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Slow Cooker Potato Soup

Slow Cooker Potato Soup

A delicious loaded potato soup made in the slow cooker with bacon, green onions, cheese, and a little yogurt or sour cream
5 from 5 votes

Ingredients
  

  • 8 oz Bacon cooked and crumbled
  • 2 lbs Potatoes peeled
  • 3 cups Chicken Broth
  • 1 bundle Green Onions
  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 2 tbsp Flour
  • 1 cup Whole Milk plus a little more
  • 10 oz Cheddar Cheese shredded
  • 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt or sour cream

Instructions
 

  • Chop up your bacon into 1" pieces and then cook them in a medium size skillet on medium heat. Crisp them up and set it aside.
  • Chop up your potatoes into 1" cubes and dice up your green onions.
  • Add the potatoes, half of the bacon, and the whites of the green onions to your slow cooker.
  • Add the broth to your slow cooker and then set the slow cooker on high for 4 hours.
  • When the soup is almost done cooking, make your Roux. I added 2 tablespoons of butter to a pan. Once it is melted, I added 2 tablespoons of flour. I mixed it around until the flour was coated in butter. I cooked it for a few minutes so that the raw taste of flour cooks out. Then I slowly added 1 cup of milk to the pan. I whisked the butter, flour, and milk together until smooth and let the mixture come to a slow boil. Once it starts to bubble, I turn off the heat and continued to mix. Once you get a thick and creamy mixture, it is ready and you can add it to your soup in the crock pot.
  • Mix your soup so that the roux is mixed in well. Then, add your cheddar cheese and greek yogurt (or sour cream). Mix well again
  • Ladle the soup into bowls and top with remaining bacon and the green parts of green onions.

Notes

Adding your bacon to the soup during the cooking process gives the soup a lot of flavor. Not only is there salt in the bacon, but it gives the soup a smokiness that I love. You can choose to only add the bacon at the end or omit it completely, but please note that this will change the flavor of the soup. If you omit it completely, you may need to add additional salt to the recipe.