4 Ingredient Potato Soup

4 Ingredient Potato Soup is hearty, delicious, and unbelievably simple. With just four basic items, you get a taste of warm happiness that’s totally homemade and SUPER FAST.You only need four ingredients and 20 min prep for a creamy, dreamy, bowl of deliciousness.

I love having something crispy to pair with creamy soups, and this Garlic Bread in Air Fryer is the perfect match. Easy, buttery, and absolutely delicious with potato soup!

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Why This Recipe Rocks

This soup isn’t just EASY; it’s also delicious. It’s like a warm hug in a bowl, and the best part? You probably already have all these ingredients in your kitchen. With only FOUR ingredients, there is MINIMAL cleanup, and it tastes DIVINE. We all like easy, especially on weeknights. AM I RIGHT? With this, it takes ONLY 20 MINUTES to prep.

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What You’ll Need For 4 Ingredient Potato Soup

• Onion: 1 medium onion, diced (no need for it to be perfect!)
• Butter: 2 tablespoons, because butter makes everything BETTER. I cannot beileve we only need so little!
• Russet Potatoes: 2 pounds, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces. I know they look like HUGE and will take forever to cook – just trust the process, its a smooth ride. Make the potato chunks as close as you can – so the cooking goes evenly.
• Heavy Cream or Whole Milk: 1 cup (go for the heavy cream for ULTIMATE creaminess!) Use Milk for a lighter feel and fewer calories. The choice is all yours!

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How To Make 4 Ingredient Potato Soup

Sauté the Onions: Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Throw in your diced onion. Cook until it looks soft and see-through-ish. It usually takes only 3-4 mins and we take the onion out! And set them on a plate!

Boil the Potatoes: Add the diced potatoes to the same pot. Cover them all with water. Crank up the heat and let it come to a rolling boil, then simmer for 15-20 minutes until super tender. The potatoes will easily be split when you poked them with a fork – THATS when they are done.

Drain it (A Little Bit!): Get rid of most of the water. You want about ½ inch at the bottom of the pot. This helps with that perfect consistency you are craving.

Mix and Match: Now we bring all the heroes back to action. Add the remaining tablespoon of butter and also cream or milk back to the pot! Also – dont forget the onions too. Combine everything together.

Mash it Up!: Use the back of a fork if you like it CHUNKY and with bite or if you want super creamy take an immersion blender or even better do not fill you regular blender all the way for easy cleanup. Whatever feels best to YOU.

Low and Slow: Let the soup sit on low heat for about 5 minutes – this is important and makes all those beautiful flavours melt into a GREAT final result.

Serve 4 Ingredient Potato Soup : Season your soup with salt and pepper to taste! Time to dive in! SOUP’S ON!

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Serving Suggestions

This soup is AMAZING, just the way it is. If you want, you can top it off with things to get the ultimate yum! My husband enjoys it with some chopped chives. You could also do a dollop of sour cream or bacon bits! Go ahead, GET CREATIVE with your toppings.

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Tips for the PERFECT 4 Ingredient Potato Soup

Potato Choice: Yukon Golds make the soup SUPER creamy. If you dont have those on hand dont panic other type work just as well!

Broth Matters: Using chicken broth makes it richer! Using Veggie broth if you are avoiding meat or want that lighter taste works great too. It is up to your choice, no need to overthink about it.

Don’t over-salt! Taste as you go, salt is to enhance the flavours. No to OVER do it. Start small.

Blending is Key: This step gives the creaminess I ADORE in a soup! Do it for few seconds! You do not want to have an all pure consistency, leaving tiny chunky pieces add great textures.

Add Pepper: If you are fan of pepper now is your time! Add a tiny amount at a time – too much pepper can kill a dish.

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Toppings (Because Why Not?!)

This soup is PERFECT just like this. My grandma uses fresh chopped parsley to add freshness to it, I love a dollop of sour cream with a tiny sprinkle of pepper. Or even a touch of shredded cheese on top and make it SUPER cheesy!

How do I make my soup THICK?

Is your soup a little too runny? I know! Here’s how to get it THICKER. You can mash in extra cooked potatoes, they are ALWAYS your friends, or you can create a slurry using flour or cornstarch with cold water – just make sure to add it slowly, so you have time for it all to thicken, then just a splash of heavy cream, in the end, can be a total solution for this. They are simple ideas, and for the MOST part I would focus in a more mashed potato at the end.

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Why is my potato soup not CREAMY?

If you are looking for extra creaminess, you have to choose the potato types. High starch versions always makes the difference! Yukon gold or Russet potatoes. When cooking use that reserved potato cooking water so more starch is kept to thicken better! Mash well and then blend for the silky perfection. A touch of heavy cream always saves the day to complete that super creamy final outcome. Make sure all ingredients are warmed – do not add any cold milk, you have to take it into account the warm water makes more starchy effect when all mixed together at the end!

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How do I make my 4 Ingredient Potato Soup Taste BETTER?

So your soup is a bit blah, that happens, trust me. Let’s make that soup something AMAZING RIGHT NOW! Always add a touch of salt (all stages, not only in the end!), the base is flavour building and always check that you use enough. Also – get ACIDIC with things like lemon juice; it really helps! Spice it up with herbs, garlic, or even a tiny pinch of red pepper, just like that! Finish up by adding things like fresh herbs for freshness, or bread croutons, or seeds or nuts for great texture! Some cheese never hurts anyone, too. You can always have it on top of you choose a full flavoured addition to complete your work!

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Make It Your Own!

This is just a STARTING point. You can change so many things and you still get DELICIOUS! Feel free to try this with garlic powder or even paprika! You are a star – do not doubt it!

You could add vegetables for more texture, like some celery, leeks, spinach and MORE. Seriously, your choice. It’s YOUR soup; make it the way YOU love it! You are AMAZING, you got this!

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FAQs About 4 Ingredient Potato Soup

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I’m SO excited for you to make this soup! It’s quick, easy, and a total crowd-pleaser. It’s the perfect option for an easy lunch or light supper. Let me know in the comments how you customized this DELIGHTFUL 4 Ingredient Potato Soup! Have a great time creating it, you amazing chef, you. Enjoy !

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