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🍲Slow Cooker Potato Soup
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by Madison (@madison)
This Slow Cooker Potato Soup recipe is thick and creamy (without using heavy cream), wonderfully flavorful, and made extra easy in the slow cooker!
12 ingredients4 steps8 servings383.6 cal/serving
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Prep: 10 minCook: 250 min
Servings
Ingredients
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- 6 slicescooked bacon*(diced)
- 3-4 cupsgood-quality chicken or vegetable stock
- 2 poundsYukon gold potatoes** (peeled (if desired) and diced)
- 1 mediumwhite or yellow onion(peeled and diced)
- 4 tablespoonsbacon grease*(or butter)
- 0.33 cupall-purpose flour
- 112-ounce can 2% evaporated milk
- 1 cupshredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese
- 0.5 cupplain low-fat Greek yogurt or low-fat sour cream
- 1 teaspoonKosher salt(or more to taste)
- 0.5 teaspoonfreshly-cracked black pepper
- optional toppings: thinly-sliced green onions or chives(extra shredded cheese, extra bacon, sour cream)
Instructions
- 1Add bacon, 3 cups chicken stock, potatoes and onion to the bowl of a large slow cooker, and stir to combine. Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 3-4 hours, or until the potatoes are completely tender and cooked through.
- 2Once the soup has slow cooked and is about ready to serve, cook the butter in a small saucepan on the stove over medium-high heat until it has melted. Whisk in the flour until it is completely combined, and then cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Gradually add in the evaporated milk while whisking it together with the flour mixture, and continue whisking until the mixture is completely smooth. Let the mixture continue cooking until it reaches a simmer, stirring occasionally, and then it should get really thick.
- 3Immediately pour the milk mixture into the slow cooker with the potatoes, and stir until combined. Add in the cheddar cheese, Greek yogurt (or sour cream), salt and pepper, and stir until combined. If you would like the soup to be even thicker, you can use a potato masher or a large spoon to mash about half of the potatoes (while the soup is still in the slow cooker) to thicken the soup up. If you would like the soup to be thinner, add in an extra 1-2 cups of warmed chicken or vegetable stock. Stir to combine, then taste and add more salt and pepper if needed.
- 4Serve warm, garnished with desired toppings. Or transfer to a sealed container and refrigerate for up to 3 days. (This recipe will not freeze well.)
Nutrition Facts
Valeur nutritive
Per 1 serving
pour 1 serving
% Daily Value*
% valeur quotidienne*
Calories 383.6
Fat / Lipides 22.5 g30 %
Saturated / saturés 9.5 g49 %
+ Trans 0.3 g
Cholesterol / Cholestérol 47.5 mg16 %
Sodium 833.3 mg36 %
Carbohydrate / Glucides 34.3 g12 %
Fibre / Fibres 2.4 g9 %
Sugars / Sucres 6.9 g7 %
Protein / Protéines 11.6 g
Potassium 755.7 mg22 %
Calcium 250.1 mg19 %
Vitamin D / Vitamine D
Iron / Fer 1.4 mg8 %
*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot
*5% ou moins c'est peu, 15% ou plus c'est beaucoup
Some ingredients do not say how much, so an amount was assumed for them before any of this was counted:
"0.5 teaspoon freshly-cracked black pepper" assumed as "1/2 tsp of black pepper" See 1 moreShow fewer
- "optional toppings: thinly-sliced green onions or chives (extra shredded cheese, extra bacon, sour cream)" assumed as "1 tbsp of green onions", "2 tbsp of cheddar cheese", "1 slice of bacon" and "1 tbsp of sour cream"
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