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Potato Soup with Cream Cheese

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This potato soup with cream cheese is an easy way to achieve creamy soup with minimal effort!  Top with additional cheese, bacon and green onion to make it just like a loaded potato. Who doesn’t love loaded potato soup? This is an easy dinner option and sure to be a hit with the whole family. 

Cream Cheese Potato Soup is an easy soup that tastes like you spent all day in the kitchen, but it's ready in just 30 minutes! Loaded with potatoes, this creamy soup tastes extra good topped with crumbled bacon, shredded cheese and green onion.

Soup is my favorite one pot meal. I love that you have minimal cleanup, a flexible serving time and leftovers tastes just as good as when you served it. Some of our favorites include this Zuppa Toscana, an Olive Garden Copycat recipe and this Italian Sausage Soup with a tomato base. We also really enjoy this recipe for taco soup with ranch.  This potato soup can be on your table in under an hour and a great addition to your recipe box. Who doesn’t love a creamy potato soup?

If you are looking for more meatless soups, try this fresh tomato soup from my good friend Courtney or this Tuscan chickpea soup with Mediterranean flavors. Yum!

Cream Cheese Potato Soup is an easy dinner that tastes like you spent all day in the kitchen, but it's ready in just 30 minutes! Loaded with potatoes, this creamy soup tastes extra good topped with crumbled bacon, shredded cheese and green onion. 

Potato Soup Ingredients

To make this creamy potato soup with cream cheese, you’ll needed the following ingredients:

  • chicken broth
  • fresh potatoes (russet or Yukon Gold)
  • onion
  • fresh garlic
  • pepper
  • sea salt
  • cream cheese
  • bacon, crumbled (optional)
  • green onion (optional
  • shredded cheese (optional)

The optional ingredients depend upon whether or not you want your potato soup to be a loaded potato soup. The soup itself has a more mild flavor so I think the toppings are what make the soup so great. If you plan to forgo the baked potato toppings, I recommend adding in a couple of bay leaves in with the broth, using 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt and/or a bit more garlic. 

Ingredients needed for a potato soup including chicken broth, potatoes, cream cheese, onion, garlic, salt and pepper

How to Make Potato Soup

Potato soup is very simple to make. You’ll want to start by peeling and cubing your potatoes. I always cut mine in half the long way, then cut them in half again the long way.  Then I cut them horizontal to cube them. I cube my potatoes into bite sized pieces. If you go too small they disappear into the soup and I like to have nice sized chunks. It helps to really taste the potato!

How to cube potatoes

In a stock pot you sauté your diced onion and garlic until softened and translucent over medium heat. Add chicken broth, cubed potatoes, salt and pepper. Boil over medium heat until potatoes are tender. Exact cook time will depend upon the size of your potatoes but this will take approximately 10 to 15 minutes.

Cubed Potatoes cooking in broth for a creamy potato soup recipe

Gently smash 1/2 of the potatoes with a potato masher, or large spoon. This will release the starch in the potatoes to thicken your soup. 

Mashing potatoes for soup

Reduce heat to low and stir in cubed cream cheese until fully melted. It is really important you cut your cream cheese into smaller chunks so it melts easy.

Adding cream cheese into potato soup for an extra creamy broth.The result is a super creamy potato soup with plenty of potato chunks. 

Creamy potato soup for an easy dinner option in just 30 minutes!

You can serve it as is if preferred. Maybe add some freshly ground pepper, chives or parsley flakes to the top for some color.  But I recommend serving with some crumbled bacon, diced green onion and shredded cheese to turn this easy potato soup into loaded baked potato soup.  You can include other favorite baked potato toppings such as chives, sour cream or jalapenos if preferred.

Potato Soup with Cream Cheese

Loaded Potato Soup Video

See how easy it is to prepare this creamy potato soup with cream cheese in this step-by-step video!

 

 
Loaded Potato Soup is a thick and creamy soup is topped with your favorite baked potato toppings.  Click through to find out what secret ingredient makes this soup so creamy!  Loaded baked potato soup is the ultimate potato soup recipe.

Cream Cheese Potato Soup is an easy soup that tastes like you spent all day in the kitchen, but it's ready in just 30 minutes! Loaded with potatoes, this creamy soup tastes extra good topped with crumbled bacon, shredded cheese and green onion. 
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Potato Soup with Cream Cheese

Potato soup with cream cheese is the easiest way to get a smooth and creamy soup!  Keep as it or make it a loaded baked potato soup with shredded cheese, bacon and green onion!
Course Main Dish
Keyword cream cheese, creamy soup, loaded potato soup, potato soup, soup, soup recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 6
Calories 476 kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 8 cups peeled and cubed potatoes Russet or Yukon Gold (approximately 4 lbs)
  • 1/2 cup diced onion
  • 2 to 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 8 oz. cream cheese softened and cut into small cubes
  • 8 slices bacon crumbled (optional)
  • 1/2 cup diced green onion (optional
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese optional

Instructions

  1. In a large pot sauté onion and garlic until soften and translucent over medium heat. Add broth, potatoes, salt and pepper. Boil over medium heat until potatoes are tender, approximately 10 to 15 mins, depending on size.

  2. Gently smash half of the potatoes with a potato masher, or large spoon to thicken soup.

  3. Reduce heat to low and stir in cream cheese until fully melted.
  4. Serve with crumbled bacon, diced green onion and shredded cheese, if desired.

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

Can include other favorite baked potato toppings such as chives, sour cream or jalapenos. 

Nutrition Facts
Potato Soup with Cream Cheese
Amount per Serving
Calories
476
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
18
g
28
%
Saturated Fat
 
8
g
50
%
Trans Fat
 
0.04
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
7
g
Cholesterol
 
44
mg
15
%
Sodium
 
1665
mg
72
%
Potassium
 
1447
mg
41
%
Carbohydrates
 
56
g
19
%
Fiber
 
7
g
29
%
Sugar
 
6
g
7
%
Protein
 
24
g
48
%
Vitamin A
 
289
IU
6
%
Vitamin C
 
58
mg
70
%
Calcium
 
509
mg
51
%
Iron
 
3
mg
17
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Loaded Potato Soup Recipe featuring lots of potatoes, cream cheese and topped with bacon, shredded cheese and green onion!

I hope you love this creamy potato soup with cream cheese as much as we do! If you are looking for something tasty to serve with your soup, try these easy drop biscuits, classic grilled cheese or sweet cornbread!

 

Loaded Potato Soup is a super easy soup recipe featuring cream cheese. Top with additional cheese, bacon and green onion to make it just like a loaded potato! This is an easy dinner option and sure to be a hit with the whole family!
Loaded Potato Soup is a super easy soup recipe featuring cream cheese. Top with additional cheese, bacon and green onion to make it just like a loaded potato! This is an easy dinner option and sure to be a hit with the whole family.
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One Comment

  1. 5 stars
    This soup is delicious! I used a few dashes of Lawyr’s season salt instead of salt and pepper. Thanks for the recipe.

4.75 from 12 votes (11 ratings without comment)

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