This CrockPot Potato Soup is a creamy and comforting dish perfect for any time of the year. With crispy bacon, tender potatoes, and a blend of cheese and sour cream, its a rich and hearty meal thats easy to prepare in your slow cooker.
Ingredients:
- 8 slices bacon
- onion diced
- 2 pounds red potatoes peeled and diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- teaspoon dried thyme or 2 sprigs fresh
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt or to taste
- teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups chicken broth or stock
- cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- cup sour cream
- 3 green onions green tops sliced thinly
Directions:
- Cook bacon until crispy over medium-high heat. Remove from the pan, reserving the fat. Add onion to the reserved bacon fat and cook until it begins to soften.
- Add potatoes, garlic, thyme leaves, onion, salt to taste, and black pepper to the slow cooker. Add chicken broth and stir to combine.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on high for 4 hours or 6-8 hours on low or until the potatoes are fork-tender.
- Once softened, use an immersion blender to blend about half of the soup and slightly mash the remaining potatoes. The more you mash, the thicker the soup will be.
- Combine cream and cornstarch. Add to the slow cooker along with cheese, sour cream, and half of the bacon.
- Place the lid back on the slow cooker and let the soup warm through on high, about 15-20 minutes or until thickened.
- Serve the soup topped with additional sour cream, cheese, green onions, and remaining bacon.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cooking Time: 4 hours 40 minutes
- Total Time: 5 hours
- Servings: 6