Cheddar Potato Soup

Cheddar Potato Soup is a homemade soup that’s creamy, silky and cheesy with a hint of bacon. A quick and easy to make for dinner, our homemade potato soup recipe is brimming with fresh vegetables making it a healthy addition to your weeknight menu.

Homemade Cheddar Potato Soup Recipe

Baby it's cold outside! There's a certain chill in the air that's hinting at the inevitable arrival of a cold and snowy winter. It's nothing that a piping hot bowl of creamy potato cheese soup can't fix.

Personally I’m a major fan of a hearty rib-sticking potato cheddar soup. Creamy, silky and cheesy, with a hint of bacon, you will quickly become a mega fan too!

Cream of potato soup with bacon and cheddar will be your go-to homemade soup on those blistery cold evenings.

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Cooked in about 30 minutes on top of the stove and pureed to perfection with an immersion blender, this soup is a quick and easy way to warm up to the chill of an impending winter. Bring it on winter, we’re ready for you now!

If you love soup you’ll definitely want to check out all of our easy homemade soup recipes here at Swirls.

How to make homemade potato soup

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1. In medium saucepot cook bacon and butter until butter is melted.
2. Add onion, carrot, celery, garlic, kosher salt and pepper and cook until vegetables are softened.
3. Add potatoes and broth and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
4. Cook 20 minutes or until potatoes are very tender.
5. Add cheese, stirring until cheese is melted.
6. Using an immersion blender, puree soup.

Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips

• Substitute vegetable broth for the chicken broth
• Make with chopped leeks, white and light green parts, in place of the onion
• Top with shredded Mexican blend cheese

Ingredients for potato cheese soup

• bacon – adds delicious flavor
• butter – lends dairy notes
• onion - adds savory depth of flavor
• carrots – for a hint of sweetness
• celery – clean, crisp and refreshing flavor garlic
• kosher salt – makes the flavors pop
• pepper – adds balance
• red potatoes – puree into creaminess
• chicken broth – adds delicious flavor
• sharp cheddar cheese – you can use cheddar jack cheese too

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Cheddar Potato Soup

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

35 mins

Total Time

45 mins

 

Cheddar Potato Soup is a homemade soup that’s creamy, silky and cheesy with a hint of bacon and a quick and easy recipe to make for dinner!

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cheddar potato soup, homemade potato soup

Servings: 4

Calories: 326 kcal

Author: Gwynn Galvin

Ingredients

• 1 slice bacon, chopped
• 2 Tbs. butter
• 2 cups chopped onion
• 2 carrots, peeled and chopped, 1 cup
• 1 stalk celery, chopped, 1/2 cup
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1 lb. red potatoes, cut in 1-inch pieces, about 3 cups
• 4 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Suggested garnishes:

• shredded cheddar cheese, chopped scallions, sour cream, crumbled crisp-cooked bacon

Instructions

1. In medium saucepot cook bacon and butter until butter is melted. Add onion, carrot, celery, garlic, kosher salt and pepper and cook until vegetables are softened, 5-7 minutes.

2. Add potatoes and broth and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cook 20 minutes or until potatoes are very tender. Add cheese, stirring until cheese is melted.
3. Using an immersion blender, puree soup.
4. Garnish, if desired, with additional cheddar cheese, chopped scallions, sour cream and crumbled crisp-cooked bacon.

Recipe Notes

Makes 6 cups.

Nutrition Facts

Cheddar Potato Soup

Amount Per Serving

Calories 326 Calories from Fat 162

% Daily Value*

Fat 18g28%

Saturated Fat 10g63%

Cholesterol 48mg16%

Sodium 1414mg61%

Potassium 983mg28%

Carbohydrates 31g10%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 7g8%

Protein 12g24%

Vitamin A 5598IU112%

Vitamin C 34mg41%

Calcium 262mg26%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

First Published: December 8, 2016... Last Updated: September 6, 2021