Crock Pot Baked Potato Soup
"A wonderful flavored soup. Nice served with homemade potato bread."
photo by tufftate
- Ready In:
- 5hrs
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 4 large baking potatoes
- 2⁄3 cup butter or 2/3 cup margarine
- 2⁄3 cup flour
- 6 cups milk
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 4 chopped green onions
- 12 slices cooked and crumbled bacon
- 1 1⁄4 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 8 ounces light sour cream
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons chicken bouillon granules
- additional cooked bacon (optional)
directions
- Wash potatoes and prick several times with a fork.
- Bake in foil in a preheated oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until done.
- Let cool.
- Cut potatoes.
- Melt butter in a heavy sauce pan over low heat.
- Add flour, stirring until smooth.
- Cook 1 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Gradually add milk.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture is bubbly.
- Pour into crock pot and then add potato cubes, salt, pepper, green onions, crumbled bacon, cheddar cheese and chicken granules.
- Cook on High for 4 hours.
- Stir in the sour cream right before serving.
- If soup is to thick, add a little milk at a time until desired thickness is achieved.
- Garnish with additional sour cream and crumbled bacon.
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Reviews
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We just loved this soup! I actually cooked it on high for about 2 hours, then turned it to low. I added 1/2 a block of cream cheese, and didn't add the sour cream to the crock pot, as our guest doesn't care for it. We added just a dollop on each bowl. This recipe will be on our menu all winter long. -
This soup tastes just like O'Charley's baked potato soup. I didn't change too much, just switched out the cheddar for velvetta cheese. It was perfect! And even better the next day. -
very good. It would have been even better (although less fiber-full) if I had taken time to peel the potatoes. ooh, I used half a block of velveeta instead of the cheddar, and didn't have any chicken bouillon.
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This was a wonderful, hearty soup that my family enjoyed very much. Thank you! -
Oh so good and so easy to make!! Even better the next day
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very good. It would have been even better (although less fiber-full) if I had taken time to peel the potatoes. ooh, I used half a block of velveeta instead of the cheddar, and didn't have any chicken bouillon.
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I am a mother of three and live in central Pennsylvania. My children were very active in after school activities and found we weren't spending anytime together at meal time. In 1998, I decided to start cooking my dinners in a crockpot so that we could have a home cooked meal together once everyone came home. My children now get so excited to see what we are having to eat and love the smell when they walk in the door. My family calls me the crock pot queen. LOL I use my crock pot everyday of the year.
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<br>My three children are now in college and before they come home they request their favorite meal. I still continue to cook in the crock pot for my husband and I. It is nice after a long day to know your meal is ready. It also helps in keeping my grocery bill down. With zaar, I can print my shopping list and that is all I purchase is the ingredients on that list.
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<br>Now, my two daughters have been crock pot cooking while in college. They find it is easy to cook for the themselves and their friends. It is an easy way to have friends over for dinner after classes
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<br>I still love trying new recipes and purchasing cookbooks, especially crock pot cookbooks.
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<br>Happy Cooking!
