Easy Potato Recipes

Few ingredients can stretch a grocery budget quite like a bag of potatoes. Turn them into soup and you’ve got a filling dinner, roast them for a super easy side dish, or add them to breakfast and suddenly everyone stays full a whole lot longer! This collection of easy potato recipes has plenty of ideas for putting that humble bag to work, including soups, salads, casseroles, crispy sides, and breakfasts. And if you’ve also got sweet potatoes to use up, don’t miss our sweet potato recipes roundup too!

Potato Soup Recipes

Can we all just agree that there aren’t too many things better than a big, warm and cozy bowl of potato soup? Adding potatoes to any soup recipe instantly takes it to an entirely new level. Here are my top picks for the best potato soups!

1. Classic Potato Soup

Classic Potato Soup

This easy Classic Potato Soup recipe turns a handful of everyday ingredients into a thick, creamy, and deeply comforting meal in under an hour.

5 from 3 votes

$5.41 recipe / $0.90 serving Get the Recipe

Sometimes you just can’t beat a classic! This potato soup is thick and creamy, but there’s no heavy cream or expensive add-ins in sight! This recipe makes six generous servings for around $0.90 each, so this is serious budget comfort food.

2. Ham and Potato Soup

Ham and Potato Soup

This ham and potato soup is creamy but not too heavy and loaded with fresh veggies and salty ham. It's perfect for the seasonal transition!

5 from 20 votes

$11.25 recipe / $1.40 serving Get the Recipe

Got leftover ham? I say turn it into this cozy ham and potato soup! It’s loaded with tender potatoes, carrots, celery, and salty ham for the easiest dinner soup ever. You can also use a ham steak if you don’t have leftovers waiting in the fridge.

3. Zuppa Toscana

Zuppa Toscana

Zuppa Toscana is a creamy, filling, and flavorful soup with Italian sausage, potatoes, and kale. Just like The Olive Garden's, but made from scratch!

4.83 from 162 votes

$9.98 recipe / $1.25 serving Get the Recipe

Our version of zuppa toscana is packed with Italian sausage, kale, creamy potatoes, and white beans in a rich & flavorful broth. It’s hearty, veggie-packed, and exactly the sort of cozy soup that belongs on the menu once the weather starts to cool down. Trust me, your family will LOVE it.

4. Potato Leek Soup

Potato Leek Soup

This creamy Potato Leek Soup recipe is rich & cozy, made with buttery leeks, tender potatoes, and a few simple techniques for the best texture.

5 from 4 votes

$8.46 recipe / $1.05 serving Get the Recipe

My easy potato leek soup keeps things simple with tender potatoes and mild, buttery leeks in a flavorful broth. I like to mash and blend some of the potatoes, while others are kept whole, leaving you a really nice mix of silky soup and tender potato pieces.

5. Potato Corn Chowder

Potato Corn Chowder Recipe

This creamy Potato Corn Chowder is the ultimate vegetarian comfort food! With tender potatoes, corn, and a rich, velvety broth, it’s seriously delicious!

4.72 from 7 votes

$5.46 recipe / $0.68 serving Get the Recipe

Sweet corn and tender potatoes make this potato corn chowder extra hearty without sending the grocery bill through the roof. It’s creamy, cozy, seriously flavorful (I know this for a fact because it’s my recipe