Crockpot Potato Soup

Crockpot Potato Soup

Ingredients

Soup:

• 5lbs Russet Potatoes, washed but NOT peeled. Diced into ½ inch cubes
• 1 large yellow onion, diced
• 10 cloves of garlic (you can use whole, crushed, or minced) – I used 10 t of minced jarred garlic
• 8 cups chicken stock
• 16 oz cream cheese
• 1 TBS seasoned salt or all-purpose seasoning (I used Nature’s Season All)

Garnishes:

• Crumbled bacon
• Shredded cheddar cheese
• Green onions (I don’t like green onions so I left them off.)

Instructions

1. Add potatoes, onion, garlic, seasoning and chicken stock to slow cooker.
2. Cook on high for 6 hours or low for 10 hours.
3. Remove and puree the garlic cloves (if you used whole cloves), the cream cheese and ½ to ⅓rd of the soup, and then reintroduce to the remainder in the crock pot.
4. Stir every 10-15 minutes until soup is well blended.
5. Top with your choice of garnishes & serve!

Crockpot Baked Potato Soup

Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup 

Ingredients:

• 5 pounds russet potatoes, washed but NOT peeled. Diced into 1/2 inch(ish) cubes
• 1 medium/large yellow onion, diced
• 10 cloves of garlic, minced (if you use jarred, it's a 5 teaspoon equivalent)
• 64 ounces (8 cups) chicken stock or broth
• 16 oz cream cheese, softened (I use low fat)
• 1 tablespoon seasoned salt
• optional garnishes: crumbled bacon, shredded cheese, green onions

Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup Directions:

1. Add potatoes, onion, garlic, seasoning, and chicken stock to slow cooker.
2. Cook on high for 6 hours or low for 10 hours.
3. Add the softened cream cheese and puree soup with an immersion blender until the cheese is incorporated and about half the soup is blended. (Alternately you could remove half the soup and the cream cheese to an upright blender, then re-incorporate).
4. Stir well, top with your choice of garnishes & enjoy!