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The Best Crock Pot Potato Soup
This creamy, delicious Crock Pot Potato Soup is not only simple to make but it gets better as it slowly cooks. Topped with cheese and bacon!
Course
Main Course, Soup
Cuisine
American
Keyword
Crock Pot Potato Soup, Loaded Potato Soup, Potato Soup
Prep Time
15
minutes
Cook Time
8
hours
Total Time
8
hours
15
minutes
Servings
4
Calories
434
kcal
Author
Brandie @ The Country Cook
Equipment
6-quart slow cooker
Ingredients
4
pounds
potatoes,
peeled and diced
½
cup
chopped onion
2
cloves
garlic,
minced
2
stalks
celery,
finely diced
2
(14 ounce)
cans chicken broth
2
teaspoons
salt
½
teaspoon
pepper
2
cups
half and half
garnish: shredded cheddar cheese, cooked and crumbled bacon, sliced green onions
Instructions
Put diced potatoes into the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker.
Top diced potatoes with chopped onion, garlic and celery.
Add chicken broth, salt and pepper. Broth will not completely cover potatoes.
Cover and cook on low setting for 8 hours or until potatoes are tender.
Mash mixture with a potato masher. (Don't mash completely, leave some potato chunks.)
Stir in half and half.
Cover and cook on high setting 20 more minutes, or until mixture is thoroughly heated.
Ladle into bowls and garnish with your favorite toppings.
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Notes
We usually eat this with a small side salad and some sort of crusty bread to dip into the soup.
Red skin, russet or Yukon gold potatoes can be used in this recipe.
For a touch more creaminess, try adding abut ½ a block (4 ounces) of cream cheese.
Nutrition
Calories:
434
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
64
g
|
Protein:
15
g
|
Fat:
14
g
|
Saturated Fat:
8
g
|
Cholesterol:
44
mg
|
Sodium:
1276
mg
|
Potassium:
2111
mg
|
Fiber:
12
g
|
Sugar:
1
g
|
Vitamin A:
520
IU
|
Vitamin C:
55.4
mg
|
Calcium:
278
mg
|
Iron:
14.8
mg