Homemade Baked Potato Soup
Love baked potatoes?
Try making this simple yet flavorful Baked Potato Soup right in your Instant Pot pressure cooker! It’s easy enough to make on a busy weeknight yet tastes like you’ve been cooking all day. If you’re new to Instant Pot cooking, this would be a great meal idea to try. The result is a warm and hearty bowl of delicious cheesy potato soup your entire family will LOVE.
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Instant Pot Baked Potato Soup
yield: 4 SERVINGS
prep time: 15 MINUTES
cook time: 20 MINUTES
total time: 35 MINUTES
All the flavors of a yummy baked potato in a comforting and simple to make soup.
Ingredients
- 2.5 pounds potatoes, peeled & cubed
- 1/2 onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 cups shredded cheese
- 1 cup milk (or more depending on preferred thickness)
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- Any toppings such as bacon bits, scallions, shredded cheese, or sour cream
Directions
1
Place potatoes, onion, garlic and chicken broth inside Instant Pot.
2
Secure lid and set to Manual (High) setting for 10 minutes.
3
Once finished, turn the valve from sealing to venting to Quick Release the pressure.
4
Use a potato masher to mash potatoes and mix in butter, sour cream, shredded cheese, and milk.
5
If desired, use a hand mixer or hand immersion blender to puree and blend together.
6
Add salt & pepper to taste. Serve with any additional baked potato toppings as desired such as bacon bits, chives, etc.
Additional Notes
*Recipe adapted from LivingLocurto.com
This Instant Pot Potato Soup ROCKS!
My family ate every last drop. It really does have great flavor and is a super comforting homemade meal! Plus, you can’t go wrong preparing it in the Instant Pot for convenience!
Tip: If you’d like to make this soup in a slow cooker instead, try cooking potatoes, onion, garlic, and broth on LOW for about 5-6 hours, then adding the rest of the ingredients and cooking for another 30 minutes.
Thank you so much… I have been super sick and nothing sounds good. But this sounds amazing and fairly easy! Much appreciated
Sure Heather-Feel better soon!
Oh, Lina, you have made my son very happy by posting this! Thanks!!!!!!!!
Oh good- enjoy!
Thanks for the recipe. I’m getting ready to buy one. Do you have the 6 quart pot? Maybe other can chime in, I can’t decide between 6 or 8.I have 4 in my family.
Yes I have a 6 ~
We’re a family of 4 and the 6 qt. is plenty big. I cook in bulk quite often and it’s never been too small. I make whole chickens in it all the time, too. Also it’s much easier to find parts and accessories for the 6 qt. vs. the 8 qt. Hope that helps!
Thank you
I wonder how this would be with sweet potatoes? More healthy obviously but then I can skip a trip to the store!
Oh ya interesting! You could even season it differently with paprika and cumin
Great idea Candace!
I just got an instant pot thanks to Hip2save and I really appreciate this recipe as well. It looks so good and it will be the first thing I make in it. (Love your awesome photos also.) Thanks!
How exciting! Thanks so much Marie 😀
I would like to Pin this…is that an option?
Hi Mary- are you reading the recipe from the app? If so, press the upper right box with arrow and see if a Pinterest icon comes up as an option to pin on your device.
It’s actually easiest to pin from the actual link
https://hip2save.com/2017/08/01/homemade-baked-potato-soup/
Hope that helps ☝🏻️
Pinned from the link. Thank you! Can’t wait to try it! 😃
We are a family of 3 adults…4 from time to time. So I am wondering if the 5qt is large enough for a meal…and cooking a whole chicken. There is very little room in the counters so 2 pots would not be a good solution.
Please let me know soon…before the specials are over.
TY
I have the 6 quart with 4 people in my family and find it large enough. Hope that helps!
I just cooked a 4.7 lb chicken in the 6 qt IP and had plenty of room. It easily fed four of us too. I also did two racks of ribs cooked in it and that fed I think 6-7 of us too.
Thank you for adding ways to make this in a slow cooker – I don’t have an instant pot
oh sure- enjoy! I love this soup.
Thank you. This tasted pretty good. I added red pepper flakes and some starch/water to try and thicken it. I think next time I’ll use whipping cream to make it thicker or the day before.
I am going to make it in my crockpot. Thanks for sharing. I have crockpots and my mothers pressure cooker and use them all the time. Don’t have those new fangled pots though. Can’t teach an old dog new tricks I guess.
Ha well I’m sure it’s delicious 😋 either way! Enjoy ❣️