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September 22, 2016

Slow Cooker Potato Soup

Cream cheese added in at the end makes this Slow Cooker Potato Soup super creamy and super decadent!

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Cream cheese added in at the end makes this Slow Cooker Potato Soup super creamy and super decadent!

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Originally posted August 26, 2011 – Since it is now officially fall, it’s time to break out the soups, right? I rephotographed this Slow Cooker Potato Soup awhile back, but it is one of my favorite slow cooker soups so I thought I’d bring it back to the front. And even though it doesn’t feel like fall outside yet, I’m craving some warm and comforting dinners!! So if you are stocking up on the soup recipes for when cold strikes, make sure and put this one at the top of your list!

The original post follows:

Many years ago, we were having Thanksgiving dinner at my sister’s house.  Of course, mashed potatoes are a must for Thanksgiving dinner, and my sister was in charge of making them that year.  She cooked up the potatoes, then handed them off to her husband to do the mashing.  (Just on a side note, my dad was never a cook, but for some reason, it was always his job to mash the potatoes.  Was it like this in anyone else’s house?)  Anyway, my brother-in-law takes the potatoes, and thinking that he’ll make easy work of it, he decides to use an immersion blender.  He gets it in there, and before you know it, those potatoes went from being mashed potatoes to being glue.  It completely changed the texture of the potatoes and made them very sticky and glue-y.  We all laughed about it, (and didn’t eat the potatoes), and still laugh about it to this day.

So I kind of feel like I should have known better when I was making this soup and took the immersion blender to it to make it into a smooth soup.  Yep – kind of totally messed with the texture.  Don’t get me wrong, though.  This soup was still amazing.  And I know I would have liked it even more if I would have just used the darn potato masher!! I was first drawn to this soup because of the addition of cream cheese at the end.  One of my favorite slow cooker soup recipes has cream cheese added into it, and I think it makes for an amazing soup.  Gives it that little special something.  And it totally worked here.  Even though the temperatures are still in the upper 90s here, I was totally ok with curling up with a bowl of this soup.  Add on some shredded cheddar and some bacon, and I’m one happy girl!

Cream cheese added in at the end makes this Slow Cooker Potato Soup super creamy and super decadent!

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Slow Cooker Potato Soup

Cream cheese added in at the end makes this Slow Cooker Potato Soup super creamy and super decadent!

  • Author: Deborah
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 8 hours 30 mins
  • Total Time: 8 hours 45 minutes
  • Yield: 10 servings
  • Category: Main Dish

Ingredients

  • 5 pounds potatoes, peeled and diced in 1 to 2-inch chunks
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 quarts chicken broth
  • 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese
  • crumbled bacon, shredded cheese, green onions, or chives as garnish (optional)

Instructions

Put the potatoes, onions and garlic into a 6-quart slow cooker. Sprinkle in the seasonings and pour in the chicken broth. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours, or until the potatoes are fork-tender. Use a potato masher to mash the potatoes. You want a smooth soup.  You can also transfer the soup to a blender and blend in batches.  If the soup gets too thick, you can add in more chicken broth to thin it out.

After smashing the potatoes, add in the cream cheese. Cook on high for 30 minutes, or until the cream cheese has completely dissolved, stirring a few times throughout the 30 minutes.

Serve garnished with crumbled bacon, shredded cheese, green onions or chives.

Notes

source: More Make it Fast, Cook it Slow

Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Toppings are not included in nutrition counts.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 390
  • Sugar: 4 g
  • Sodium: 349 mg
  • Fat: 16 g
  • Saturated Fat: 10 g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 0 g
  • Trans Fat: 0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 43 g
  • Fiber: 4 g
  • Protein: 11 g
  • Cholesterol: 65 mg

 

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Comments

  1. Heather @girlichef says

    August 26, 2011 at 6:04 am

    My son and I were just talking about a loaded baked potato soup that we love, but haven’t had in a while. I wish I could reach in and grab a couple bowls to satisfy that urge right away. Your soup sounds delicious!

    Reply
  2. Nena says

    August 26, 2011 at 7:03 am

    LOvely and tastefull, I love making potato soups.
    In my house as well dad is mashing potatos- although we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving here in Greece.

    Regards

    Reply
  3. Bev Weidner says

    August 26, 2011 at 7:31 am

    This is definitely going on the list of soups for me to stick my head in.

    I MEAN MAKE.

    Soups for me to make.

    Wow.

    Reply
  4. Rosa says

    August 26, 2011 at 7:35 am

    A gorgeous soup! Really appetizing. Nice presentation.

    Cheers,

    Rosa

    Reply
  5. kelley says

    August 26, 2011 at 7:44 am

    I’ve been mentally gathering some slow cooker menus since school is starting next week- this looks delish! Thanks again for such a fun night on Wednesday. Hope to chat more soon! Have a great weekend. xx

    Reply
  6. Maria says

    August 26, 2011 at 8:19 am

    Perfect fall meal!

    Reply
  7. vianney/sweetlife says

    August 26, 2011 at 10:38 am

    baked tater soup..love it!! at least the men in your home were there to mash, our men steer clear of the kitchen..lol

    Reply
  8. vianney/sweetlife says

    August 26, 2011 at 10:39 am

    baked tater soup, love it at least the men in your home were there to mash, our steer clear of the kitchen..lol

    Reply
  9. Curt says

    August 26, 2011 at 10:57 am

    Potato soup is absolutely my favorite soup. And this one sounds and looks delicious.

    Reply
  10. Carrie@bakeaholicmama says

    August 26, 2011 at 12:16 pm

    Looks amazing! I can’t wait till soup season is apon us… almost here! This will be one for me to try this fall for sure!

    Reply
  11. Joanne says

    August 26, 2011 at 1:14 pm

    It’s so weird that the blender could change the texture that much! Still looks like a great soup!

    Reply
  12. Kitchen Belleicious says

    August 26, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    Your blog is wonderful! Talk about inspirational. I can’t believe I haven;t been here before. So many great recipes and this soup is beyond beautiful, full of amazing flavors. So glad you visited me. Looking forward to being here often! have a great weekend

    Reply
  13. newlywed says

    August 26, 2011 at 6:39 pm

    I’ve done the gluey mashed potato thing before too…in the food processor.
    I love your cookbook reviews — I’m really curious about this cookbooks and enjoying your reviews.

    Reply
  14. Angie@Angiesrecipes says

    August 26, 2011 at 10:46 pm

    What a delicious and pretty potato soup!

    Reply
  15. Katrina says

    August 26, 2011 at 11:22 pm

    This is just a whole lotta yum! Great idea!

    Reply
  16. Tres Delicious says

    August 28, 2011 at 7:11 am

    This is such a nice chowder. I will prepare it one of this days

    Reply
  17. AK says

    September 5, 2011 at 3:51 pm

    Just got done eating this soup for dinner. It was to die for! We had it with grilled cheese on sourdough. This was an easy and delicious meal. Thanks so much!!

    Reply
  18. Courtney says

    November 10, 2011 at 12:40 pm

    Currently have this going in the slow-cooker. Thanks for sharing! I can’t wait to try it! The big test will be my anti-soup husband 🙂 Wish me luck!

    Reply
  19. Nicole says

    December 14, 2011 at 2:37 pm

    Haven’t seen a lot of reviews of people who have actually ate this so I thought I would chip in my two cents.

    I am a college student and I love how easy this is,
    I put in a TBS of the season salt (on accident because I have horrible eyesight and couldn’t read the recipe) and I added about 1/4 cup of heavy whipping cream

    Overall this soup was to die for and I can’t wait to make it again!

    happy cooking!

    Reply
  20. Temple says

    August 24, 2017 at 6:57 pm

    I don’t see the recipe listed on this post. Has it been taken down?

    Reply
    • Deborah says

      September 13, 2017 at 12:21 am

      So sorry about that – I’m not sure what happened! The recipe has been added back in.

      Reply

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