30-60 min6 servingsAmerican

Loaded Baked Potato Soup

By Aileen Clark

6 servings

30-60 min

Easy

Recipe Details

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 10 min

Cook Time: 20 min

Total Time: 30-60 min

Cooking Technique: Pressure Cook, Sauté

Cuisine: American

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

4 slices bacon
4 cups chicken broth
3 lbs Yukon gold potatoes
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
4 oz cream cheese
1 pint half and half
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
2 green onions sliced

Loaded Baked Potato Soup in the Instant Pot® is a hearty and flavorful meal-sized soup. It’s loaded with Yukon gold potatoes, bacon, half-and-half, and two different kinds of cheese.

INSTRUCTIONS

Press Sauté button and cook bacon pieces in Instant Pot® until crisp. Press Cancel button.
Drain bacon fat and place cooked bacon in between two paper towels. Set aside.
Pour in broth and deglaze pot.
Place whole potatoes, salt, and pepper into Instant Pot®. Close lid and set pressure release to Sealing.
Press Soup button and adjust time to 10 minutes.
When the timer beeps, quick release pressure, turn off Instant Pot®, and then unlock lid and remove it.
Using an immersion blender or potato masher, blend up potatoes and broth until only a few chunks are left.
Turn Instant Pot® back on and press Sauté button. Whisk in cream cheese and half-and-half. Let cook an additional 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Mix in half of the cooked bacon.
Serve topped with cheese, green onions, and remaining bacon.

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Aileen Clark

Aileen Clark is the founder of Aileen Cooks and the content creator behind all of the recipes on her website. Her mission is to connect with others through delicious recipes that are easy for the average home cook to recreate. She don’t do gourmet meals in her kitchen. Instead, she shares meals she enjoys eating, with simple techniques you can use, too. She has published three cookbooks, The “I Love My Instant Pot” Affordable Meals Recipe Book, the “I Love My Air Fryer” Affordable Meals Recipe Book, and the “I Love My Air Fryer” Comfort Foods Recipe Book.

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