Cream Cheese Potato Bacon Soup
Cream Cheese Potato Bacon Soup is an easy winter comfort food recipe that can be whipped up in twenty minutes from start to finish.
This hearty potato soup is made using instant mashed potatoes to save time.
Cream Cheese Potato Bacon Soup
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Cream Cheese Potato Bacon Soup is an easy winter comfort food recipe. This easy potato soup starts with a garlic instant mashed potato base and is loaded with bacon and cream cheese.
Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 440 kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk
- 5 cups water
- 8 oz roasted garlic instant mashed potatoes
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup real bacon bits
- 1 tbsp dried chives
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp dehydrated minced onion
Garnish
- 1/4 cup real bacon bits
- 1 tbps dried chives
Instructions
- In a large pot bring the water and milk to a boil.
- Once the liquid starts to boil reduce heat to medium-low and immediately pour in the instant mashed potatoes. Stir well.
- Add the brick of cream cheese to the pot. Break up the brick a bit using a spoon and then stir.
- Add 1/2 cup of bacon bits and 1 tbsp of dried chives to the pot.
- Also add the salt, pepper and dehydrated minced onion. Stir well.
- Allow the soup to simmer for about ten minutes stirring occasionally.
- If you find your soup too thick you can add a bit more water until it reaches your desired consistency.
- Ladle the soup into bowls and sprinkle with bacon bits and chives.
- Serve and enjoy!
