I got my first digital pressure cooker this year and I haven’t stopped cooking with it. I love the fact that I could have beans (black-eyed peas) from my kitchen to the table in 20 minutes (10 minutes active cooking time). Cooking this hearty easy loaded potato soup in the electric pressure cooker was a breeze in the pack. potato soup is one of the easy pressure cooker soup recipes you can whip up as this was all done in 10 minutes excluding the time it took for the pressure to build up inside the pot. Since this easy creamy potato soup is my first pressure cooker recipe here (Instant pot) I am better selling it well to you. Who knows you might be picking one up for yourself if you don’t have one already. Cheers to many more pressure cooker recipes!
Oh! the joy of cooking in a pressure cooker
Think quick, fast, and simple. More importantly, when cooked right, pressure cooker meals taste delicious. Cooking with a pressure cooker is one of the best inventions ever created. In fact, it is the best thing after sliced bread. It is highly efficient and you can make the most delicious and juicy fall-apart from the bone meat. It is important you read the instructions before use, especially on how the valve works. I have heard so many horror-classic accident stories about using a pressure cooker. To avoid any of these unwanted stories, please read the instructions carefully.
Tips on using a pressure cooker
Use the right amount of water in a recipe would need. Don’t overfill or underfill with liquid.
Don’t be quick to release the valve. Start slowly then do a fast release for the pressure to escape. Never force the lid open!
When starting out, stick to the required timer and settings set out for different meals until you are confident. Right now, I mostly use the meat settings to cook certain food and that’s because I now understand how the pressure cooker works.
Back to my creamy pressure cooker-loaded potato soup recipe, perfect comfort food!!!
Why I Love This easy Pressure Cooker Potato Soup Recipe
It is quick, easy, comforting, and delicious
You only need a handful of kitchen staple ingredients
You can customize it to suit your dietary need. Make it vegetarian or vegan (skip the bacon and use milk and cream substitute) or even gluten-free with flour choice.
Here are the ingredients you need to make the best
pressure cooker potato soup
Potatoes: I used red potatoes Bacon: substitute with turkey bacon or ham Butter Chicken stock (Chicken broth) Heavy cream: substitute with sour cream or Greek yogurt Milk: full, skimmed, or evaporated milk would work here Cream cheese Salt and pepper Veggies: chopped onions and minced garlic For serving Cheese: sharp cheddar cheese or red Leicester cheese Chive or green onions
How to make the best pressure cooker potato soup (Instant
Pot)
Prepare the bacon: I pan-fried the bacon on the stovetop over medium heat but you can easily do this in the pressure cooker or instant pot using the browning / sauté settings. Using the browning or sauté function on the pressure cooker / Instant Pot. Sautee the onions and garlic in butter until soft, and fragrant. Then add chopped potatoes and cover with the chicken stock. Cook using the soup function or manual for 10 minutes. Carefully release the valve to release the pressure. Mash the potatoes until the desired texture is achieved (you can also use an immersion blender). Add the rest of the ingredients and mix to combine. If the soup is too thick, lighten it with water or skimmed milk. Serve the potato soup warm and enjoy.
I Don’t Have a Pressure Cooker, Can I make this potato soup on The Stovetop
Yes, you can. follow the steps in this recipe and cook the potatoes over medium heat until soft. Blend or mash potatoes then add the rest of the ingredients and adjust to taste. You can also cook this potato soup in a slow cooker. thicken with cornflour if it is too thin.
Tips
Use any type of firm and floury potatoes you want like Yukon gold, Maris piper or russet Use yogurt and skim milk and skip the cream cheese for a healthier version Remove some cooked potato chunks and blend/mash the rest, add it back to the soup for extra texture. Skip the butter and saute the onion and bacon in the bacon grease
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