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    4 Ingredient Potato Soup Recipe

    by Brendan Cunningham 13 Comments

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    This 4 ingredient potato soup recipe is an effortless one-pot wonder that will put time back into your day and a delicious meal on your table. Not to mention, this soup was designed to be a family favorite and offers you an easy, filling, and hearty dinner recipe to savor any day of the week. 

    A white bowl that is filled with potato soup, bacon bits, crispy onions, and shredded cheese on top.

    Table of Contents

    • THE BEST 4 INGREDIENT POTATO SOUP
      • Ingredients 
      • How to Make Potato Soup 
        • Step 1: Prepping The Soup
        • Step 2: Blending The Soup
        • Step 3: Finishing Off The Soup
      • How To Store Potato Soup 
        • How To Reheat Potato Soup
      • FAQs About This Potato Soup Recipe
        • What types of potatoes are best for soup?  
        • How do you thicken potato soup?
        • How do I spice up bland potato soup? 
      • Wrapping it all up 
    • EASY SOUP RECIPES
    • 4 Ingredient Potato Soup
      • Ingredients
      • Instructions
      • Nutrition
      • Did you make this recipe?

    THE BEST 4 INGREDIENT POTATO SOUP

    There's nothing quite as comforting as the hearty goodness of a homemade potato soup. And this 4 ingredient potato soups is bursting with savory flavors and features a buttery-smooth, rich texture.

    Plus, everything for this easy potato soup recipe cooks in one pot and it's ready in less than 30 minutes. It's ideal for busy those weeknights when you need a delicious meal to fill up the whole family. 

    And for a delicious side, you can make this garlic bread, Italian cheese bread, or biscuits to go with the soup! 

    Shredded cheese, bacon bits, and crispy onions on top of potato soup in a white bowl.

    Ingredients 

    Seriously, this easy potato soup recipe will leave you wondering how just 4 ingredients can perfectly come together to create such a delicious soup.

    And you most likely already have all the ingredients sitting in your pantry - or kitchen - to make it!

    Anyway, here's what you need to make it:

    • 4 tbsp. Butter, divided
    • 1 Onion, diced
    • 1 pound Russet Potatoes, peeled and chopped
    • Water to top
    • Salt and pepper

    And for some optional Toppings:

    • Fried Onions
    • Green Onions
    • Crispy bacon
    • Cheddar cheese
    • Sour cream

    When making this old fashioned potato soup, you can dress it up with simple additions like green onions, fried onions, crispy bacon, and cheddar cheese. 

    It's really a blank canvas for everyone to make it however they want in order to fix blad potato soup.

    Oh, and if you want a chunky soup with a little more to it, try this Outback baked potato soup!

    By the way, if you have any leftover potatoes you can put them to good use by making this fried potatoes and onion recipe. All it takes is 15 minutes to whip up, and it makes a great breakfast or side dish.

    Also, just so you know, you can use yukon gold potatoes to make this recipe. I've found that they work just as good to make this soup!

    Diced potatoes in a bowl, butter on a plate, diced onion in a bowl, fried onions in a bowl, bacon in a bowl, and shredded cheese in a bowl all on a grey plate.

    How to Make Potato Soup 

    Now, in our house, we truly think this is the best potato soup recipe.

    Not only is it delicious, but - as I already mentioned - it uses just four ingredients and is ridiculously simple to make. Plus, all you need from an equipment standpoint is a single pot - yup, that's it! 

    So, let's not waste any more time and get into the recipe!

    Browned diced onions and diced potatoes in a pot on top of a burner.

    Step 1: Prepping The Soup

    To start, pull out a big pot and put it over medium-high heat. Then, add a tablespoon of butter and the diced onions to it.

    Cook the butter and onions for a few minutes until the onions are golden.

    While that's cooking, wash, peel, and chop the potatoes. Then, add them to the pot with some water and cook for about 15 minutes or until the potatoes are soft and fork tender.

    A hand blending diced potatoes and diced onions in a pot.

    Step 2: Blending The Soup

    Now, return the diced and cooked onions to the pot, adding the rest of the butter, salt, and pepper. 

    Then, use an immersion blender - or transfer everything to a regular blender - and blend everything until smooth or until it reaches the consistency of preference. If you want chunky potato soup, just pulse the mixture a few times.

    An immersion blender blending potato soup in a pot.

    Step 3: Finishing Off The Soup

    Once the soup is blended, add it evenly to four bowls.

    Then, either top with sour cream, chopped green onions, grated cheddar cheese, bacon bits, and fried onion strings, or make it your own with any toppings you want to compliment the potato flavor. 

    However you eat this 4 ingredients potato soup, it'll be delicious, so enjoy!

    Two bowls of 4 ingredient potato soup on a grey plate.

    How To Store Potato Soup 

    So, if you're just making this 4 ingredient potato soup recipe for yourself, you can look forward to having the leftovers for the next few days. 

    And, if you have leftovers, you can store leftover potato soup in an airtight container in the fridge where it will last for 3-4 days stored like this. By the way, you'll want to store it within two hours of making the soup.

    You can also freeze potato soup for an even simpler meal prep option, storing it in individual portion-sized containers for easy storage and reheating. It will last frozen for up to 6 months. 

    How To Reheat Potato Soup

    Then, to reheat the leftover potato soup, you can either put it in a pot over medium heat until warm or in the microwave for a few minutes.

    And if you're starting with frozen soup, make sure to thaw it in the fridge overnight before reheating.

    Potato soup in a white bowl.

    FAQs About This Potato Soup Recipe

    What types of potatoes are best for soup?  

    All types of potatoes work to make this soup, but I prefer russet potatoes. You may notice a change in consistency depending on which ones you use.

    Russet potatoes give the soup a more starchy and hearty texture. Reds are more grainy and textured when blended. And, finally, yukon golds are unbelievably buttery soft, and decadent when processed. Experiment and see what potatoes you like best!

    How do you thicken potato soup?

    The key to thickening potato soup is cooking the potatoes until they are tender and then blending them together along with the rest of the ingredients. When the potatoes are blended, they combine with the butter to make a thick and creamy soup consistency that is just delicious.

    So, you'll want to make sure you blend up everything enough, or the soup will not thicken. I like to use an immersion blender to do this.

    How do I spice up bland potato soup? 

    I think this soup is pretty tasty on it's own, especially if you add the toppings to it.

    But, if you think it is bland, you can spice up the potato soup in a variety of ways. Some excellent spices to add are cayenne pepper powder, ancho chili powder, paprika, or just keep it classic and add in some garlic and onion powder.

    Or, if you want to give it a Ranch flavor, add in some Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning.

    Really any spices and seasonings will work great in this potato soup. 

    Crispy onions, green onions, bacon bits, and shredded cheese on top of potato soup in a white bowl.

    Wrapping it all up 

    Well, that is how to make potato soup with only 4 ingredients! 

    This savory, hearty, and flavorful four ingredient potato soup is an easy soup recipe that the entire family is sure to love.

    It's just so delicious on its own and can be customized with any topping you want!

    Anyway, I hope you enjoy this creamy potato soup recipe as much as I do.

    If you make it let me know what you think below! 

    EASY SOUP RECIPES

    If you want to make some more soup recipes, we have some on the blog that I think you'll enjoy!

    Give one of these delicious recipes a try next:

    • Chicken and dumpling soup
    • Crack chicken noodle soup
    • Seafood soup
    • Ground beef vegetable soup
    • Sopa de conchas

    Oh, and as always, don't forget to check out our YouTube channel. We post new recipes almost every day on there.

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    ★★★★★

    5 from 13 reviews

    This 4 ingredient potato soup is an effortless one-pot wonder that will put time back into your day and put a delicious meal on your table. This potato soup recipe was designed to be a family favorite and offers you an easy, filling, and hearty dinner recipe to savor any day of the week. 

    • Author: Brendan Cunningham
    • Prep Time: 5 minutes
    • Cook Time: 20 minutes
    • Total Time: 25 minutes
    • Yield: 4 servings 1x
    • Category: Dinner
    • Method: Stovetop
    • Cuisine: Soup

    Ingredients

    Scale

    4 tbsp. Butter, divided

    1 Onion, diced

    1 pound Russet Potatoes, peeled and chopped

    Water to top

    Salt and pepper

    Optional Toppings:

    Fried Onions

    Green Onions

    Crispy bacon

    Cheddar cheese

    Instructions

    1. Heat a pot to medium high and add 1 tbsp. of butter. Add the onions and cook until translucent and a bit golden. Reserve the onions.
    2. In the same pot add the potatoes and top them with water. Bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes, or until potatoes are soft.
    3. Return the onions to the pot, add the rest of the butter, salt and pepper and use an immersion blender to process (or transfer to a regular blender).
    4. Top with fried onions, green onions, crispy bacon and cheddar cheese.

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 serving
    • Calories: 202
    • Fat: 11
    • Carbohydrates: 24
    • Protein: 3

    Keywords: 4 ingredient potato soup, 4 ingredient potato soup recipe, easy potato soup recipe, easy potato soup, creamy potato soup, easy 4 ingredient potato soup recipe, how to make potato soup. best potato soup recipe, creamy potato soup recipe

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Felicia

      April 12, 2022 at 7:32 pm

      Oh my goodness so good!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    2. Nancy B

      April 13, 2022 at 8:47 am

      The soup was simple to make yet delicious.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    3. Karla

      April 13, 2022 at 6:56 pm

      Unbelievably good 🙂

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    4. May

      April 15, 2022 at 9:59 am

      Loved the soup. Thanks.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    5. Travis

      April 15, 2022 at 12:32 pm

      This soup totally hit the spot!

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    6. Abby

      April 15, 2022 at 11:02 pm

      Delicious soup.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    7. Ted

      April 16, 2022 at 3:01 pm

      It was chilly today in Chicago and this soup totally hit the spot.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    8. Amara

      April 19, 2022 at 11:05 am

      New fav soup.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    9. Kaylee

      April 22, 2022 at 9:24 am

      Yummy soup.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    10. Rich

      July 02, 2022 at 4:47 pm

      This soup was absolutely delicious.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    11. Darleene

      July 03, 2022 at 1:42 pm

      Just made this for lunch and printed the recipe out to make again. Tfs

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    12. Emily

      July 03, 2022 at 4:41 pm

      One of the tastiest soups I have tried.

      ★★★★★

      Reply
    13. Nancy N.

      July 05, 2022 at 7:04 pm

      Terrific soup! Going to make this a ton in the fall/winter

      ★★★★★

      Reply

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