Cheddar Bacon Potato Soup

Name: Cheddar Bacon Potato Soup
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 medium russet potatoes, diced; 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled; 1 onion, diced; 3 cloves garlic; 4 cups chicken broth; 1 cup sour cream; 2 cups sharp cheddar, shredded; 3 tbsp butter; salt to taste; chives to garnish

Extra-thick potato soup loaded with crispy bacon and sharp cheddar — better than a restaurant version. Mashing the simmered potatoes roughly rather than blending them smooth is what gives this soup its thick, chunky body instead of a thin, uniform puree.

Total time

40 min

Prep

10 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

American

comfortsoup

Ingredients

6medium russet potatoes, diced

6 slicesbacon, cooked and crumbled

1onion, diced

3 clovesgarlic

4 cupschicken broth

1 cupsour cream

2 cupssharp cheddar, shredded

3 tbspbutter

saltto taste

chivesto garnish

Instructions

Sauté onion and garlic in butter.

Add potatoes and broth; simmer 20 min until very tender.

Mash roughly. Stir in sour cream and cheddar.

Top with bacon and chives.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

798

Protein

39.1g

Fat

65.9g

Carbs

13.8g

Fiber

1.2g

Sodium

1914mg

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