Creamy Slow Cooker Potato Cheese Soup
You can never have too many soup recipes, so give Creamy Slow Cooker Potato Cheese Soup a try. This recipe serves 18. One portion of this dish contains roughly 6g of protein, 8g of fat, and a total of 201 calories. It will be a hit at your Autumn event. A mixture of warm water, russet potatoes, chicken soup base, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 5 hours and 30 minutes.
Instructions
Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion in butter until translucent. Stir in flour until smooth, then gradually stir in 2 cups water, carrots, celery, garlic, salt, and pepper.
Heat through, then stir in milk. Dissolve chicken base in 1 cup warm water, and pour into vegetable mixture.
Place potatoes in slow cooker, and pour heated vegetable mixture into potatoes.
Cover, and cook 5 hours on High, or 8 hours on Low.
Remove bay leaf. Puree about 4 cups of the soup in a blender or food processor, and then stir pureed soup into contents of slow cooker. Stir in cheese and bacon until cheese is melted.