# Cajun Loaded Potato Soup

This Cajun loaded potato soup is full of flavor and a perfect comfort meal for Soup Season!

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

## Ingredients

- bacon
- andouille sausage
- onions
- bell peppers
- celery
- chicken broth
- garlic
- cajun seasoning
- smoked paprika
- dried thyme
- black pepper
- cayenne
- potatoes
- bay leaf
- heavy cream
- cheese
- sour cream
- shredded cheese
- green onion
- parsley

## Instructions

1. Add chopped bacon to a Dutch oven and cook until crispy.
2. Remove the crispy bacon and set aside, leaving most of the bacon fat in the pot.
3. Add the andouille sausage to the pot and brown until it looks like shown in the video.
4. Remove the browned sausage.
5. In the same pot, sauté onions, bell peppers, and celery until soft.
6. Add a little chicken broth and deglaze the pot with a wooden spoon.
7. Sauté garlic until fragrant.
8. Season with Cajun seasoning, smoked paprika, dried thyme, black pepper, and cayenne.
9. Add the cubed potatoes, chicken broth, and a bay leaf.
10. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, cover, and let cook for 15 minutes until the potatoes are fork-tender.
11. After about 15 minutes, remove the bay leaf.
12. Mash a few of the potatoes in the pot.
13. Stir in heavy cream, cheese, and sour cream.
14. Add in the reserved bacon and andouille sausage.
15. Let this simmer for about 5 minutes until it's thick and creamy.
16. To plate it up, top with shredded cheese, sour cream, bacon and andouille sausage, green onion, and parsley.

## Equipment

- Dutch oven
- slotted spoon
- wooden spoon
- potato masher

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSD1EaNjqEd/?igsh=MW9sMGtoNWw0dGV0dA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/dec9d3fc-3e83-4d70-bfee-53965dee06e7
- Extracted: 2025-12-10

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