Best Sausage Potato Soup
Hearty, creamy sausage and potato soup with smoky depth — tastes like all-day simmer in 40 minutes.
Ingredients
- Soup Base:
- 1 lb bulk pork sausage
- 1 onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1½ lbs potatoes ¾-inch dice
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups whole milk or half-and-half
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp each thyme + red pepper flakes
- To Finish:
- 2 cups shredded cheddar optional
- Bacon scallions, extra cheese
Instructions
- Brown sausage hard → remove, keep fat.
- Sauté onion + garlic.
- Add potatoes + broth + seasonings → simmer 15 min.
- Lightly mash some potatoes.
- Stir in milk + sausage → gentle heat 5 min.
- Off heat → stir in cheese until melted.
- Serve loaded with toppings.
Notes
- Deep brown sausage = rich flavor
- Gentle heat after dairy = no curdling
- Freezes 3 months — reheat with a splash of milk
- Day 2 leftovers = even better
- Zuppa Toscana: add kale last 5 min