Years ago, when Tom and I were first married, we would have our date nights at O’Charley’s. We got the free bread, one coke and one water, a salad and a bowl of loaded cheesy potato soup. We could eat out for only $22…and the bonus was we loved their soup!
For years, I tried to replicate their soup to fix at home and it was never quite right. I finally tried adding Campbells Cheddar Cheese soup and that was it! The magic ingredient I had been missing!
This easy and yummy loaded cheesy potato soup is always one of the first soups I want to make once the weather starts to cool. It brings back so many sweet memories of those first few years!
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This recipe is not only very good, it is so simple! It’s a perfect busy, weeknight meal. Start to finish, this soup can be made in less than 20 min. In my opinion, a big pot of cheesy potato soup is the ultimate comfort food!
Below are a few tips to the perfect pot of yummy potato soup!
- Boil diced potatoes until just tender. This should take 10-12 min or so. Poke the potatoes with a fork to make sure they are tender and reduce the heat to a simmer.
- To make the soup thicker, you will want to make a rue. To make a rue, melt butter in a separate sauce pan and add flour a little at a time whisking the whole time to ensure there are no lumps.
- You can use any kind of milk you like, but I prefer to use half and half. Half and half makes such a creamy, hearty soup!
- To make this soup a “loaded” cheesy potato soup, add green onions or chives, crumbled bacon, shreded cheese and/or sour cream! We love to serve ours with saltine crackers too!
- I would not recommend using a crockpot for this soup as the potatoes will become mush! My favorite soup pot is linked here! It really is the best!
The full Recipe is listed below! I hope this becomes a fall favorite in your house just as it has in mine!
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Loaded Cheesy Potato Soup
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 lbs Red Potatoes
- 8 Cups Water
- 1 Tblsp. Chicken Stock (or bouillon cube)
- 1 Tblsp. Salt
- 1/2 Tblsp. Pepper (White Pepper preferably)
- 2 Cans Cheddar Cheese Soup
- 2 Cups Milk
- 2 Sticks Butter
- 3/4 Cup Flour
Instructions
1. Boil potatoes in 8 cups water, chicken stock, salt and pepper for 12 min.
2. While potatoes are cooking, melt butter in a sauce pan and add flour a little at a time to make a rue.
3. Add flour mixture, milk and cheddar cheese soup and simmer.
4. Serve with shredded cheese, bacon bits and diced green onions or chives.
5. ENJOY!!
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