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Instant Pot Simple Potato Soup

September 24, 2019 by Sandy 183 Comments

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Instant Pot Simple Potato Soup is a delicious, easy potato soup recipe. This pressure cooker potato soup recipe is simple, but it has a lot of flavor, and we love it. It's a little rustic, and a lot delicious!

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Originally published 3/18/2018

Instant Pot Simple Potato Soup

Today I'm sharing a flavorful version of a simple, classic potato soup that you can easily make in your Instant Pot.

This pressure cooker Potato Soup is really tasty, and is made with potatoes, onion, bacon, and some other yummy ingredients.

Making this potato soup recipe in the pressure cooker infuses the flavors much faster than cooking on the stove top. It is also very easy!

The thing I like best about potato soup is that it is so versatile. You can make it with or without bacon, or use ham instead. You can leave out the celery, or add carrots.

It always comes out as a comforting and tasty bowl of soup!

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Which potatoes work best?

Use what you have. I have made this soup with russets, gold, and red. It is delicious every time. The russets are a little starchier, and break down a little more.

I think this soup has a good balance of flavors (the bacon makes it even better), and the potatoes really shine through.

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If you make this delicious pressure cooker potato soup recipe, please leave a comment below with a star rating. I'd love to know how you liked it!

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Instant Pot Simple Potato Soup
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Pressure Building and Release
15 mins
Total Time
55 mins
 

Instant Pot Simple Potato Soup is a creamy, savory potato soup recipe that is easy to make with potatoes, onion, celery, and bacon. It tastes delicious! Pressure Cooker potato soup is comforting and simply tasty.

Course: Soup
Cuisine: American
Keyword: pressure cooker potato soup recipe
Servings: 5 - 7
Calories: 324 kcal
Author: Sandy Clifton
Ingredients
  • 6 slices Thick Bacon, chopped
  • 1 small Onion, diced
  • 2 stalks Celery, diced
  • 5 medium Potatoes, peeled and diced
  • 5 cups Chicken Broth, low sodium
  • 1 teaspoon Salt (more to taste)
  • ½ teaspoon Pepper
  • ¼ cup Flour
  • 4 Tablespoons Butter, softened
  • ½ cup Heavy Cream
Instructions
  1. Turn on the pot's sauté function and add the chopped bacon and onion. Cook until bacon is done and onions are translucent, stirring occasionally.

  2. Add the celery. Stir, and scrape up any brown bits from the bottom of the pot (deglaze).

  3. Add the potatoes, broth, salt, and pepper. Put the lid on and lock in place. Set the steam release knob to the Sealing position, if applicable.

  4. Cancel the sauté setting and push the Pressure Cook/Manual button, or dial. Use the +/- button, or dial to select 7 minutes. High Pressure

  5. When the cook cycle ends, let the pot sit undisturbed for 10 minutes (10 minute natural release). Then do a controlled quick release of the remaining steam/pressure (release steam in short bursts until you are sure no soup will spew out with the steam).

  6. While the pot is naturally releasing, combine the softened butter and flour in a small dish, using a fork. If the butter isn't soft enough, warm it in the microwave for 10 seconds. Mix thoroughly until all lumps are gone.

  7. When all of the pressure is out of the pot, carefully open the lid, and turn on the sauté setting. Let the soup come to a simmer (don't let the soup scorch on the bottom), then stir in the flour mixture and stir until thickened.

  8. Cancel the sauté setting and stir well. Then Add the heavy cream. Taste and adjust salt if desired.

  9. If you like, you can use a potato masher to mash some of the potatoes to help it thicken a little more. I do not do this as I like some potato chunks.

  10. Serve with some crusty bread.

Recipe Notes

If you want to thicken your soup even more, you can add some instant potato flakes.

Or make more of the flour and softened butter (mashed together with no lumps). Turn on the sauté setting and stir in the mixture until soup is thickened.

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  1. Tammy

    June 04, 2025 at 6:20 pm

    Excellent! added a little onion and garlic powder plus salt since my bacon wasn't very salty. Went easy on the red onion since it was a little strong

    Reply
    • Sandy

      June 04, 2025 at 9:13 pm

      Sounds great! Thank you for your comment and 5 star rating!

      Reply
  2. Aaron

    December 13, 2024 at 6:27 pm

    This recipe is great as it is! But its also very versatile.

    Wanna add some hamburger or chicken, it works.
    I didn't have bacon so I added some beef bouillon and I wanted another
    vegetable so I added 1/2 lb of carrots. I also like my soup a little spicy
    sometimes so I added some red pepper flakes.
    It was awesome and my kids loved it!
    Win Win / Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
  3. Karli S

    December 07, 2023 at 6:05 am

    Made this last night. I was getting my granddaughter ready for her dance class and wanted something easy and quick. This was it. Put everything together while she was eating her snack. Cooked the potatoes while I got her dressed, only needed 7 minutes for this. Left it on natural release while we went to dance. Dropped her off and came home and quickly made the slurry, added it in along with a little bit of cheddar cheese. I needed to add some more chicken stock to thin it out to my preference. I also cut up some leftover ham into cubes that I had in the freezer from Thanksgiving and added it in. It was so good. My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed it!

    Reply
  4. Gary

    November 28, 2023 at 4:14 pm

    Made this for an early winter meal. Simple yet perfectly delicious. I’ll add 2 things on my next run, some Dill and some shredded cheddar at the end.

    Reply
  5. Verna

    November 27, 2023 at 11:04 am

    Sandy, your book Simply Happy Electric Pressure Cooking is such an easy recipe book to cook from. I'm so glad Amazon carries it, and it is one of my favorites. Just made the chicken orzo soup, and was so delicious. This potato soup sounds so yummy, and cold here in California, so I think I'll make this up today, sounds so comforting. Are you coming out with any more books in the near future? Love my I.P.,,use it probably four times a week, and I'm a widow. Also have the 3 quart.

    Reply
    • Sandy

      December 11, 2023 at 11:23 am

      I'm so happy you are enjoying my book! I was sad that I couldn't print the color photos, it was just too expensive for a self-publisher like me. But the recipes are sound, and meant to be easy.

      Reply
  6. Angi

    November 27, 2023 at 10:15 am

    I did add sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, garlic and smoked paprika and it turned out perfect!

    Reply
  7. Sarah

    November 11, 2023 at 11:32 am

    I add carrots, garlic, and a little parsley. Best potato soup! Any nutritional information on your base recipe?

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