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    You are here: Home / Recipes / Soup and Stew

    Creamy Red Potato Soup

    Published: Mar 9, 2021 by Susie Weinrich · This post may contain affiliate links. 5 Comments

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    a bowl of creamy soup topped with cheese, bacon and onions
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    This is a super creamy and flavorful Potato Soup made with red potatoes (new potatoes). The best part is that it is finished with a whole block of Garlic and Herb Boursin Cheese! Serve this potato soup loaded up with crispy bacon, cheese and green onions.

    a bowl of creamy soup topped with cheese, bacon and onions

    We love a good potato soup recipe around here, if you do too, check out this recipe for Potato Leek Soup or Instant Pot Creamy Potato Soup.

    Table of Contents hide
    1 Why This Recipe is Amazing
    2 Ingredients
    3 Step-by-Step Picture Instructions
    4 Make Ahead
    5 Recipe Tips
    6 Recipe FAQ’s
    7 Related Recipes
    8 Did you make this recipe?!
    9 Creamy Red Potato Soup

    Why This Recipe is Amazing

    • The recipe starts by making crispy bacon, then the bacon grease is used to cook the veggies.
    • You choose if you want to peel the potatoes or leave the skins on.
    • Smash up the potatoes for texture or leave them whole for a smoother soup.
    • Instead of sour cream this potato soup is finished with a whole block of Herb & Garlic Boursin Cheese. YUM!

    Ingredients

    Here is what you need to make this Creamy Red Potato Soup, and some tips on a few ingredients.

    Ingredients for red potato soup with labels

    Red Potatoes – These are sometimes called new potatoes, b- potatoes or baby reds. They are a smaller, soft potato with red skin.

    You can choose to peel the potatoes or leave the skin on. The red skin is very thin and cooks through nicely if you choose to leave it on.

    Boursin Cheese – It is a brand of Gournay Cheese. Soft and creamy in texture and FULL of flavor! It melts perfectly into the Red Potato Soup adding thickness and flavor.

    You can find it in your local grocery store. You will find it either by the cheese, specialty cheese or deli.

    Step-by-Step Picture Instructions

    In a large pot over medium heat cook the diced bacon until it is crispy. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate with a slotted spoon, set aside.

    Discard all but 2 tablespoon bacon drippings from the pot.

    In the reserved bacon drippings, sauté the onions, carrots, celery and garlic for about 5 minutes.

    Pro Tip: As the veggies release their liquid scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.

    Add the 2 tablespoon butter the pot and melt then stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.

    celery onions carrots and garlic with flour

    Slowly whisk in the 4 cups chicken broth or chicken stock.

    Add in the chicken base, salt, pepper, onion powder and cut potatoes.

    chicken broth in a pot with red potatoes and veggies

    Pop the lid on the pot and cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are fork tender.

    Pro tip – Make sure to test a couple potatoes before moving on to the next steps.

    Reduce the heat to low.

    At this point you can mash some of the potatoes if you like. Use a potato masher, fork or wooden spoon to smash a few or a lot of the potatoes.

    pouring half and half into soup

    Stir in the half and half and Boursin Cheese. Warm over low heat until the Boursin is completely melted.

    creamy red potato soup in a big pot

    Remove from the heat and let it cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.

    Pro Tip- If you like your soup even thicker you can stir in a few tablespoons of instant potato flakes! Let them cook and thicken the soup for about 4-5 minutes.

    Make Ahead

    You can absolutely make this soup ahead, like chili, it gets even better with time!

    Make it up to 3 days ahead and reheat over low, medium-low on the stove top.

    I would not recommend freezing the soup because of the cream and cheese content.

    Recipe Tips

    • Don’t cut your potatoes too far ahead of time. They will brown the longer the flesh is exposed to the air.
    • Place the cooked bacon pieces on a paper towel lined plate for the grease to drain.
    • Cut the carrots and celery about ¼ inch thick and the potatoes in a ½ inch dice. It is the perfect thickness for everything to cook together.
    • Test a couple potatoes for doneness before adding the cream and cheese.
    potato soup loaded with toppings

    Recipe FAQ’s

    Do you have to peel red potatoes for soup?

    Absolutely not! The red potato skins are actually quite thin and will cook nicely in the soup. Leaving the skin on also provides structure for the potatoes if you choose to leave the pieces whole.

    How to thicken potato soup?

    If you like your potato soup a little thicker you can add a few tablespoons of dried potato flakes. They thicken the soup perfectly! Another option is mashing together 1 tablespoon of room temperature butter and 1 tablespoon all purpose flour, stir it into the soup while it simmers.

    Related Recipes

    • Ham & Potato Chowder
    • Quinoa Sweet Potato Chili (Instant Pot)
    • Instant Pot Sausage & Kale Potato Soup – (Instant Pot Zuppa Toscana)

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    creamy red potato soup topped with bacon and cheese in a brown crock bowl

    Creamy Red Potato Soup

    A creamy potato soup made with red skinned potatoes (new potatoes). Serve your soup loaded up with crispy bacon, cheese and green onions.
    5 from 9 votes
    Print Rate
    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 40 minutes
    Total Time: 50 minutes
    Servings: 7 people
    Calories: 422kcal
    Author: Susie Weinrich

    Equipment

    • Large pot with a lid

    Ingredients

    • 6 strips bacon diced
    • 1 yellow onion diced
    • 1 cup celery cut into ¼ inch pieces
    • 1 cup carrots cut into ¼ inch pieces
    • 3 garlic cloves minced
    • 2 tablespoon butter
    • ¼ cup all purpose flour
    • 4 cups chicken broth
    • 2 tablespoon chicken base
    • 1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt
    • 1 teaspoon black pepper
    • 1 teaspoon onion powder
    • 2 lbs red potatoes cubed ½ inch pieces, peeled or unpeeled
    • 2 cups half and half
    • 5.2 oz Garlic and Fine Herb Boursin Cheese

    Garnish

    • crispy bacon, cheese, green onions
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    Instructions

    • In a large pot over medium heat cook the bacon until it is crispy. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate with a slotted spoon, set aside.
    • Discard all but 2 tablespoon bacon drippings from the pot.
    • In the bacon drippings sauté the onions, carrots, celery and garlic for about 5 minutes.
      Pro Tip: As the veggies release their liquid scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
    • Add the 2 tablespoon butter the pot and melt.
    • Stir in the flour and cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
    • Slowly whisk in the 4 cups chicken broth.
    • Add in the chicken base, salt, pepper, onion powder and cut potatoes.
    • Pop the lid on the pot and cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are fork tender.
      Pro tip – Make sure to test a couple potatoes before moving on to the next steps.
    • Reduce the heat to low.
      At this point you can mash some of the potatoes if you like. Use a potato masher, fork or wooden spoon to smash a few or a lot of the potatoes.
    • Stir in the half and half and Boursin Cheese. Warm over low heat until the Boursin is completely melted.
    • Remove from the heat and let it cool for 5-10 minutes before serving.

    Serving

    • Serve bowls of your Red Potato Soup loaded up with the crispy bacon, cheese, and green onions.

    Notes:

    Recipe Tips: 
    • Don’t cut your potatoes too far ahead of time. They will brown the longer they are exposed to the air.
    • Place the cooked bacon pieces on a paper towel lined plate for the grease to drain.
    • Cut the carrots and celery about ¼ inch thick and the potatoes in a ½ inch dice. It is the perfect thickness for everything to cook together.
    • Test a couple potatoes for doneness before adding the cream and cheese.
    Potato Soup Thickener: 
    If you like your potato soup a little thicker you can add a few tablespoons of dried potato flakes. They thicken the soup perfectly! Another option is mashing together 1 tablespoon of room temperature butter and 1 tablespoon all purpose flour, stir it into the soup while it simmers.
    Make Ahead:
    Make it up to 3 days ahead and reheat over low, medium-low on the stove top.
    Did you try this recipe? Connect with me & let me know how it turned out by commenting below!
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    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 422kcal | Carbohydrates: 33g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 69mg | Sodium: 1692mg | Potassium: 965mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 3703IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 134mg | Iron: 2mg

    If nutrition facts are provided they are calculated as an estimate to the best of our knowledge.

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    About Susie Weinrich

    Susie Weinrich is the recipe developer, food photographer, and content creator behind Mom's Dinner. She has over 20 years experience in the food industry. Currently, Susie shares all her recipes and food knowledge on Mom's Dinner. You will find her recipes are easy to follow and full of tips and tricks to make sure the recipe you are making turns out perfect!

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    1. Kelly

      November 16, 2021 at 11:33 am

      5 stars
      Absolutely LOVED this soup, can’t wait to try more of your recipes.

      Reply
      • B. Branford

        April 29, 2022 at 5:30 pm

        5 stars
        This is a very delicious and hearty soup, but mine was much too salty (and I use strict measurements in the kitchen). I think my issue stemmed from using bouillon cubes to make my broth. Next time I will use low-sodium broth and skip adding the kosher salt. Instead, I’ll add salt to each individual serving as desired.

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    2. Jessica

      November 11, 2021 at 9:25 pm

      5 stars
      By far the best potato recipe I’ve tried! I was very skeptical at first at the fact that the carrots and celery weren’t blended up broken down but it makes the soup unique! I have never left a review on a recipe before but this needed a review, it was absolutely delicious

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      • Susie Weinrich

        November 12, 2021 at 7:01 am

        Hi Jessica- Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review! I truly appreciate it. I am so glad you loved the soup.

        Reply
      • Tina w

        December 14, 2021 at 8:48 pm

        5 stars
        Delicious! I didn’t have half + half but the flour worked great. Perfect for this rainy day!
        Thank you!!

        Reply

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