Loaded Baked Sweet Potato Soup.
Welcome to the ugliest recipe I’ve ever posted.
Oh… hey there. Loaded baked sweet potato soup coming right at you!
You know that potato soup that you love so much? The one made with glugs upon glugs of heavy cream and cheese, only to be garnished with more cheese, crunchy bacon and green onions? At least you got some vegetables there.
Yeah. Well, I love that soup. Like, L.O.V.E. that soup. I want to eat it every freaking day. Wait… does someone out there not like that soup? Because if that’s the case, I really don’t know how much longer we can continue this relationship.
So.
I made a version with sweet potatoes. Clearly. I don’t know why I act like I have to spell everything out for you. I think you’re pretty smart.
My “loaded” idea of sweet potato soup comes bearing a dollop of mascarpone, crumbled goat cheese, crispy, caramely shallots and obviously… bacon.
Duh. It’s not like I was abducted by aliens or anything.
But the actual soup itself is fairly heathy, Â which always means one thing… more room for toppings! Did you expect anything less of me? I think not.
Loaded Baked Sweet Potato Soup
Ingredients
- 3 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed (I had 2lbs total after peeling and cubing)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 1/2 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 sweet onion, diced (about 1/2 cup chopped)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 1/2-3 cups low-sodium vegetable stock
- 1 1/2-2 cups low-sodium chicken stock
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
- for garnishes: bacon, mascarpone cheese, crumbled goat cheese & crispy shallots
Instructions
- Prepare potatoes: peel and cube sweet potatoes, then add to a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on high power for about 10 minutes or until fork tender, tossing 2 to 3 times during cook time. If you do not want to use the microwave, throw the potatoes on a baking sheet with a drizzle of olive oil, salt and pepper (you can omit/add less salt and pepper later if this is the case) and roast at 400 degrees for about 35 minutes. Using the microwave will help this soup come together in 30 minutes. Roasting the sweet potatoes adds a bit more "caramely," deep flavor.
- Heat a large pot over medium-high heat. Add butter and diced onions and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and cook for 1 minute more, then add flour and whisk continuously to create a roux with the onions. Cook the onion roux for about 2 to 3 minutes, until it starts to golden in color a bit and smell nutty. Add in stock, milk, smoked paprika and potatoes, then bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 to 20 minutes over medium heat, stirring often - especially scraping the bottom. The potatoes will begin to bread down at this time - if they are not as broken down as you'd like, mash a bit more with a fork. Turn heat down to low and add salt and pepper. Taste and adjust seasonings according to preference. If you'd prefer a thinner soup, add more stock to thin it out. You can also throw the soup in the blender to make it super creamy.
- Serve hot with garnishes of crumbled bacon, mascarpone cheese, goat cheese, and crisped shallots.
- Note: to crisp the shallots, I sliced 2 whole shallots very thinly, add a little canola oil over medium-high heat, and once hot added the shallots. I cooked them for about 2 minutes, then removed with a slotted spoon and let drain on a paper towel. So good.
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124 Comments on “Loaded Baked Sweet Potato Soup.”
Sometimes an ugly recipe can be the best darn tasting thing ever. I totally think this soup would be awesome – but then again, I’m not new to ugly food.
PS – I don’t really think it’s ugly.
Oh, I *love*! Did you have a mix of two stocks so it wouldn’t taste too…chickeny? Uh yeah, that’s a word. Right.
Hahah… sort of! I thought that by combining both it would allow some of the true sweet potato flavor to come out. I think it worked!
I’m going to dream about this soup today..especially since it decided to stop being cold where I live..
I like to load my sweet potatoes with cinnamon…. Creative little twist you gave potato soup a new look!
I want a giant bowl of this right now.
It’s not ugly. It’s the perfect colour for the season, and the addition of the crumbled bacon on top is so you!
Wow! sounds really yummy! We actually have a thing of regular potato soup in the fridge….maybe its time for some sweet potato soup? :D
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I think that garnished bowl of soup is a beautiful thing! Leave it you to make a healthier sweet potato version of one of my favorite soups…yum!
Not too ugly. The colour is a bit funny, but I can just imagine how yummy the soup actually tastes! Awesome.
Actually it is beautiful and exactly what I want to have for dinner tonight. <3
I am 100% with you on the healthy soup allowing for more unhealthy toppings, bring it on! Looks great!
Holy Sweet Potato! Wouldn’t this be a great course for Thanksgiving or Tuesday night. Once again you have me making a trip to the store for the missing ingredients. I still love you no matter what my wallet says.
Sometimes the ugliest dishes are the tastiest! I made pumpkin chili a while ago (http://wp.me/pSUCS-2F0) and it looked incredibly ugly…. sadly, pureed pumpkin (or anything pureed for that matter) just doesn’t look that visually appealing! Like the chili though, I’m sure this soup tastes amazing!
I’ve been dying to make a pumpkin chili! My husband wouldn’t touch it though.
I think I love you. Thank you soo much for this recipe! I just started my homemade soup kick (used some purple cauliflower I got at our famers market this weekend!) and this one is so next!! :)
i really think the ugliest recipes usually are the best ones…i’ll take this any day! extra toppings please :)
I think that’s a bowl of deliciousness waiting to be enjoyed by the hubbs and I! They don’t all have to be typical beauties to be dang good!
This sounds so perfect now that the temperatures are getting chillier here in D.C… and because I have a mild obsession with sweet potatoes. And I usually think the foods that are ugliest to photograph are the yummiest.
Oh, yes. I’m seeing this in my future, topped with all the stuff you put on it and maybe some spiced pecans.
Do you think pigs fear you yet? hahahha
I just spoke with my mom last night, and she asked me to come up with some interesting new thanksgiving recipes for Thanksgiving table… I love you for posting this one today, it’s perfect!
I just have to say that angels are singing right now. They are singing, doing the moon walk, and high-fiving each other.
This soup will be something that occurs in this household.
Amen. and GLA-LORY!
I actually think it looks amazingly good!
Um – yum! But I almost want some toasted marshmallows or Fluff on top of that too haha! Is that weird with bacon??
Not for me.
Ok, I’ll be honest. The first picture is not too appetizing except for the bacon, but that last picture sucked me RIGHT in and I was thinking that the cheese could also be marshmallows.
I REALLY need to get myself one of those immersion blenders.
I must tell you that I’ve had an immersion blender for about 8 years and don’t see the hype. But that could be because if I want my soup creamy, I want it SUPER creamy, and that can’t happen with an immersion blender. If anything, I prefer my regular blender or electric hand mixer. I have made some good smoothies with the immersion tho!
I am helpless before your photos of bacon at nine a.m.-in-the-morning. This is so much more than a soup – it’s like a Casserole of Love.
Oh your posts always make me sooooo hungry… This looks absolutely amazing!
Awesome. Bonus points for including bacon :)
Every morning on my Facebook feed I see your newly posted recipe and I swear every morning my head kinda spins and says ‘oh no she didn’t!’ …like in a good way. Seriously tho lovin’ all your creative recipes you’ve been sharing.
And I totally disagree….it ain’t ugly.
I remember a few years ago Sheetz had a slogan “Don’t look at it, just eat it!” which to my 17 year old eyes was HILARIOUS. But I still think about it today when I make foods that aren’t necessary worthy of the cover of Bon Appetit, but are still delicious.
I posted a broccoli soup today with crispy shallots. Are they not the best topping ever? (ok besides bacon maybe?) This looks delicious, I love the idea of sweet potatoes instead of white, definitely makes me at least think it’s not that bad for you ;)
I’d say it’s a stunner! And I actually have everything on hand . . . dinner tonight, perhaps???
I love you because this has goat cheese in it…and the way you feel about bacon is the way I feel about goat cheese.
This soup sounds amazing! Love the fact that you used goat cheese as a topping, one of my favorite cheeses!
Wow, that sounds amazing! I love having a healthier spin on the traditional baked potato soup!
Beauty is only potato skin deep, right?
Yum! I don’t care how ugly it looks, I bet it taste incredible!
Sounds fan.tastic… & with all the toppings on it, it actually LOOKS fantastic too… :)
This looks ridiculously good.
What a fantastic idea. Can’t wait to try this!
Geeeeeeeeenius. I need this in my body now.
Omg, whyyyy did I never think to do this?! I cannot wait to try it!
I think soup in general is just ugly. It doesn’t photograph well but whatever…its delicious. I’m n (minus the bacon ;))
This looks amazing! I love sweet potatoes so much, and everything you added to them makes it sound even better
I think it IS beautiful, but that said – sometimes the messier, the better when it comes to food :)
This looks absolutely insane.
YUM! That looks amazing. I love all those flavors in there!
The little crispy shallots on the paper towel scared me. Did NOT know what those were….haha This soup is exploding with creativity. Awesome combination of flavors!
I think your recipe looks great! It’s a little on the unattractive side, but you do a good job at pretty-ing it up!
Sounds like a great combination! I have yet to talk my hubs into liking sweet potatoes but bacon makes everything better, right!?
Yep soups, stews, lentils, beans… not too photogenic but its the recipe that matters! This incorporates all my favorite fall flavors and I think I might love bacon almostttt as much as you do! Nearly half my recipes on my blog incorporate bacon in some form.
bacon makes everything pretty. what a fun twist on potato soup!