Homemade Potato Soup | Slow Cooker
How to Make Homemade Potato Soup
How do you like your potato soup? I like mine with a little cheese and crackers. The best way to make homemade potato soup is to put it in the slow cooker and let it cook all day.
A little planning in the morning and you will have yourself a meal for a week. Make this soup quicker from your own canned potatoes.
Can You Use Water Instead of Chicken Stock?
You can use water in place of chicken stock. Chicken stock adds a lot of flavor though. You can use vegetable stock if you don’t want to use chicken stock.
What Kind of Potatoes Should I Use in Potato Soup?
We usually use russet potatoes when making potato soup. You can usually find them on sale or if you have a garden, you can grow your own.
I’ve also made potato soup with Yukon Gold, but they are smaller. And if I’m peeling, I just go with a medium/large russet for a quicker job.
Can You Put Raw Potatoes in a Slow Cooker?
Yes. The potatoes will be in liquid and heating up for 4-6 hours. This will give them enough time to cook and be done. They are done when they are fork tender.
Homemade Slow Cooker Potato Soup
Ingredients
- 7 potatoes, peeled I used russet
- 1 carrot use more if you want more, I used 3 baby carrots
- 1 26 oz container of chicken stock
- 2-3 strips of bacon crumbled more if you want more
- 1 cup cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Peel the potatos (keep the skins on if you want to) and cut them into cubes.
- Add the potatoes and chicken stock into the slow cooker.
- Chop the bacon until it's fine, or you can leave it chunky. I made it fine (to hide it from the kids).
- Chop the carrot super thin and cut it up as fine as you like (the smaller you cut it up, the faster it will cook).
- You will want to cook this on low for 6-8 hours, so start it in the morning if you want it for dinner.
- Once it has been cooking for a few hours, stir it up a bit to loosen the potatos (you can do this when you get home as well).
- Add the cheese after it has been cooking a while and right before you serve it, so the crock pot doesn’t burn.
- Stir it in and when it melts it’s ready to serve!
Notes
This recipe sounds super easy to make.
I love easy and delicious recipes too!
This looks so good! Potato soup is soo good in the slow cooker. Love your website!
Thanks Sarah. Slow cooking increases the flavor I think.
Thanks! I am always looking for new soup recipes. This looks tasty and easy!
It is one my daughter actually asks me to make and she’s super picky.
Hi there. The current Food on Friday is all about potatoes! So it would be great if you linked this in. This is the link . Have a good week.
Thansk for sharing Carole. I appreciate the heads up!
thank you for linking this in to Food on Friday. We are now getting quite a collection of potato dishes together. Do stop by some of the other links to check them out!
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Yes I did do that and pinned a lot of the recipes! 🙂
Oh i love potatoe soup! But with bacon in it? oh sounds even better! Thanks a bunch!
It’s super delicious with bacon!
I luv using my crockpot and this recipe looks perfect for today…temp outside is 28 degrees!!!
Thanks for sharing!
Yes, it is one of my favorite go to recipes.
I love being able to use my crockpot. Plus, my two year old can’t get enough of potatoes. We even tell her that other vegetables are potatoes just to get her to eat them. Thanks so much for sharing at Whimsy Wednesdays at The NY Melrose Family.
I love that you fib to your kids too! We told my daughter cauliflower was white broccoli so she would eat it. And once she liked it, we told her it was cauliflower. 🙂
anyway, I love love love my crockpot. I have two! thanks for stopping!
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Thanks for stopping by. Your site shows so many great recipes and ideas.
MMMMMM Sounds Yummy! New follower from the HOP! Hope you come by 🙂
It is very good, let me know how you like it!
Stopped by to say hello and I am following back. Thanks for stopping to visit your blog does feel like Michigan also. I know it is blog world but it still is nice to run into blogs from home. I am trying to get more blogs close to home. So much to keep straight in blog world. soup sounds great i been looking for things to make on Sundays in the crock pot roast is getting old lol
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This looks and sounds super good!! I’m always happy to find an easy slow cooker recipe! Love how you put carrots in it… Adds a good, different flavor and makes it a bit healthier!
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That gives it a little more flavor since potatos have little flavor (why we had butter to them!). the chicken stock gives it a lot of flavor as well.
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Awe, thanks!
I wish I would remember to freeze my leftover soup.
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This looks pretty tasty. Perfect for the chilly weather we are having in California these days.
A must try for me. thanks for sharing.
That looks tasty on a cold snowy day. I will have to get it a try. Found your blog on SSS. New follower. I really liked the design.
This sounds yummy and easy.
It is! Thanks for stopping!
Thanks for stopping by Dana. I like your blog!
I love this recipe. I have a bag of potatoes that needs to be used and I’m definitely making this with them this weekend. Thanks so much, love your site and design. Isn’t Misty just the bees knees!
Melissa 😉
Perfect Melissa! You can make a lot and freeze some for later!
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Sounds easy, warm, and yummy! Thanks for linking up with us at NOBH!
one of our favorites! crock pot even better!
Yummy! Soup can be just the best food, huh! Thanks for a great recipe:)
You are welcome! It is easy and a good go to when you don’t know what to make!
This sounds delicious, I will definitely have to make this.
I am a new follower, love your blog.
Thanks! It is my favorite soup!
YUM!! I love potato soup, too – and homemade is even better…add the crockpot aspect and I’m SOLD! 🙂 I’ll definitely be trying this! Luckily I won’t have to finely chop the bacon to hide from the kids, since they both LOVE bacon. The carrots, on the other hand, will definitely be hidden. 😉
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My kids are getting better about food, but Miss O is hot and cold when it comes to meat in food.