Panera Breads Creamy Potato Soup Recipes

PANERA BREAD'S CREAMY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine broth, potatoes, and spices.
• Boil on medium heat until potatoes are tender.
• Smash a few potatoes to release the starch for thickening.
• If you like it chunky just smash a small amount of potato, but if you want it smooth smash more potatoes.
• Reduce to low heat and add cream cheese.
• Heat, stirring frequently, until cheese melts.
• Ladle into bowls.
• Sprinkle a little bacon over each bowl of soup.

PANERA BREAD BAKED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a medium-sized pot add cubed potatoes, chicken stock, and soup base. Cook potatoes in stock over medium heat for about 12 to 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender when pierced with a fork. In a large pot heat butter over medium heat until it melts, add onions, garlic, and saute until the onions are translucent.
• Sprinkle flour over the butter, and cook for a minute or two. The butter and flour mixture should become fragrant. Add potato and chicken stock by 1 cup increments and stir until soup mixture is well blended.
• Continue until the all of the potatoes and stock are added. Add the cream cheese, and stir until it has melted. Add salt, black pepper, chives, and bacon bits. If desired garnish soup with shredded cheese, bacon bits, and sour cream.

PANERA'S CREAM CHEESE POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine broth, potatoes, and spices.
• Boil on medium heat until potatoes are tender.
• Smash a few of the potatoes to release their starch for thickening.
• Reduce to low heat.
• Add cream cheese.
• Heat, stirring frequently, until cheese melts.