The Best Loaded Potato Soup in the Slow Cooker
Discover the ultimate comfort food with our Loaded Potato Soup in the slow cooker! Perfectly creamy and easy to make. Warm up your day!
Loaded Potato Soup in the Slow Cooker- The Ultimate Comfort Food
Not only is this loaded potato soup absolutely delicious, it is extremely easy to make and frugal! This is one of our family favorites. It is especially loved by my two-year-old! If you’re lucky enough to have leftovers, it is even better! Let’s learn how to make loaded potato soup in the slow cooker.
Gather Your Ingredients
- Real bacon pieces (I buy mine in the pouch and keep in the freezer, but you can use 6 real strips of bacon & make your own)
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 3 tbsp minced garlic
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- 2.5 lbs of potatoes
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups milk
- 2/3 cups heavy cream
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- additional cheese, sour cream, chives, bacon for topping
How to Make Loaded Potato Soup in the Slow Cooker
First, you will add onion, chopped potatoes, garlic, and chicken broth into your slow cooker. High for 4-6 hours or low for 6-8 hours.
Once your potatoes are fork tender, in a saucepan:
- Melt your butter
- Whisk in your flour
- Cook these for 1 minute
- Then, stir in your milk
- Cook for a few more Minutes
Pour your sauce mixture in your slow cooker. Also add your cheese, sour cream, salt, and pepper.
Finally, you can blend 1/3 of your soup or simply mash some of the potatoes.
Top with additional cheese, chives, sour cream, or bacon pieces.
How to Make Loaded Potato Soup in the Slow Cooker
Equipment
- slow cooker
Ingredients
- Real bacon pieces I buy mine in the pouch and keep in the freezer, but you can use 6 real strips of bacon & make your own
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 3 tbsp minced garlic
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour
- 2.5 lbs of potatoes
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups milk
- 2/3 cups heavy cream
- 1.5 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 2/3 cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- additional cheese sour cream, chives, bacon for topping
Instructions
- First, you will add onion, chopped potatoes, garlic, and chicken broth into your slow cooker.
- Cook on High for 4-6 hours or low for 6-8 hours.
Once your potatoes are fork tender, in a saucepan:
- Melt your butter
- Whisk in your flour
- Cook these for 1 minute
- Then, stir in your milk
- Cook for a few more Minutes
Pour your sauce mixture in your slow cooker.
- Also add your cheese, sour cream, salt, and pepper.
- Finally, you can blend 1/3 of your soup or simply mash some of the potatoes.
- Top with additional cheese, chives, sour cream, or bacon piece
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