Foods Hearty and comforting, this quick and easy potato soup will be sure to become a regular in your house.
Easy Potato Soup for the win.
There are many, many types of food that I love dearly, but my favorite is definitely anything that falls into the category “easy.” With five kiddos running around, homeschooling, etc., easy is something that is quite important in my life!
Soups usually fall into the easy category, and therefore they make it onto my menu often. While some of our favorites are my Quick & Easy Veggie Lentil Soup, and my Chicken & Sweet Potato Chipotle Chili, there is definitely a soft spot in my family’s heart for easy potato soup.
All the potatoes.
Potatoes might look like a humble food, but they’re really packed with nutrients. Not only are they full of vitamin B6, B3, and C, they also contain copper, manganese, phosphorus, fiber, and more potassium than bananas! That’s pretty impressive for a veggie you dig out of the dirt.
Not only are potatoes full of nutrients, they’re also pretty cheap, which goes nicely with the whole “easy” thing. They whip up quickly into scalloped potatoes, potato salad, or make a nice carrier for sloppy joe filling.
Instant Pot love.
Lately, my favorite way to make potatoes has been in my new favorite toy appliance, my beloved Instant Pot®. Not only does it make meat fall-off-the-bone tender in minutes, it cooks beans and potatoes in no time flat! And soups have never been more easy.
Easy potato soup is usually fairly quick to make anyway, but with the Instant Pot, easy gets taken to a whole n’other level. Even though this easy potato soup recipe is basically just a chop ‘n dump one, I do love sauteing my onions in butter or bacon fat before adding the remaining ingredients. It really brings out their flavor and adds a wonderful delicious depth to the soup. And with the Instant Pot’s “saute” setting, this is a one-pot meal, which means less dishes–also easier for me!
Feel free to top this soup with crumbled cooked bacon, shredded cheddar cheese, chopped green onion or chives, and extra sour cream if you want to make it loaded potato soup!
Quick & Easy Potato Soup in the Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 1/2 yellow onion diced
- 2 Tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 Tablespoons butter bacon grease, or tallow
- 8 medium-sized russet potatoes chopped (peeling optional)
- 1 quart stock beef, chicken, or veggie
- 2 teaspoons parsley dried, a little less if fresh
- 1/2 teaspoon dill dried
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper or to taste
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Turn on the Instant Pot to 'saute.' When hot, saute the onions in butter/fat until golden-brown. Add in garlic, stir around, and turn the IP off.
- Add in potatoes and remaining ingredients. Cover the pot with the lid, close the vent, push 'manual' and set for 7 minutes.
- When the pot beeps, quickly release the pressure.
- Stir potatoes around roughly to mash them up, then stir in sour cream and serve.
Nutrition
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Wow, I honestly did not realize potatoes had all those nutrients! That makes me feel a little virtuous about all the yummy things you can make with them – this soup included! 🙂 I will definitely have to give this a try next time I need something quick and hearty, so probably tomorrow, ha!
Haha! Glad to help you feel virtuous, Monica. 😉 Hope you enjoy the soup!
I love a good potato soup recipe and this certainly doesn’t seem like it would disappoint. I love how easy it is to make also, thanks to the instant pot. Yummy! Thanks for sharing!
Glad to share, Luci! The Instant Pot makes everything easier. 😉
Potato soup is my favorite because it’s so hearty. If I can make it easily in an InstantPot then I need to get one and follow this recipe!
You should get one, Brandi! They’re my new favorite kitchen appliance! 🙂
I always love a good potato soup and its made in an Instant Pot, another recipe to add to my list.
I hope you enjoy it, Manju!
Where do I buy an instant pot please.?
I am glad potatoes are so nutritious because they are so yummy and it set my mind more at ease that it’s about the only vegetable one of my kids eats.
I understand, Gillian! It’s always encouraging to find something healthy our kids will eat. 😉 I hope they enjoy the soup!
Glad to share, Luci! 🙂
Good morning
You recipes look yummy.
I’m still walking through stages of gaps not Knowing what to eat.
I dropped 15 lbs eleminating all the bad guys.
Bless you
Carola
GAPS can be a hard diet, I know. I you need help finding foods you can eat while on the intro stages, feel free to email me. Or you can check out my post on different foods you can eat on the intro diet. 🙂
http://raiasrecipes.com/2014/06/the-gaps-intro-diet-what-in-world-do-i.html
Dear Raia,
I have made your potato soup recipe THREE times, now! It is absolutely the most delicious potato soup I have ever tasted (and I’ve been a fan of potato soup for as long as I can remember)!
I just had a quick question for you or maybe one of the readers. I have been blessed with an 8 quart Instant Pot. Has anyone tried doubling (or at least going 1 1/2 times the recipe amount in the larger pot? So far, your soup is the only thing I have made in my Instant Pot, and I would love to be able to make more of your soup, but I also don’t want to blow anything up either.
I would appreciate any tips or advice that you might have.
Thanks so very much! :o)
I’m so glad to hear you enjoy the soup, Tisha! I have not tried to double the recipe, but you should be able to do that without any issues. You shouldn’t need to double the cooking time, either. I hope it works out well for you!
My real first attempt at making soup in the Insta pot (without my husband’s help…been kind of afraid it;-). LOVED IT!!!!
I used a 3 lbs of Trader Joe’s Organic Russet and plain Greek yogurt instead of sour cream.
Hope to find more if posted.
Yum city! Thank you!