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Instant Pot Loaded Potato Soup

By Ashlyn Edwards November 5, 2020 441 Comments

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A bowl of potato soup with a spoon topped with bacon, cheese, and green onions

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!

A bowl of potato soup with a spoon topped with bacon, cheese, and green onions

Cooler weather is just around the corner, or maybe it’s already made its appearance in your neck of the woods!

When the temperatures take a dip, all I want to do is 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!

A bowl of potato soup with a spoon topped with bacon, cheese, and green onions

Ingredients for Instant Pot Loaded Potato Soup

  • butter
  • onion
  • garlic
  • chicken broth
  • cream of chicken soup
  • Russet potatoes
  • salt and pepper
  • milk
  • flour 
  • cheddar cheese

A bowl of potato soup with a spoon topped with bacon, cheese, and green onions

 

How to Make Instant Pot Loaded Potato Soup – Step by Step

  1. 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.onions and garlic cooking in an Instant Pot
  2. 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.chopped potatoes and chicken broth in an Instant Pot
  3. 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.a wooden spoon stirring cheese into potato soup in an Instant Pot
  4. Serve garnished with chopped bacon, green onions, and more cheese. Enjoy!A bowl of potato soup with a spoon topped with bacon, cheese, and green onions

Tips and Notes

  • Make sure to chop your potatoes into roughly the same size for even cooking. About 1 inch cubes is what I recommend.
  • If you prefer a less chunky soup, you can use an immersion blender to smooth out your soup at the end of cooking, or place the soup in a blender and blend it until it reaches the consistency you like.
  • My favorite cream of chicken soup is from Pacific Foods Brand. It’s really flavorful and only contains simple, real food ingredients.
  • My favorite kind of cheese to use in this soup is sharp cheddar. It adds such great depth to the flavor. I also recommend shredding your own cheese from a large block as it will melt beautifully.

What kind of potatoes work best for Potato Soup?

Russet potatoes have a high starch content and work wonderfully when making loaded potato soup. They are what I use and prefer most often. I also like Yukon gold potatoes and use those occasionally. Red potatoes would also work here, but won’t lend quite as creamy a texture as russets will.

A bowl of potato soup with a spoon topped with bacon, cheese, and green onions 

How to Make Loaded Potato Soup in the Slow Cooker

If you’d rather make your potato soup in a slow cooker, I have a full recipe and directions for how to do that! This is a great way to prepare it while you are gone during the day.

Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten Free, and Dairy Free Options

To make this recipe vegetarian, swap the chicken broth for vegetable broth and the cream of chicken soup for cream of celery soup. For a vegan alternative, swap out the butter for vegetable or olive oil. Also swap the milk for soy, hemp, rice, or almond milk, and the cheese for a vegan cheese alternative, or leave it out completely. 

This Loaded Potato Soup can be made gluten free by using a gluten free cream of chicken soup. My favorite cream of chicken soup is from Pacific Foods and it is gluten free. I’ve also found that Walmart carries a gluten-free cream of chicken soup under their Great Value brand. 

You will also need to swap the all purpose flour for a gluten free version, such as rice flour, chickpea flour, or oat flour.

To make this Loaded Potato Soup dairy free swap out the milk for soy, hemp, rice, or almond milk, and the cheese for a vegan cheese alternative, or leave it out completely. You will also want to use a dairy free cream of chicken soup, which isn’t always easy to find on the shelf at the grocery store. Here is a recipe for dairy free cream of chicken soup you can make at home.

A bowl of potato soup with a spoon topped with bacon, cheese, and green onions

More Delicious Instant Pot Recipes

  • Instant Pot Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup
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A bowl of potato soup with a spoon topped with bacon, cheese, and green onions

Instant Pot Loaded Potato Soup (with a slow cooker version)

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. 
4.95 from 239 votes
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Course: Main
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Total Time: 33 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 481kcal
Author: Ashlyn Edwards | Belle of the Kitchen

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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Notes

  • Make sure to chop your potatoes into roughly the same size for even cooking. About 1 inch cubes is what I recommend.
  • If you prefer a less chunky soup, you can use an immersion blender to smooth out your soup at the end of cooking, or place the soup in a blender and blend it until it reaches the consistency you like.
  • My favorite cream of chicken soup is from Pacific Foods Brand. It's really flavorful and only contains simple, real food ingredients.
  • My favorite kind of cheese to use in this soup is sharp cheddar. It adds such great depth to the flavor. I also recommend shredding your own cheese from a large block as it will melt beautifully.
  • Best Potatoes to use: russet potatoes have a high starch content and work wonderfully when making loaded potato soup. They are what I prefer and use most often. I also like Yukon gold potatoes and use those occasionally. Red potatoes would also work here, but won't lend quite as creamy a texture as russets will.
  • How to Make Loaded Potato Soup in the Slow Cooker: If you'd rather make your potato soup in a slow cooker, I have a full recipe and directions for how to do that! This is a great way to prepare it while you are gone during the day.
  • To make this recipe vegetarian, swap the chicken broth for vegetable broth and the cream of chicken soup for cream of celery soup.
  • For a vegan alternative, swap out the butter for vegetable or olive oil. Also swap the milk for soy, hemp, rice, or almond milk, and the cheese for a vegan cheese alternative, or leave it out completely.
  • This Loaded Potato Soup can be made gluten free by using a gluten free cream of chicken soup. My favorite cream of chicken soup is from Pacific Foods and it is gluten free. I've also found that Walmart carries a gluten-free cream of chicken soup under their Great Value brand. You will also need to swap the all purpose flour for a gluten free version, such as rice flour, chickpea flour, or oat flour.
  • To make this Loaded Potato Soup dairy free swap out the milk for soy, hemp, rice, or almond milk, and the cheese for a vegan cheese alternative, or leave it out completely. You will also want to use a dairy free cream of chicken soup, which isn't always easy to find on the shelf at the grocery store. Here is a recipe for dairy free cream of chicken soup you can make at home.

Nutrition

Calories: 481kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 1742mg | Potassium: 1064mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 590IU | Vitamin C: 20.8mg | Calcium: 363mg | Iron: 2.8mg
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Comments

  1. Stacy says

    February 20, 2021 at 4:21 pm

    5 stars
    Came out delicious! I used half and half instead of regular milk. I would also like to add that the slurry is unnecessary if you just mash the potatoes a bit when done cooking. Not so much that you end up with a smoothie, just until you notice it start to thicken. Let it rest a minute or two and it’s perfect as is with plenty of potato chunks still.

    Reply
  2. Linda says

    February 14, 2021 at 6:16 pm

    5 stars
    Left skin on potatoes, left out cream of chicken soup, added sautéed pork steak, used 1% milk. It was delicious!

    Reply
  3. Mary Beth Hunt says

    February 14, 2021 at 12:12 pm

    5 stars
    truly the best and easiest potato soup there is. Make it every week to take to friends and family and they also love it.

    Reply
  4. Andrea D Busath says

    February 10, 2021 at 8:16 pm

    5 stars
    I made this for Dinner Last night! It was so good we have plenty for leftovers! I will definitely make it again

    Reply
  5. Laura J says

    February 10, 2021 at 6:55 pm

    5 stars
    Made this for dinner tonight- it was excellent! I added one carrot and some frozen corn but otherwise followed the recipe. My 3 picky kids loved it, and my husband (who loves potato soup) even said that it was “better than usual” and wanted to know what I did differently this time. This will be my go-to potato soup from now on, thanks!

    Reply
  6. Starr says

    February 7, 2021 at 5:13 pm

    5 stars
    The soup is awesome. I’m curious, can this soup be frozen.

    Reply
  7. Linda says

    February 6, 2021 at 12:48 pm

    I made this in the instapot following the directions. Definitely a do again recipe. Might add some diced ham next time.

    Reply
  8. Tish says

    January 29, 2021 at 3:01 pm

    5 stars
    This is great!

    Reply
  9. Susan j says

    January 20, 2021 at 7:03 pm

    Can I use 2 percent milk in place of whole milk?

    Reply
    • Ashlyn Edwards says

      February 1, 2021 at 10:32 am

      Yes!

      Reply
  10. Dana says

    January 18, 2021 at 2:15 pm

    5 stars
    I basically made the soup as written, but I did change a couple of things, but not until after the soup cooked. I didn’t add any salt. I used cornstarch instead of flour. And, I added Canadian Bacon, and bacon crumbles. Excellent flavor and silky texture. A keeper!

    Reply
  11. Chuck Goodman says

    January 13, 2021 at 7:54 pm

    2 stars
    When we released the pressure the instapot started spweing broth, maybe we did something wrong but it wasn’t the best for out kitchen.

    Reply
  12. Lana larson says

    January 13, 2021 at 3:53 pm

    5 stars
    I made this yesterday for lunch and its AMAZING and even better the next day.

    Reply
  13. Kitty says

    January 10, 2021 at 5:29 pm

    5 stars
    This is one of my favorite go-tos. I add a can of corn sometimes, too! Thank you so much for this!!

    Reply
  14. Ashley VanHusen says

    January 9, 2021 at 2:06 pm

    Can this easily be double !?

    Reply
    • Ashlyn Edwards says

      January 11, 2021 at 10:44 am

      I haven’t tried to double it before, but if you have a large enough Instant Pot I think it would be fine.

      Reply
      • Derek says

        January 13, 2021 at 12:18 pm

        Excellent recipe. Came out exactly the way I wanted it to. Now the question is, where do I store it! 😂

        Reply
      • Brittany Ramsey says

        February 10, 2021 at 3:11 pm

        I doubles it! Turned out perfect!❤️

        Reply
  15. Lindsay says

    January 6, 2021 at 6:46 pm

    5 stars
    This soup is amazing! Better than any restaurant I’ve ever ate at! I hate when people comment and completely change the entire recipe…..and here I find myself doing it….ugggh….but I only changed heavy whipping cream for milk. I get a bag of fresh bacon bits, instead of frying up the bacon, and add the whole bag when I add the cheese. I never ever have any leftovers! Love it!!

    Reply
  16. Corinna says

    January 4, 2021 at 10:10 pm

    5 stars
    I don’t normally rate recipes but this turned out so good. I used half and half not milk 1 cup and corn starch 2 tablespoons. It is the best I have ever made.

    Reply
  17. Melissa says

    January 3, 2021 at 5:17 pm

    5 stars
    This was DELICIOUS!! At the end when you stir in the cheese we also stirred in extra bacon and green onions, also topped with more, so good!

    Reply
  18. agreso says

    December 31, 2020 at 1:07 am

    this soup is amazing, When I make it i do use no salt broth, and no salt condensed soup. I find the cheese makes it salty enough, plus can always add more salt. The first time I made it I used 30% less sodium broth, and regular soup and it was way too salty for me with the cheese. Sometimes I like to add in a little frozen broccoli but this soup is tasty just as it is 🙂

    Reply
    • Brenda says

      February 6, 2021 at 5:54 pm

      5 stars
      Absolutely delicious! My daughter requested a thick hearty soup for dinner. The flavors are delicious together. Super simple to make in my instant pot. One problem… NO LEFTOVERS! Thanks for a delicious recipe!

      Reply
  19. Brittany J says

    December 28, 2020 at 6:46 pm

    5 stars
    Fast, easy and absolutely delicious! I will definitely be making this again.

    Reply
  20. Steph b says

    December 23, 2020 at 5:48 pm

    I added garlic and onion powder, mustard powder, some dried thyme and Rosemary and a few teaspoons of worchrstire sauce. It all gave it so much flavor!

    Reply
  21. Leslie says

    December 17, 2020 at 2:40 pm

    also large can or small can/box of cream soup?

    Reply
    • Ashlyn Edwards says

      January 4, 2021 at 9:04 am

      Small size, 10..5 oz

      Reply
    • hanna says

      January 11, 2021 at 4:23 pm

      what size instant pot is this for ?

      Reply
      • Margarita Wallace says

        February 6, 2021 at 8:15 pm

        5 stars
        Eating it now! Such an easy yet amazing recipe. I used corn starch instead of flour, used 2% milk and only added a cup of cheese to the soup and it came out great.

        Reply
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