more likely to fall apart.
- Milk: Use whole milk for the creamiest texture. You could also use half and half for an extra decadent soup.
- Better than Bouillon Chicken Base: This has SO much for flavor and dissolves quicker than bouillon cubes. Look for it near the soup aisle near the broths.
- Cheese: I love sharp cheddar in this soup.
- Green Onions: If you don't have green onions, dried chives would work too
- Sour Cream: Use full fat as it's less likely to split or separate.
Krystle's Tips: Steal My Culinary School Secrets
- Manual Button: Depending on what model you have this may also just be called the high pressure button.
- Always add sour cream and cheese on the warm setting to avoid curdling.
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Loaded Instant Pot Potato Soup
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Ingredients
- 1 ½ Pounds Potatoes Scrubbed and Peeled
- 8 Slices Bacon Cooked Crisp and Crumbled
- 1 Onion
- 3 Cloves Garlic
- ¼ Cup Butter
- ¼ Cup Flour
- Salt/Pepper to taste
- 4 Cups Whole Milk
- 2 Teaspoon Better than Bouillon Chicken Flavor Divided
- ½ Cup Sour Cream
- ½ Cup Sharp Cheddar Cheese Shredded
- 3 Green Onions Sliced, For Garnish
- Additional Bacon, Cheese, and Sour Cream If Desired, For Garnish
Instructions
- Pour one cup of water and 1 teaspoon of Better Than Bullion into Instant Pot pot, and then add potatoes.
- Cover with lid, and make sure the pressure valve is sealed. Cook on manual high pressure for 20 minutes. Do a quick release.
- Set potatoes aside, discard water, and wipe out excess water.
- Cook bacon for 7-9 minutes on sauté mode flipping often. Reserve one tablespoon of drippings.
- Sauté onion in bacon grease until translucent. Add garlic and cook for one more minute.
- Melt the butter and whisk in one tablespoon of flour at a time until smooth. Add in the salt and pepper to taste.
- Once bubbling, pour in milk and Better than Bouillon. Whisk occasionally until thickened.
- Turn the Instant Pot to the keep warm setting. Stir in sour cream and cheese.
- Finally, mash the potatoes with a potato masher to your desired texture. Fold in the potatoes, bacon, and green onions.
Nutrition
This potato soup recipe is perfection. I love how quickly it comes together in the instant pot and the added bacon is the perfect touch!
This soup is rich, cheesy, and loaded with flavor in every bite. Hard to believe it comes together so quickly!
This instant pot potato soup is so additctive, my family enjoyed it a lot. so good.
This is so perfect for chilly nights when you want something hearty but hassle-free. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
This recipe is so easy and delicious! I will be making it again for sure.
Potato soup is always a favorite in our house! A must make recipe!
This Instant Pot potato soup looks totally awesome!
Loved it! Such a perfect recipe for dinner any day of the week.
Oh my goodness! My family and I were so excited to have found this recipe, so delicious and I just love getting to use my instant pot for recipes! Can't wait to make this again and such a big hit here!
Yum!! Potato soup is one of the best soups & this instant pot version is easy, quicker, & tastes so yummy!
So comforting and delicious! One of my kids doesn't like sour cream and another one LOVES it, so instead of adding it to the soup I let everyone add it to their own bowls. That way everyone was happy. 🙂
Hi Krystle,
I notice that the Instant Pot you recommend is a multi function pot. What is "manual high pressure" for those of us that use a normal pressure cooker?
Thanks and extra tip for potato soup: garnish with crunchy... potato chips 🙂
Warm regards,
Stef
Oooh Chips sounds delish!
On a normal pressure cooker I would say use high pressure.