Vegan Baked Potato Soup

Vegan Baked Potato Soup will keep you warm and cozy on cold winter days. Loaded with tempeh bacon, chives, and scallions, it’s hearty enough for a meal but pairs well with sandwiches, too. This creamy homemade soup recipe is easy to make, and will everyone coming back for more! It's the ultimate comfort food for cold, snowy winter days. Put on your fuzzy socks, fire up Nextflix, and cozy up to a bowl. It's dairy-free and gluten-free.

Creamy Vegan Baked Potato Soup

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you’ve probably read all about how I don’t like soups – right before I share a soup recipe. And I’ve done this many times.

What I’ve come to realize is that I don’t really like brothy soups. (With the exception of my Chickpea Noodle, of course!) I just don’t like vegetables floating around in savory water. But I dol like rich and creamy soups and hearty, filling stews. So, I promise to never talk about my aversion to soup again.

This Vegan Baked Potato Soup falls firmly in the rich and creamy category, and I love it. Jerry Seinfeld once argued with his friend Kenny Bania about whether or not soup is a meal. This soup is loaded with tempeh bacon, scallions, chives, and a little vegan cheddar. Bania didn't think soup was a meal, but I bet he would agree that this one is a meal.

Most of the baked potato soups I’ve come across in the past are made with lots of butter, cream, and milk and are then topped with bacon, cheese, and sour cream. That’s as far away from being vegan as possible. But it's super easy to veganize. Potatoes blend up to be pretty creamy once they’ve been cooked, so no cream is necessary. Here, I’ve used cashews to add to the creaminess and little bit of nutritional yeast to give it a slightly cheesy flavor.

What You Need

• Vegetable oil
• Onion
• Garlic
• Potatoes
• Raw cashews
• Vegetable stock
• Nutritional yeast
• Sea salt
• Black pepper
• Tempeh bacon
• Scallions
• Chives
• Non-dairy cheddar cheese, optional

See the recipe card for exact amounts.

How to Make Vegan Baked Potato Soup

This recipe is really easy to make!

• First, you sauté the onion and garlic in a large pot.
• Then, you add the stock, potatoes, and cashews and let everything simmer until the potatoes are soft.
• Next, you add the nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper to the pot and blend until it’s smooth and creamy.
• Finally, you ladle the soup into bowls and load it up with toppings!

Vegan Baked Potato Soup Toppings

The “loaded” toppings of traditional baked potato soup are really easy to veganize.

• I’ve skipped the sour cream, but if you’d like a dollop or two of the non-dairy variety.
• Here, I added a few shreds of Violife cheddar. Use whatever kind of vegan cheese you prefer, or just skip in all together.
• I like to make my own tempeh bacon, but you can use store-bought, if you prefer.
• Sliced scallions and chives round-out the toppings and a bit of color to an otherwise bland-looking (but delicious!) soup.

Recipe Notes

I’ve opted to leave the peels on my potatoes. It’s easier, and the peels are full of nutrients that the insides don’t have. You can peel yours, if you prefer. If you leave the peels on, like I did, make sure you give them a good scrub before dicing them.

I have an immersion blender, and I pretty much only use it to make creamy soups like this one. If you have an immersion blender, make sure you remove your pot from the heat before you use it, to prevent burns. If don't have an immersion blender, a regular blender will work just as well. Just let the soup cool slightly before adding it to the blender to prevent heat build-up. Depending on the size of your blender, you may need to blend the soup in batches.

My Tempeh Bacon recipe is gluten-free. If you use store-bought tempeh bacon and you’re gluten-sensitive, be sure to check the ingredients, because some contain gluten.

Vegan Baked Potato Soup

Dianne

Creamy vegan Baked Potato Soup will keep you warm and cozy on cold winter days. Topped with tempeh bacon, chives, and scallions, it’s hearty enough for a meal but pairs well with sandwiches, too.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Soup

Cuisine American

Servings 4 servings

Calories 460 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 tablespoon neutral-flavored vegetable oil
• 1 medium yellow onion diced
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 4 medium-sized baking potatoes (I use russet potatoes), diced
• ½ cup raw cashews
• 4 cups vegetable stock
• ½ cup nutritional yeast
• 1 teaspoon sea salt plus more to taste
• ½ teaspoon black pepper plus more to taste
• ½ cup tempeh bacon cooked and crumbled
• 2 scallions chopped
• 2 tablespoons chives chopped
• ¼ cup shredded non-dairy cheddar cheese optional

Instructions

 

• Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic, and cook for about 5 minutes, or until they are fragrant and begin to brown.
• Add the potatoes, cashews and stock to the pot. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to a simmer. Cover the pot and cook the potatoes for about 15 minutes, or until they’re fork tender.
• Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper.
• If you have an immersion blender, you can use it to blend the soup right in the pot. Blend until smooth and creamy.
• If you don’t have an immersion blender, allow the soup to cool slightly and then pour it into a regular blender and blend until smooth and creamy. It may need to be done in batches, if your blender is on the smaller side. Pour the soup back into the pot.
• Place the pot back on the stove to simmer for 5 more minutes or so, until heated throughout. Taste and add more salt and pepper, if desired. If the soup seems too thick, you can add a little more stock or some water to reach the desired consistency.
• Divide the soup among four bowls and then top with the tempeh bacon, scallions, chives, and non-dairy cheese, if using. Serve hot.

Calories: 460kcal

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• Spicy Lentil and Carrot Soup
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• Roasted Kabocha Soup
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More Potato Recipes You might Enjoy include:

• Smashed Potatoes
• Potatoes au Gratin with Kale
• Potato Skins Stuffed with Spinach Artichoke Dip
• Kale and Potato Nuggets from The Vegan Air Fryer by JL Fields