Grab a spoon and dig into this insanely delicious creamy Loaded Sweet Potato Soup. An incredibly easy-to-make, 5-ingredients soup - flavorful and filling. Perfect with a thick slice of bread.
This is such a flavorful and easy-to-make fall soup. Sometimes the secret of a great recipe is that they are easy to make and includes only a handful of ingredients.
This recipe has just 5 main ingredients: bacon, butter, broth, onions, and sweet potatoes. Combining some bacon drippings and butter to sauté the onions adds extra flavor and deliciousness.
Ingredients
- 6 slices BACON chopped, divided
- 2 tablespoons BUTTER, unsalted
- 1 cup ONIONS, diced
- 1 teaspoon ROSEMARY - dried
- 6 cups SWEET POTATOES chopped, steamed
- 4 cups BEEF BROTH
- season with SALT and PEPPER
Toppings
I like adding a dollop of sour cream to this top along with the chopped bacon bits. But you can also add some shredded Cheddar cheese and chopped scallions.
Adding a handful of croutons can provide some additional crunch. Although I prefer a good slice of fresh bread with fall soups.
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How To Make This Sweet Potato Soup Recipe
- Cover the bottom of a large pot with ½ inch of water. Insert steamer and add chopped sweet potatoes. Cook sweet potatoes until softened; about 7-10 minutes.
Set sweet potatoes aside. Remove remaining water. - Cook bacon in the same pot until crispy, about 8 minutes. Transfer bacon onto a plate, allow to cool, and chop into small pieces.
- Remove all but 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings from the pot. Add 2 tablespoons of butter to the remaining bacon drippings. Sauté onions over medium heat until soft and tender, about 7 minutes.
- Add cooked sweet potatoes, rosemary, and but 2 tablespoons of bacon to the sautéed onions. Pour beef broth into the skillet and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes. Use a hand immersion blender and purée ingredients. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Pour soup into a bowl. Drizzle the remaining bacon bits. If desired, add a dollop of sour cream.
Recipe Notes
- If you don't have an immersion blender, transfer the soup into a countertop blender and purée until the desired thickness.
- Use unsalted butter. Always! Why?
Because unsalted butter gives you control to know and determine exactly how much (or how little) salt you add. And the salt content of salted butter varies from brand to brand. - Look for good quality bacon. Bacon adds so much to both flavor and texture in this recipe. I used this thick-cut bacon. You can also use pancetta instead of bacon.
- Using a large pot to cook bacon might feel a bit odd. But it saves on dishes! If that's not to your liking, you can cook the bacon in a frying pan. Just make sure to keep some of those droppings for the soup.
- I like to cut my bacon strips in half to maximize the space. Be sure to layer the bacon in a single layer. Do batches if necessary.
- Broth. I use beef broth because it works well with the bacon flavor, but you can also use vegetable broth.
Keeping and Storing
Store any leftovers of this creamy Sweet Potato Soup in an airtight reusable container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
If You Like This Recipe, Try These
- Tomato Soup - Easy and delicious 4-ingredient soup.
- Classic Chunky Chili - Perfect for fall and winter.
- Bread and Bacon Dumplings - German 'Speckknödel'
- Beef Stew - made with roasted garlic!
- Hungarian Goulash - served over egg noodles.
Loaded Creamy Sweet Potato Soup
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon chopped, divided
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup onion diced
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 4 cups sweet potatoes chopped, steamed
- 4 cups beef broth
Instructions
- Cover the bottom of a large pot with ½ inch of water. Insert steamer and add chopped sweet potatoes. Cook sweet potatoes until softened; about 7-10 minutes.
- Cook bacon in the pot until crispy, about 8 minutes. Transfer bacon onto a plate, allow to cool, and chop into small pieces.
- Remove all but 2 tablespoons of bacon drippings from the pot. Add 2 tablespoons of butter to the remaining bacon drippings. Sauté onions over medium heat until soft and tender, about 7 minutes.
- Add cooked sweet potatoes, rosemary, and but 2 tablespoons of bacon to the sautéed onions. Pour beef broth into the skillet and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to a simmer and cook for 15 minutes. Use a hand blender and purée ingredients. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Pour soup into a bowl. Drizzle with sour cream and remaining bacon bits.
Notes
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