Brett's Slow Cooker Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Name: Brett's Slow Cooker Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Total time: 255 min
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients: 🥔 3 pounds red potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 🥣 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth; 🧅 1 white onion, finely chopped; 🧈 2 tablespoons butter; 🧂 1 teaspoon salt; 🧂 ½ teaspoon ground black pepper; 🥓 1 (8 ounce) package crisp cooked bacon, crumbled; 🥛 ¾ cup half-and-half; 🧀 ¾ cup shredded Cheddar cheese, plus more for garnish; 🥛 ½ cup sour cream, plus more for garnish; 3 tablespoons minced fresh chives (Optional)

Cost $15, save $20

Source: Recommended by CookPal

255 Min
6 Servings
$15

Brett's Slow Cooker Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Cost $15, save $20

Source: Recommended by CookPal

255 Min
6 Servings
$15

INGREDIENTS

Main Ingredients
- 🥔 3 pounds red potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 🥣 2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
- 🧅 1 white onion, finely chopped
- 🧈 2 tablespoons butter
- 🧂 1 teaspoon salt
- 🧂 ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 🥓 1 (8 ounce) package crisp cooked bacon, crumbled
- 🥛 ¾ cup half-and-half
- 🧀 ¾ cup shredded Cheddar cheese, plus more for garnish
- 🥛 ½ cup sour cream, plus more for garnish
- 3 tablespoons minced fresh chives (Optional)

STEPS

Combine potatoes, chicken broth, onion, butter, salt, and pepper in a slow cooker.

Cook on High until soup flavors meld and potatoes are extremely soft, 4 to 5 hours.

Stir bacon, half-and-half, Cheddar cheese, and sour cream into the soup. Turn heat to the Low setting; cook until thick and creamy, 15 to 20 minutes more.

Mash soup in the slow cooker with a potato masher to your desired consistency.

Garnish with additional Cheddar cheese, sour cream, and chives.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

544

Calories

24
Protein
40
Carbs
32
Fats

💡 Use Yukon Gold potatoes if you prefer their creamier texture.Make the soup richer by using heavy cream instead of half-and-half.This soup freezes well; cool completely before transferring to airtight containers for storage.