Instant Pot Marie Callender’s Potato Cheese Soup—a simple but delicious cheesy potato soup that you can make at home in your Instant Pot! Similar to the recipe for potato cheese soup that you can order at Marie Callender’s.
Get the SLOW COOKER Marie Callender’s Potato Cheese Soup recipe here
Instant Pot Marie Callender’s Potato Cheese Soup
Fun fact! I used to be a server at Marie Callender’s. When hungry customers would come into the store they would always look forward to the cornbread and pies. And the potato cheese soup. I remember one man just ordering the potato cheese soup. When I went back into the kitchen and saw that we were out of the beloved soup I was sad for him. I told our manager and she whipped up another batch of the soup while the man waited patiently. He waited like 45 minutes just for a cup of soup.
The soup is simple it’s just potatoes, cheese, some dairy and a few other ingredients. For me personally I like to eat a cup of this soup with a salad or to start a meal. It’s delicious but it’s also quite rich. I brought this soup to our Halloween block party and everyone loved it. If you love Marie Callender’s creamy potato cheese soup I bet you’ll love my version too!
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What Pressure Cooker Did You Use?
To make Instant Pot Marie Callender’s Potato Cheese Soup I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. I love this Instant Pot because it has the yogurt making function which I use almost weekly. It has two pressure settings (high and low), and there are also little slots in the handles so that you can rest the lid there instead of putting it down on your counter-top.
Instant Pot Marie Callender’s Potato Cheese Soup
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 minutes (plus 10 minute NPR)
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 10 servings 1x
Description
A simple but delicious cheesy potato soup that you can make at home in your Instant Pot! Similar to the recipe for potato cheese soup that you can order at Marie Callender’s.
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 2 cups finely diced onions
- 2 cups finely diced celery
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 8 cups cubed Russet potatoes (peeled or unpeeled)
- 2 cups half and half
- 8 oz sharp cheddar cheese, grated
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Bacon crumbles, optional but tasty
Instructions
- Turn Instant Pot to the saute setting. When the display says HOT add in the butter and swirl it around until it is melted. Add in the onions and celery and saute for about 5 minutes.
- Add in the chicken broth, salt, pepper and parsley. Keep the Instant Pot on saute and let the pot heat up the broth while you prepare the potatoes. You can choose to peel the potatoes or not. Add the cubed potatoes into the pot.
- Turn off the saute setting. Cover the Instant pot and secure the lid. Make sure the valve is set to sealing. Set the Soup button (or the manual/pressure cook button) to 4 minutes. When the time is up let the pot sit for 10 minutes and then move the valve to venting. Remove the lid.
- Use an immersion blender to blend the soup just until it is chunky and thickened a bit. You’ll have some pureed potatoes and some chunks of potatoes.
- Dip a half cup measuring cup into the soup and slowly whisk a tablespoon at a time into the half and half to temper it. Then add the half and half mixture into the soup. Add in the cheese and stir until melted. Salt and pepper to soup to taste.
- Ladle the soup into bowls and serve topped with bacon crumbles, if desired.
Notes
If you don’t have an immersion blender* you can add half of the soup to a blender and pulse a few times.
- Category: Soup
- Method: Instant Pot
- Cuisine: American
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Don’t have a immersion blender but I’ve used instant potatoes to thicken up soups and it works perfectly with this.
Love this idea!
I made this soup tonight and it was a huge hit! I’ll make it again! Love the recipes! Thank you so much!
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You’re so welcome!
I have been craving Marie Callender’s Potato Cheese soup for ages, but can’t get it locally. I used to be a pie girl and then server there years ago and ate my fair share. This recipe completely hit the spot and my family LOVED it! It was so simple and I had all the ingredients on hand. I will surly make this soup again! Thank you!!
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That’s awesome Katie! Glad you liked it!
Karen, I made this Potato Soup with 1% milk and it turned out so good! I did use real butter and some cheese.
When I worked my immersion blender the soup became creamy and thick with some potato chunks as you wrote. I added some frozen mixed veggies at the end and just left the lid on for awhile. Cooked up crisp tender. Great soup! Thanks.
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So glad you liked it Joyce! Your version sounds awesome!
DELISH!can leftovers be frozen?
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I haven’t tried it myself but I think they could. Sometimes dairy gets separated after being reheated though.
I absolutely think you have the best instant pot recipes. This one was fabulous also. I never comment on things but I just wanted you to know I share your site with all my clients and friends. I don’t think one recipe has not been yummy and we all know thats is pretty unusual. Thank you
kathy
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Thank you so much Kathy! I love hear this.
I don’t have an immersion blender but I have a tool that breaks up meat as you brown it…it has like 5 blades and you could just chop up the potatoes because they’re cooked and probably soft….
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Good plan!
Try using evaporated milk in place of the half and half, so yummy and you don’t have to temper it!
Good idea!
What is the amount in one serving? A cup, half a cup?
I’d say about 1.5 cups
never had marie callendar’s soup, so can’t compare, but this was delicious. it was creamy & wonderful on a cold evening. the only change i made was to throw in a handful of ham chunks that i found in the freezer, for my husband who thinks life as we know it will end if there’s no meat at a meal! great recipe!
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Lol…that’s my husband too!
Nutritional information is there
Wish you would include nutritional information on your recipes!
It’s on the bottom of my recipe card.