Instant Pot Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Instant Pot Loaded Baked Potato Soup is a super easy pressure cooker recipe that's perfect for a quick weeknight dinner. Enjoy cheese, bacon, and creamy potato in a smooth, hearty soup.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 1 onion (finely diced)
- 2 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon black pepper
- 3 lbs Russet potatoes (peeled and chopped into 1-2" pieces)
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup half and half
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 10 slices bacon (cooked and crumbled)
- green onions (chopped)
Instructions
- Set Instant Pot to sauté mode. Once warm, add butter. When butter is melted, add chopped onion and saute for 3-5 minutes, until translucent. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add garlic and saute for about a minute.
- Add chicken broth to the pan and scrape up the brown bits at the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon. Add potatoes and lock on the lid.
- Set Instant Pot to manual pressure cook, high pressure, 15 minutes. Once cook cycle is over, quick release the pressure by turning the valve on the lid.
- Remove the lid of the Instant Pot. Using an immersion blender, blend the potatoes.
- Add cream cheese, sour cream, and half and half. Stir well, until cream cheese is melted. Add half of the cheddar cheese and half of the crumbled bacon and stir until cheese is melted.
- Pour soup into bowls and garnish soup with remaining cheese, bacon, and chopped green onions.
Notes
- Blend as much or as little as you like. Less blending = chunkier texture, more blending = creamy and smooth.
- For added texture, use Yukon gold or red potatoes and leave the skins on.
- Gummy texture usually means over-blending - stop once you reach your preferred consistency and avoid over-stirring.
- This soup is thick as-is, but to make it thicker, use only ½ cup of half-and-half, or stir ¼ cup cornstarch into the half-and-half before adding it.
Nutrition Facts
Calories: 709kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 28gFat: 44gSaturated Fat: 22gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 115mgSodium: 1900mgPotassium: 1325mgFiber: 4gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 918IUVitamin C: 17mgCalcium: 533mgIron: 3mg
