Creamy Potato Soup
This creamy potato soup recipe is so easy to throw together and is the ultimate comfort food! It's fully blended for extra creaminess with cream cheese added for a rich flavor like that of a loaded baked potato. Serve this on a cold night or even as a delightful Christmas dinner!
Equipment
- Slow Cooker can also be cooked in a pot on stove
- Immersion hand blender or blender
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. potatoes (russet or golden) peeled and cubed into 1-inch cubes
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 8 oz block cream cheese room temperature
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 medium onion (yellow or white) finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1½ tsp salt or to taste
- ½ tsp ground black pepper or to taste
Optional Toppings
- sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- heavy whipping cream
- bacon bits
- green onions
- sour cream
Instructions
- Make sure to peel and chop all of the potatoes into about 1-inch cubes.
- To the slow cooker, add in the broth, cubed potatoes, butter, onion, garlic, salt, and pepper.
- Cover and cook on high for about 4-5 hours or low for about 6-7 hours. It's done when potatoes will mash easily with a fork.
- Once done, add in the room temperature cream cheese and using an immersion hand blender, blend cream cheese and potatoes until soup is smooth and creamy. (if you only have a blender, take about 2 cups at a time from crockpot and blend together in blender, until all the soup is pureed and smooth)
- Serve warm, topped with shredded cheddar cheese, sour cream and bacon bits and all your favorite potato toppings! Drizzle in some heavy cream to add creaminess and to cool off for little ones.
Notes
Toppings are what really make this soup come to life! Don't skip the toppings!
Make sure to grate the cheddar cheese yourself for better melting. Pre-grated cheese from the store is coated in a substance that prevents proper melting.
If you don't have a blender to puree the soup, it is fine to leave it as is! You will just need to mash up the cream cheese using a spatula. The potatoes will just still be in cubes, and the texture won't be as smooth, but it will still taste delicious!
Servings: 8 servings