# Loaded Potato Soup

A comforting potato soup loaded with bacon, cheese, and other flavorful toppings.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4 slices bacon
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 small onion
- 2 celery stalks
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 russet potatoes
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon powder
- Salt
- freshly pepper
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- sliced scallions
- sour cream
- extra cheddar

## Instructions

1. Dice the bacon into small pieces.
2. Cook the diced bacon in a pot until crispy.
3. Finely chop the small onion.
4. Finely chop the celery stalks.
5. Add butter, chopped onion, and celery to the pot and cook.
6. Whisk in all-purpose flour.
7. Pour in whole milk.
8. Add chicken stock.
9. Add heavy cream.
10. Season with paprika, chicken bouillon powder, salt, and pepper.
11. Peel and dice russet potatoes into 1/2-inch cubes.
12. Add the diced potatoes to the pot.
13. Cover the pot and cook for 20 minutes.
14. Add shredded cheddar cheese and cooked bacon to the soup.
15. Stir the soup.
16. Ladle the finished soup into a bowl.
17. Top with a dollop of sour cream.
18. Sprinkle with extra shredded cheddar cheese.
19. Add more crumbled bacon.
20. Garnish with sliced scallions.
21. Serve with toasted bread.

## Equipment

- pot
- knife
- cutting board
- whisk
- timer
- ladle
- bowl

## Source

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- Extracted: 2026-01-21

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