Crock Pot Loaded Baked Potato Soup
7
servings20
minutes7
hoursThis is a perfect recipe to warm your heart and belly. Super easy preparation. Dump it all in the crock pot and go about your day. Once the mixture has cooked, you simply add a few last minute ingredients and dinner is served. This can either be a starter to a meal or a side with soup or salad or can even be the entire meal.
Ingredients
5 lb bag of potatoes (peeled and sliced in 1/4 pieces)
Fresh sprig of fresh thyme (1 tsp of dried can be used as substitution)
1 whole white onion, diced
1 cup of cheddar cheese, grated
3 cloves of garlic, pressed
32 oz of chicken broth
1 cup of sour cream
1 cup of heavy cream
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- For toppings
1 cup of grated cheddar cheese
Sour Cream
12 oz of bacon cooked and cut in pieces
Chives (mined into small pieces)
Directions
- Add prepared potatoes, chicken broth, onions, garlic, cayenne and thyme in crock pot. Cook on low setting for 7 hours.
- Using a potato smasher, lightly smash the potatoes
- Add the sour cream, cheddar cheese and heavy cream. Mix well. If the soup is too thick, you can add more heavy whipping cream. Let cook a little warmer since the heavy whipping cream and sour cream will cook the soup some. Salt and pepper to taste. If you like it a little spicy, you can add some more cayenne pepper.
- Ladle into soup bowls.
- Top with sour cream, bacon bits and chives or toppings of your choice.
Notes
- This soup can be made the evening before. Place the cooled crock pot in the fridge overnight. Plug it back in to warm up in the morning. Serve with hearty bread or saltines.