This Instant Pot Loaded Potato Soup is creamy, delicious, and tastes like you slaved over it all day! It’s easy to prepare and is ready in a flash thanks to the Instant Pot. There’s also a slow cooker version if you’d rather prepare it that way!
Hello and happy New Year! I don’t know about you, but if your weather has been anything like ours lately, then soup is about all I want to eat!
Where we live in Texas was absolutely frigid last week!
We took a short trip to Dallas to visit some friends and family before school started back for the kids. Honestly, it felt more like we had taken a flight to northern Alaska!
While we were in Dallas, we ate at some pretty amazing restaurants. If you’re ever there visiting or in the area, check out Whistle Britches for some incredible fried chicken.
I got their biscuit with fried chicken, honey butter, and jalapeño jam. I am craving another one so bad I almost want to make the three hour drive again just for that!
We also had some outstanding barbeque from a place called The Pecan Lodge. I highly recommend the ribs, pulled pork, Mac and cheese, and collared greens (holy moly were those good!)
After returning from our chilly trip though, all I wanted to do was put on some warm fuzzy socks and curl up with a bowl of this Instant Pot Loaded Potato Soup.
I’ve been busy creating recipes for my Instant Pot and am super excited about this one.
This recipe is an adaptation of the Slow Cooker version shared by Carrie of Kenarry: Ideas for the Home on my site, and it came out so good and was ready in a flash!
She also has a great recipe for Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Soup here, and you can visit her site to check out my Crockpot Cheeseburger Soup, too!
If you’d like to try the slow cooker version of this Instant Pot Loaded Potato Soup, you can find that recipe HERE.
Instant Pot Loaded Potato Soup (with a slow cooker version)
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 1 medium onion,, diced
- 3 cloves garlic,, minced
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 can/box cream of chicken soup, (I prefer Pacific Foods brand)
- 7-8 medium sized russet potatoes,, peeled and chopped into 1 inch cubes (about 2.5 pounds of potatoes)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, (or more/less to taste)
- black pepper to taste, (I like a lot of pepper)
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, (I use sharp cheddar)
Garnish:
- 5-6 slices bacon, (cooked and chopped)
- sliced green onions
- shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Add butter to the Instant Pot and turn on the sauté button. Once butter is melted, add in the onions and cook for 3-4 minutes until soft. Add in the garlic and cook for one additional minute until fragrant, stirring constantly so that garlic does not burn.
- Add the chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, potatoes, salt, and pepper to the pot, and stir well. Place the lid on the Instant Pot and turn the vent valve to "sealing." Cook over manual high pressure for 10 minutes, then quick release the pressure.
- Meanwhile, stir together the milk and flour in a small bowl to create a slurry. Set aside.
- Once the steam has completely released and the pin has dropped on the lid, open the lid and stir in the slurry. Turn the pot to sauté and cook the soup for 4-5 minutes, until thickened. Stir in the 2 cups of cheddar cheese and stir until melted. Serve garnished with chopped bacon, green onions, and more cheese. Enjoy!
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Kristin says
Amazing, simple, and fast!
Charlotte Clements says
I have made this soup 5 times since Christmas 2019 and every time.its bomb. Only thing I change is adding bacon in with the onions to cook so it’s within my soup. If I have heavy cream some time I’ll add that instead of milk. Regardless its amazing the way its written. It’s a staple in my home!
Rhonda Suzanne Fairley says
I have been looking for an Instant Pot Loaded Potato Soup that would be easy for any of my family to fix if I wasn’t home yet. This is it! We have these ingredients in the pantry almost anytime so it is definitely a keeper for us! We used freshly dug red potatoes and it turned out great! I also added some smoked sausage because we had some left from another dish. It was delicious! We served with sour cream and grilled cheeses. Thank you! —Mississippi
Taylor Lukes says
This soup was absolutely delicious and easy to make! Will definitely be making it many times again!
Kirsten says
So amazing!!!! My girls are silently gobbling it up, that’s rare! I doubled it so we have plenty for leftovers too
Daniel Raidt says
OMG made this today and both my wife and I agree to die for! Added an extra step, after the pressure released I used an immersion blender to partially blend some of the potatoes and that helped thicken up the soup.
Marla says
We made this soup only once so far but loved every bite of it. We recommend this soup as it is easy to make and oh so delicious.
Jessica says
Was a huge hit at my house! I used two bags of real bacon bits instead of frying up some bacon!
Angela says
This soup was AMAZINGGGGG!!! My family loved it! Will be making this again soon !
Stacy Crook says
So when you say a can or box of cream of chicken what size can? 10.5oz or bigger? Also in my area I don’t recall ever seeing it in boxes. I’ve seen broth in boxes but not cream soups
Ashlyn Edwards says
Hi Stacy, it’s the 10.5 oz size. The box kind is from the Pacific foods brand which I really love to use.
Debbie says
Fantastic recipe! I can’t wait to make more! I think I’ve found my go-to recipe for potato soup!
Carrie says
This soup was amazing! I added carrots in during the onion sauteing step and added corn when I added the slurry and I think it’s my favorite soup I’ve ever made. Thank you! Will definitely be making again.
Trisha says
Yes Yes Yes!! Great recipe … it was delicious!
Robert Campbell says
Made the potato soup tonight, very tasty! Wife and I enjoyed the flavor of this soup and we’ll make this again, but thinking about using cauliflower next time. Make this one!
Heidy L. McCallum says
I love potato soup and found your recipe via pintrest— I am hoping to try the recipe out soon since it seems to have great reviews in the comment section. Totally excited!!!!
Sapana says
This soup is the ultimate comfort soup and so easy to make!