You won’t believe how quickly you can make this Instant Pot Potato Soup recipe! Anytime is the perfect time for baked potato soup, one of our favorite comfort foods.
I have the Instant Pot and it’s the greatest thing since sliced bread! I am not kidding, you won’t believe how much time it saves! Most of my Instant Pot recipes are 10 minutes or less. No more frozen chicken nuggets on busy nights. You can literally dump a few ingredients in the pot, turn it on and have a great hot homemade meal in minutes.
Instant Pot Potato Soup
10 Minute Instant Pot Potato Soup is the perfect quick and easy hearty meal! With a pressure cooker like the Instant Pot, you'll have a gluten free dinner in minutes. An easy Baked Potato Soup recipe the whole family will love!
Course Main Course, Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword dinner, instant pot, potato, pressure cooker, soup
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 8 people
Calories 226 kcal
Ingredients
5 pound bag of potatoes peeled and cubed
1 large shallot minced (or 3 tablespoons minced onion)
6 cups chicken broth
4 Tablespoons butter
1/3 cup softened cream cheese
1/3 cup sour cream
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1-2 cups milk depending on how thin you want your soup
1/2 cup real bacon bits heated (optional)
1 green onion chopped for garnish optional
Instructions
Add the minced shallots and potatoes to an Instant Pot.
Pour enough chicken broth in the pot to cover the potatoes. Seal the Instant Pot lid and cook on manual or soup setting for 10 minutes.
Once the timer goes off, turn the valve from sealing to venting to release the pressure.
Remove the lid and gently mash the potatoes with a potato masher or large fork. You can also cut through them with a knife for chunkier pieces of potatoes.
Add butter, cream cheese, sour cream, cheddar cheese, salt and pepper, and blend to the consistency you like best.
Add milk to the soup and stir enough in until you get your desired soup thickness.
Add more salt and pepper if needed.
Add bacon bits to a small glass bowl and heat in the microwave for 30-60 seconds until crunchy.
Mix all of bacon bits into the potato soup, or use as a topping.
Serve with the toppings of your choice.
Recipe Notes
NOTE: Your pressure cooker will take some time to pre-heat, just like an oven. This time varies by brand, expect an additional 5-10 minutes before the soup starts to pressure cook.