Slow Cooker Hearty Potato Soup Recipes

EASY SLOW-COOKER POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• In a 4- or 5-qt. slow cooker, combine broth, potatoes, onion, garlic and pepper. Cook, covered, on low 6-8 hours or until vegetables are tender., Mash potatoes to desired consistency. Whisk in cream cheese until melted. Stir in half-and-half. Cook, covered, until heated through, 5-10 minutes longer. Serve with cheese and, if desired, bacon and green onions.

SLOW COOKER POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Place the potatoes, onion, butter, chicken bouillon cubes, parsley and water into a slow cooker. Set on low and let cook for 6 to 8 hours.
• At least half an hour before serving, stir together the milk and flour until no lumps remain, and mix into the soup. Cook for 30 minutes or until the soup is thickened.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN DINNER

Steps:

• Place potatoes and carrots in a slow cooker; top with chicken thighs.
• Combine cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, and garlic salt in a bowl. Pour over chicken thighs.
• Cover and cook chicken mixture on High for 3 1/2 hours. Stir potato flakes into soup mixture to thicken; cook for an additional 30 minutes.

SLOW COOKER LOADED POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine potatoes, chicken stock, onion, salt, and pepper in a slow cooker. Cook on High until potatoes are tender, about 4 hours.
• Meanwhile, place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon on paper towels and wipe out most of the grease from the skillet.
• Puree potatoes in the slow cooker with an immersion blender until smooth. Add 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese and 1/2 of the cooked bacon, set temperature to Low, and cook for 1 to 2 hours.
• Melt butter in the skillet over medium-low heat. Whisk in flour and stir until the mixture becomes paste-like and light golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add heavy cream and sour cream and whisk until thickened. Pour into the slow cooker and cook on Low for 1 more hour.
• Ladle into bowls and garnish with remaining bacon, remaining Cheddar, sour cream, and scallions.

SLOW COOKER HEARTY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Combine first 8 ingredients in a 4 1/2 quart slow cooker.
• Cook, covered, at high 5-6 hours or until vegetables are tender.
• Stir together flour and half-and-half; stir into soup.
• Cover and cook 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Season with additional salt and pepper, to taste.

SLOW COOKER POTATO SOUP WITH HEAVY CREAM

Steps:

• Combine 5 cups water, potatoes, onion, celery, butter, bouillon cubes, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a slow cooker. Cook until vegetables are tender, on Low for 8 to 9 hours or on High, about 6 hours.
• Mix cold water and cornstarch together in a small bowl. Stir 1/2 of the cornstarch mixture, heavy cream, and evaporated milk into the soup and cook for 1 more hour until thickened, adding more of the cornstarch mixture if desired for consistency. Top with chives before serving.

SLOW COOKER POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients except the milk into a slow cooker for 4-6 hours on low.
• Add warm milk 30 minutes before serving. Cold milk will stop the cooking process and delay meal. Do not add sooner because the milk may curdle.
• To thicken soup, add instant potato flakes to taste. You may use potato pearls but you will have to stir the soup a lot more to get the pearls to desolve.

SLOW-COOKER SPLIT PEA SOUP

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except ham in 4- to 5-quart slow cooker. Add ham.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours or until peas are tender.
• Remove ham from cooker; place on cutting board. Pull meat from bones, using 2 forks; discard bones and skin. Stir ham into soup. Stir well before serving.

SLOW-COOKER HEARTY STEAK AND TATER SOUP

Steps:

• Cut beef into 1x1/4-inch pieces. Mix beef and remaining ingredients except water and flour in 5-quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 8 to 9 hours.
• Mix water and flour in small bowl; gradually stir into soup until blended. Increase heat setting to High. Cover and cook about 30 minutes or until slightly thickened.

CREAMY SLOW COOKER POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Place potatoes, celery, onion, chicken stock, and parsley into a slow cooker. Season with salt and black pepper. Set cooker on High, cover, and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 2 hours.
• Whisk flour with milk in a bowl until smooth. Pour into slow cooker and stir until thickened. Cook on High for 2 more hours.
• Mash potatoes in the slow cooker to your desired thickness and consistency; stir in cream cheese and cooked ham. Simmer soup until cream cheese has melted, soup is thick and creamy, and ham is heated through, 30 minutes to 1 hour.