Crockpot Potato Soup

If you are craving a hearty, comforting bowl of soup, look no further than this Crockpot Potato Soup. The slow-cooked comfort food allows you to enjoy all the flavors of a loaded baked potato in the confines of a rich and filling bowl of soup. Prep time takes less than 15 minutes, making this an easy weeknight meal you will turn to again and again.

Course Main, Soup

Cuisine American

Diet Gluten Free

Keyword crockpot, soup

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 8

Total Time 8 15

Servings

Calories 201kcal

Author Wendy Polisi

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter
1 onion chopped
3 cloves garlic minced
1 teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
3 ½ cups chicken broth
2 ½ pound russet potatoes peeled and diced
1 ½ cups whole milk
4 ounces cream cheese diced
1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

Heat your butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Alternatively, if your slow cooker has a saute function, you can use that.
Add the onion, and cook for 6 minutes. Add the garlic, salt, and pepper and cook for one more minute.
Transfer the vegetables to your slow cooker if you were using a skillet to saute them.
Add the broth and potatoes.
Cook on low for 6 hours.
With a potato masher, mash half of the potatoes in the slow cooker.
Pour in the milk and stir well. Sir in the diced cream cheese and shredded cheese.
Cook on low for another 1 to 2 hours.
Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Serve warm with bacon, chives, sour cream, and shredded cheese.

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