Creamy Chicken Potato Soup Recipe With Bacon

My chicken potato soup recipe has a creamy texture you’re going to love. This hearty soup is filled with chicken, bacon, and potatoes. It has quickly become one of our favorite soups. The best thing is that it is naturally gluten-free so you can indulge your creamy cravings without worry!

Looking for comfort food in a bowl? My chicken potato soup recipe has a creamy texture you’re going to love. This soup is perfect any night of the week!

My family loves this recipe because it is so creamy and filling. It really is the best soup! This recipe makes a big pot of soup and it’s great to bring for lunch in a thermos the next day too.

You can serve it on its own or as a starter for a gluten-free main dish, or make it for taking to work all week! The soup is full of tender chicken pieces, which adds great protein to the soup.

This soup has a cream base and is similar in texture to chowder. If you love chowder, my Gluten Free Clam Chowder recipe is also a winner!

Why This Soup Is So Good:

• This soup is made with wholesome ingredients and no artificial stuff, you’ll be serving up something that’s as nutritious as it is delicious.
• Any gluten free flour will work in this recipe! You do not need it to contain xanthan gum! It is naturally gluten free!
• This soup is total comfort food and it can be made with bacon or ham.
• Freeze this soup so you have soup on hand when you want it!

If you love soup, I have lots of delicious gluten free soup recipes on the blog!

Ingredient Notes:

This creamy chicken potato soup is made with real ingredients that you can find easily at your local grocery store.

• Potatoes - I recommend Yukon gold potatoes or russet potatoes for this recipe. Both potatoes have a creamy texture which is perfect for this homemade soup recipe.
• Chicken - I really love using leftover rotisserie chicken in this recipe. If you do not have it on hand, you can use raw boneless chicken cut into small pieces of cooked chicken.
• Bacon - You can use any bacon or turkey bacon to make this soup recipe.
• Onion- Use a yellow onion for this recipe. The flavor mellows as it cooks.
• Chicken broth - Use low sodium if you can. If you only have regular chicken broth, you may need to adjust the added salt.
• Flour - Any flour will work well in this recipe as a thickener.
• Heavy cream - I used heavy cream, but some people prefer to substitute cream cheese. I will talk about this in the recipe card more. Do not use skim milk.
• Oil - I recommend a light oil. I do not recommend olive oil as it is not as good with high heat cooking.

Step By Step Directions:

Step 1: Heat the oil, diced onion, and chopped bacon on medium heat in a large Dutch oven or soup pot. Cook until the bacon starts to brown and the onions become more translucent in color.

Step 2: Add the chicken if you are using raw chicken. Cut the chicken into small pieces and put it into the pot.

NOTE: If you are using a rotisserie or cooked chicken, you will add it later.

Step 6: Insert an immersion blender into the soup. You do not want to blend all of the soup so I recommend doing a quick swirl around the pot with the immersion blender.

Step 7: Add the cheddar cheese and mix in. The cheese melts into the thick creamy soup adding even more flavor. The texture and consistency of this chicken potato chowder are absolutely perfect, almost like a New England chowder.

Top this soup with green onions or chives, sour cream, and shredded cheese.

Storage

You will want to store your leftover soup properly after you’ve had your fill. Let it cool first and then put it in airtight containers. It will keep fresh for up to 3 days in the refrigerator.

You can also stash some in your freezer for a fast way to get comfortable in a bowl any time the mood strikes. I love using Souper Cubes, which allow you to freeze soup in single-serving portions. Just freeze the soup and pop the cubes into a freezer bag. It should keep fresh in the freezer for up to 4 months.

Tips and Recipe FAQ:

This delicious Italian Wedding Egg Drop Soup is another recipe to try!

More Gluten Free Soup Recipes:

• Gluten Free Fish Chowder
• Instant Pot Chicken Vegetable Soup
• Roasted Acorn Squash Soup
• Hearty Lentil Bacon Soup

📖 Recipe

Creamy Chicken Potato Soup Recipe With Bacon

Sandi Gaertner

A thick and creamy chowder-like chicken and potato soup recipe that will easily become a family favorite.

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Gluten Free Soup Recipes

Cuisine American

Servings 8 servings

Calories 273 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 5 cups potatoes * see note
• ▢ 1 yellow onion
• ▢ 32 ounces low sodium chicken broth
• ▢ ½ cup heavy cream
• ▢ 2 chicken breasts * see note
• ▢ 6 slices bacon
• ▢ 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• ▢ 1 teaspoon sea salt
• ▢ ½ teaspoon celery salt
• ▢ ½ teaspoon garlic powder more to taste
• ▢ ¼ cup flour * see note
• ▢ ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ▢ ⅓ cup cheddar cheese

Instructions

 

• Heat the oil, diced onion, and chopped bacon on medium heat in a large Dutch oven or soup pot. Cook until the bacon starts to brown and the onions become more translucent in color.
• Add the chicken if you are using raw chicken. Cut the chicken into small pieces and put it into the pot.
• NOTE: If you are using a rotisserie or cooked chicken, you will add it later.
• Wash and peel your potatoes. Dice them into bite-sized pieces and add them to the pot. Add the flour and mix to coat all of the ingredients. This will help you prevent lumps.
• Add the low sodium chicken stock, sea salt, black pepper, and the seasoning blend. Add the cooked or rotisserie chicken now if you are using that instead of raw chicken.
• Mix the ingredients and cover the pot. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Simmer for another 10 minutes.
• Add the heavy cream and mix it in. Simmer for 5 more minutes and turn off the stove.
• Insert an immersion blender into the soup. You do not want to blend all of the soup so I recommend doing a quick swirl around the pot with the immersion blender. 
• Add the cheddar cheese and stir it in. The cheese melts into the thick creamy soup adding even more flavor. The texture and consistency of this chicken potato chowder are absolutely perfect, almost like a New England chowder. 
• Top this soup with green onions or chives, sour cream, and shredded cheese. 

Notes

1. I recommend using either Yukon gold potatoes or russet potatoes in this soup recipe.
2. You can use raw chicken breasts cut into small pieces or pre-cooked chicken like a rotisserie chicken. Follow the directions above because they are added at different times depending on which you choose to use.
3. You can use regular flour, cassava flour, or gluten free flour.
4. This soup will keep fresh in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. You can also freeze this soup and it will keep fresh for up to 4 months.

SPECIAL NOTE

Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn't test, you may need to adjust your moisture levels in your baked goods.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 273kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 18gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 69mgSodium: 680mgPotassium: 385mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 290IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 56mgIron: 1mg

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