Creamy Easy Potato Soup Recipe

My Creamy Easy Potato Soup Recipe is going to change your meal plan entirely. This delicious soup has been a standard in our home for at least the last five years. Making it healthier has been my goal, but I didn't want to pass up the flavor. The compromise below is now a favorite option that comes in at a lower fat, calorie, and points total.

Creamy Easy Potato Soup Recipe

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I tried to get away from the bacon in this recipe, but it just adds flavor that is needed. We use center cut bacon for this recipe since it is lower in points and has more eat. You can use any type of potato, I just prefer the baby red potatoes since they tend to hold up to cooking better than other types. Feel free to adapt as you prefer for your own preferences.

Ingredients for Easy Potato Soup Recipe

1 ½ pounds baby potatoes, cubed

8 pieces center cut bacon

1 tablespoon bacon grease

1 small onion, diced

2 celery stalks, diced

½ cup carrots, diced

1 tablespoon garlic, minced

2 cups half and half

4 cups chicken broth

2 cups water

½ teaspoon salt (may add extra salt later if needed)

½ teaspoon black pepper

¼ teaspoon onion powder

Shredded Cheddar Cheese

Green onions, diced

Directions for Easy Potato Soup Recipe

In a large stockpot, cook bacon until crisp. Set bacon aside and pat excess grease from bacon.

Drain the bacon grease from the bottom of the stockpot leaving 1 tablespoon in the bottom of the stockpot.

Reduce heat to medium, and add in diced onion, diced carrots, diced celery, and minced garlic.

Cook over medium heat for an additional 5 minutes or until beginning to become tender.

Add in the potatoes, water, chicken broth, black pepper, salt, and onion powder.

Stir well and simmer for 10 minutes.

Add in half and half, and stir well.

Continue cooking on medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Add 1 tablespoon shredded cheddar and diced green onions along with 1 piece crumbled bacon on top of each serving.

Creamy Easy Potato Soup Recipe

Prep time

10 mins

Cook time

35 mins

Total time

45 mins

Makes 8 servings - 2 cups per serving 6 SmartPoints per serving on FreeStyle, Flex, Your Way, and Beyond the Scale Plans 7 PointsPlus Note: Add 1 additional point if adding crumbled bacon and 1 tablespoon shredded cheese to the soup

Serves: 8

Ingredients

1½ pounds baby potatoes, cubed
8 pieces center cut bacon
1 tablespoon bacon grease
1 small onion, diced
2 celery stalks, diced
½ cup carrots, diced
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
2 cups half and half
4 cups chicken broth
2 cups water
½ teaspoon salt (may add extra salt later if needed)
½ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon onion powder
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Green onions, diced

Instructions

In a large stockpot, cook bacon until crisp. Set bacon aside and pat excess grease from bacon.
Drain the bacon grease from the bottom of the stockpot leaving 1 tablespoon in the bottom of the stockpot.
Reduce heat to medium, and add in diced onion, diced carrots, diced celery, and minced garlic.
Cook over medium heat for an additional 5 minutes or until beginning to become tender.
Add in the potatoes, water, chicken broth, black pepper, salt, and onion powder.
Stir well and simmer for 10 minutes.
Add in half and half, and stir well.
Continue cooking on medium heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add 1 tablespoon shredded cheddar and diced green onions along with 1 piece crumbled bacon on top of each serving.

Makes 8 servings - 2 cups per serving

6 SmartPoints per serving on FreeStyle, Flex, Your Way, and Beyond the Scale Plans

7 PointsPlus

Note: Add 1 additional point if adding crumbled bacon and 1 tablespoon shredded cheese to the soup

Serving Creamy Easy Potato Soup Recipe

Since this is such a delicious and large portion of soup, I typically don't need anything alongside it for a full meal. You can easily add the crumbled bacon or some shredded cheddar. Just remember anything you add to the soup will increase the points as listed above. If you want a nice side of our Weight Watchers cornbread recipe or some crackers you have room in your points to add that. A half serving would also be a great choice alongside some grilled fish or chicken!

Make our creamy easy potato soup recipe in just a little more than 30 minutes. This is an ideal comfort food recipe that makes 8 generous portions, so is perfect for the whole family or for lunches throughout your work week.

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