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crock pot potato soup with bacon and cheese

Recipe by
Judy Wisniewski
Pennsauken, NJ

My daughter and husband loves soup, I have been experimenting with different soups in the crock pot. This one came out good and was a bit lighter than the regular creamier version, leave out the bacon for vegetarian

yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 1 Hr
cook time 4 Hr
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Ingredients For crock pot potato soup with bacon and cheese

  • 6
    potato
  • 1
    onions, vidalia, peeled
  • 4 clove
    garlic
  • 1 qt
    low sodium chicken broth
  • 4 Tbsp
    butter, cold
  • 1 Tbsp
    seasoned salt
  • 1 tsp
    pepper
  • 1 1/2 c
    cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1 lb
    bacon
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp
    chives, dried
  • 1 c
    low sodium chicken broth

How To Make crock pot potato soup with bacon and cheese

  • 1
    Peel and dice the potatoes in 1 -1 1/2 inch cubes, peel and dice the onion and garlic. I put the onion and garlic in my food processor to make it easier and in smaller pieces.
  • 2
    In a crock pot add the onion, garlic, potatoes, 1 quart of broth, seasoned salt, pepper, and butter. turn crock pot on high for 3 hours
  • 3
    Meanwhile cook the bacon and crumble, (set a aside some bacon cheddar and chives for soup garnish if you wish) after the 3 hours of cooking add half of the cooked bacon bits, cheddar, handful of chives. Heat the broth up add 1 cup of the heated broth to the crock. If you don't want a chunky soup mash or emulsify the potatoes at this time. I did this slightly we wanted the potatoes chunky. Cook for another hour on high
  • 4
    After 4 hours the soup should be ready ladle to a bowl top with a sprinkle of cheddar, bacon bits and chives.
  • 5
    If you want to make this vegetarian you can leave out the bacon
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