CrockPot Slow Cooker Loaded Potato Soup Recipe

A rich, creamy, and comforting loaded potato soup, simmered to perfection in the Crock-Pot slow cooker, makes for the ultimate cozy dinner on a chilly evening—especially when topped with crispy bacon, melted cheese, and fresh green onions.

CrockPot Loaded Potato Soup

October is steadily moving along and it brings colder, windy weather up in the North. A warm, comforting soup made in the Crock-Pot slow cooker is the perfect dinner for that sort of weather, and a slow cooker makes it even easier to prepare.

This recipe makes an extra thick, delicious potato soup. Using an immersion blender will make your soup extra smooth; just be careful to avoid hot splatters. Be warned that this recipe makes an extra thick soup, so if you prefer a thinner soup, you may want to have some backup chicken broth or milk to thin it out. I reheated leftover soup with a splash of milk to thin it out since it had thickened even more in the fridge.

Equipment for Slow Cooker Loaded Potato Soup

• 6 or 7-quart slow cooker
• ladle
• whisk
• potato masher or immersion blender (recommended)

Ingredients for CrockPot Loaded Potato Soup

• 3-3 1/2 lbs russet potatoes peeled and diced into 1/2-inch to 3/4-inch pieces (about 7 medium potatoes, 8 – 9 cups)
• 1 medium yellow onion finely diced (1 cup)
• 3 14.5 oz cans low-sodium chicken broth (this comes to just a tiny bit under 5 1/2 cups)
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (6 oz)
• 9 oz bacon cooked and diced or crumbled
• 4 green onions diced

How to Make Slow Cooker Potato Soup

1. To a 6 or 7-quart slow cooker, add potatoes, onion, chicken broth, evaporated milk and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover with lid and cook on HIGH heat for 4 hours or LOW heat for 8 hours. To check for doneness, poke a piece of potato with a knife. It if easily slides through, it is cooked.
2. Ladle out 2 cups liquid from soup mixture in crock pot into a liquid measuring cup, set aside. In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes. While whisking, slowly pour 2 cups liquid in measuring cup into butter mixture. Pour butter mixture into slow cooker and stir to blend.
3. If desired, mash potatoes with a potato masher to break down into smaller pieces or use an immersion blender to puree. (High recommended. Be careful when using an immersion blender. If it splatters on you it can be quite hot).
4. Cover and cook on HIGH heat until thickened, about 10 minutes. Turn heat off (or to warm), stir in sour cream. Serve warm topped with cheddar, bacon and green onions.

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Slow Cooker Loaded Potato Soup Recipe

A rich, creamy, and comforting loaded potato soup, simmered to perfection in the Crock-Pot slow cooker, makes for the ultimate cozy dinner on a chilly evening—especially when topped with crispy bacon, melted cheese, and fresh green onions.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 4 hours hrs

Total Time 4 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Course Soup

Cuisine American

Servings 8 servings

Calories 541 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 3-3 1/2 lbs russet potatoes, peeled and diced into 1/2-inch to 3/4-inch pieces (about 7 medium potatoes, 8 - 9 cups)
• ▢ 1 medium yellow onion, finely diced (1 cup)
• ▢ 3 14.5 oz cans low-sodium chicken broth, (this comes to just a tiny bit under 5 1/2 cups)
• ▢ 1 cup evaporated milk
• ▢ salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• ▢ 1/3 cup butter
• ▢ 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1/2 cup sour cream
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, (6 oz)
• ▢ 9 oz bacon, cooked and diced or crumbled
• ▢ 4 green onions, diced

Instructions

• To a 6 or 7-quart slow cooker, add potatoes, onion, chicken broth, evaporated milk and season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover with lid and cook on HIGH heat for 4 hours or LOW heat for 8 hours. To check for doneness, poke a piece of potato with a knife. It if easily slides through, it is cooked.
• Ladle out 2 cups liquid from soup mixture in crock pot into a liquid measuring cup, set aside. In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add flour and cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes. While whisking, slowly pour 2 cups liquid in measuring cup into butter mixture. Pour butter mixture into slow cooker and stir to blend.
• If desired, mash potatoes with a potato masher to break down into smaller pieces or use an immersion blender to puree. (High recommended. Be careful when using an immersion blender. If it splatters on you it can be quite hot).
• Cover and cook on HIGH heat until thickened, about 10 minutes. Turn heat off (or to warm), stir in sour cream. Serve warm topped with cheddar, bacon and green onions.

Nutrition

Serving: 11 | Calories: 541kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 460mg | Potassium: 1065mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 687IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 284mg | Iron: 2mg

Keyword crockpot, potato, soup

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