Tender potato and carrots surrounded by a thick cream cheese broth topped with bacon bits, shredded cheddar cheese, and green onion is this homemade cream cheese potato soup recipe.
This is a family favorite soup recipe! Seriously everyone enjoys its hearty flavors and creamy broth. Plus a soup top with bacon bits and cheese. Everyone loves bacon and cheese! I also love that this homemade soup is a one-pot meal idea ready in less than 30 minutes. Who can’t get behind that?
How to make a Creamy Potato Soup with Carrots
First, prepare your ingredients. You will need to chop your onion, and peel and cut your carrots and potatoes. Cut up your potatoes into 1/2-inch cubes and keep your carrots 1/4-thick for the best consistent cooking. You want the potatoes and carrots to be done boiling at the same time. Nothing is worse than eating a hard raw potato!
Next, in a medium stockpot, boil the chicken broth, potatoes, carrots, onion, salt, and pepper until the potatoes and carrots are cooked and easily pierced with a fork. The cook time is about 10-15 minutes depending on the boil. I personally love to get a good rolling boil going and tackle another quick task while making this potato soup. Just check back periodically on the tenderness of the vegetables and give the soup a quick stir.
Lastly, whisk the flour into the cold milk and then stir that into the soup. Add the butter and softened cream cheese to the soup gently stirring until the cream cheese completely dissolves.
Once the cream cheese is incorporated, serve and garnish this cream cheese potato soup with a sprinkle of shredded cheddar cheese, bacon bits, and chopped green onions.
Tips for the Perfect Potato Soup with Cream Cheese
While you can’t go wrong with this easy potato soup recipe, here are some tips I have learned over the years.
- You can use any kind of potato for this soup but russet potatoes are preferred. They are hearty potatoes that do well boiled. Russet potatoes are flaky when done making this soup seem like a yummy loaded baked potato soup.
- You dont have to whisk the milk and flour together but then the soup might be chuncky and less thick.
- I use baby carrots and dont always peel my potatoes. This saves me tons of time!
More Soups for the Soul
More creamy-based soup! This White Chicken Chili Recipe will always have a place in our meal rotation. It’s all the spice and flavor of chili but with a twist of shredded chicken in a savory but delicious creamy broth.
This is a lighter soup with spinach. A savory tomato-based soup filled with spinach and tender cheese tortellini makes a perfect main or side dish. This Spinach Tortellini Soup Recipe takes frozen spinach and frozen cheese tortellini and turns them into a delightful soup full of flavors and textures.
I need to try out this soup! With spicy sausage, tender noodles, and a melty cheese topping, this Lasagna Soup Recipe has all your favorite Italian ingredients simmered together in one pot.
Cream Cheese Potato Soup
Ingredients
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 2½ cups Russet potatoes peeled and cubed ½ cubes
- 1 cup carrots peeled and cut
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups milk
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 3 tablespoons butter
Instructions
- Prepare your ingredients. You will need to chop your onion, and peel and cut your carrots and potatoes. Cut up your potatoes into 1/2-inch cubes and keep your carrots 1/4-thick for the best consistent cooking. You want the potatoes and carrots to be done boiling at the same time.
- In a medium stockpot, boil the chicken broth, potatoes, carrots, onion, salt, and pepper until the potatoes and carrots are cooked and easily pierced with a fork. The cook time is about 10-15 minutes depending on the boil.
- Lastly, whisk the flour into the cold milk and then stir that into the soup. Add the butter and softened cream cheese to the soup gently stirring until the cream cheese completely dissolves.
- Once the cream cheese is incorporated, serve and garnish this cream cheese potato soup with a sprinkle of shredded cheddar cheese, bacon bits, and chopped green onions.
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