Low-Fat Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Submitted by Caroline Cooks

"A version of Baked Potato Soup to cut out some of the fat and calories. Comfort food and crock pot easy!"

 

• Ready In: 4hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3 large baking potatoes, peel and cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 1⁄2 large yellow onion, chopped
• 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans low-sodium low-fat chicken broth
• 1⁄8 cup margarine
• 1 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon white pepper
• 3⁄4 cup fat-free half-and-half
• 3⁄4 cup low-fat sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 tablespoons fresh chives, chopped
• 4 ounces low-fat sour cream
• 3 slices turkey bacon, cooked and crumbled

directions

1. Combine first six ingredients in a slow cooker.
2. Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 8 hours,until potatoes are tender.
3. Remove 1 cup of mixture and mash potatoes; return to cooker.
4. Add Half and Half, cheese, and chives; mix well.
5. Heat thoroughly.
6. To serve: Top with dollop of sour cream, sprinkles of cooked bacon and more cheese, if desired.

Reviews

[Classy Canuck]

My husband loved this. I think he ate 5 bowls. Next time I will add a little cayenne or chili powder, just to add a little more flavor. Also, I didn't have any bacon, so I fried a little ham and threw it in. The flavor was great.

 

[ratherbeswimmin]

Loved this soup. Super easy, super delicious. I did use 14.5 oz cans of broth and the consistency was just right. Thanks for posting this.

 

[LUVMY2BOYS]

I haven't used my crock pot in YEARS & I sure missed it! Hubby loved this recipe but I think there's an error--the broth should be in 14 1/2 oz cans! The consistency of my soup was more like mashed potatoes since I used the amt of broth listed--but the taste was still very good according to hubby. Turkey bacon was a great topping but I didn't mix the cheese in. I think cheese tends to make soup difficult to re-heat so he used it as a topping instead. Thank u very much for sharing!

 

[melissa.alexander]

This was phenomenal! I actually substituted the reduced fat shredded cheddar for fat free & the sour cream with 0% fat Greek yogurt. The BF, his 5 yr old & 8 yr old (both of whom refuse to eat anything but pigs in a blanket and pizza) absosmurfly LOVED it!! I was totally stoked! Thank you for submitting an awesome recipe!

 

[DuChick]

Fabulous, full-flavored soup! No one here knew it was low-fat because it was certainly high taste! I wanted this for lunch, so I slow simmered it on the stovetop. It was perfect. Another keeper, Caroline! MERP'd for All New Zaar Cookbook Tag.