Description
Make a rich and creamy potato soup quickly using your Instant Pot, finished with crispy bacon and sharp cheddar cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 slices bacon, chopped
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1.5 lbs Russet potatoes, peeled and diced into 1-inch pieces
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon black pepper
- 0.5 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons cold water (slurry)
Instructions
- Set the Instant Pot to Sauté mode. Add the chopped bacon and cook until crisp. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon and set aside, leaving about 1 tablespoon of bacon grease in the pot.
- Add the chopped onion to the pot and cook in the bacon grease until softened, about 3 minutes. Add the minced garlic and cook for 1 minute more until fragrant. Press Cancel.
- Add the diced potatoes, chicken broth, salt, pepper, and thyme to the pot. Stir to combine.
- Secure the lid and set the vent to Sealing. Select Manual or Pressure Cook on High for 8 minutes.
- When the cooking time is complete, allow a Natural Pressure Release (NPR) for 10 minutes, then carefully move the valve to Venting to release any remaining pressure.
- Open the lid. Stir in the heavy cream and shredded cheddar cheese until the cheese melts completely.
- Stir the cornstarch slurry and pour it into the soup. Select Sauté mode again and let the soup simmer, stirring constantly, until it thickens, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Serve the soup hot, topped with the reserved crispy bacon pieces.
Notes
- For a thicker soup without the slurry, remove about 2 cups of the cooked potatoes and mash them before stirring them back into the soup.
- You can substitute vegetable broth for chicken broth to make this recipe vegetarian before adding the bacon.
- Use Yukon Gold potatoes for a naturally creamier texture if you prefer not to use cornstarch.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 25 min
- Category: Soup
- Method: Pressure Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1.5 cups
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 6
- Sodium: 650
- Fat: 30
- Saturated Fat: 15
- Unsaturated Fat: 10
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 28
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 18
- Cholesterol: 75