The Ultimate Creamy Potato Soup Recipe
This ultimate creamy potato soup features crispy bacon, tender gold potatoes, and a rich, velvety broth made with chicken broth, milk, and heavy cream, finished with sour cream and a hint of ancho chili. It's a comforting and hearty meal, perfect for a cozy evening.
Equipment
- Dutch Oven or soup pot
- Blender
- whisk
- fork
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 6 strips bacon uncooked, cut into small pieces
- 3 Tablespoons butter unsalted or salted will work
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped (about 1.5 cup/200g)
- 3 large cloves garlic minced
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour (42g)
- 2 ½ lbs gold potatoes peeled and diced into pieces no larger than 1” (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)
Optional Toppings
- Shredded cheddar cheese for topping optional
- chives for topping optional
- additional sour cream for topping optional
- bacon for topping optional
Instructions
Instructions
- Cook bacon pieces in a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium heat until crisp and browned, then remove and set aside, leaving the rendered fat in the pot.
- Add butter and chopped onion to the pot, cooking over medium heat until tender (3-5 minutes), then add minced garlic and cook for about 30 seconds until fragrant.
- Sprinkle all-purpose flour over the ingredients in the pot and stir until smooth; use a whisk if needed to combine.
- Add the diced potatoes, chicken broth, milk, heavy cream, salt, pepper, and ancho chili powder to the pot and stir everything well.
- Bring the mixture to a boil and cook until the potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork (about 10 minutes).
- Reduce heat to a simmer, then carefully remove approximately half of the soup (about 5 cups) to a blender and puree until smooth; an immersion blender can also be used.
- Return the pureed soup to the pot, then add the sour cream and the reserved bacon pieces, stirring well to combine.
- Allow the soup to simmer for 15 minutes before serving.
- Optionally, top individual servings with additional sour cream, bacon, shredded cheddar cheese, or chives.
Notes
For a smoother texture, an immersion blender can be used as an alternative to a regular blender. The recipe includes optional toppings such as shredded cheddar cheese, chives, additional sour cream, and bacon to enhance flavor and presentation.