This creamy crockpot potato soup recipe is a great recipe to warm your whole family up on a cold day! The best Crockpot potato soup is a hearty filling cheesy potato soup that even the pickiest kids love!
With all the ingredients of a loaded baked potato, this bowl of soup is filling and flavorful. Grab your free Printable Recipe Card below!
Crockpot Potato Soup Recipe
This recipe is so easy to make! Just throw it in the crockpot before you go out for the day, and use your potato masher (or immersion blender) right before you serve… It’s hot and ready for you by the end of the day! I love to serve this cozy soup on cold nights with some buttery homemade rolls and a green salad!
It’s been pretty cold here this week… I’m not complaining, we need to rain we’ve been getting and I’m thankful for it! But we are all a bit chilly and this is the perfect dinner to warm us all up before our evening activities!
Tools
- Medium or 4 quart Crockpot
- Cutting board & Chopping Knife
- Potato Masher or Immersion Blender
Ingredients
- Large Diced Potatoes – You can use russet potatoes, Yukon Gold Potatoes, or Red potatoes.
- Chicken Stock or chicken broth
- Milk
- Shredded sharp cheddar cheese.
- Sour cream You can substitute sour cream with heavy cream or even cream cheese… Do Not Add Till Right Before Serving.
- Green Onions or Chives
- Cream of chicken soup.
- Yellow Onion
- garlic
- Bacon – You need Crispy Bacon (and Bacon Grease for extra flavor.)
- A little bit of salt and ground black pepper!
Different potato varieties have distinct textures and starch levels, which can affect how they behave in soups and stews. Yukon Gold and red potatoes have waxy textures and lower starch content, which means they are less likely to disintegrate and hold their shape better when cooked in a stew… If you want to have some chunks of potatoes in your final dish;)
Instructions
Add to Crockpot:
- 1 medium diced onion (diced into small pieces)
- Minced garlic
- Add 2 pounds of diced potatoes. (They will get small as they soften and get mixed in.)
- Add chicken broth, and cream of chicken soup.
- Cover and let cook all day on low setting, or at least 3 hours on the high setting.
Right before serving:
- Your potatoes will be breaking down to one degree or another depending on how long you’ve cooked it. f potatoes are still too large and not broken down after stirring, use your potato masher or immersion blender to break them down a bit till it’s the texture (creamy or chunky) that you prefer.
- Before serving: In a medium skillet, cook bacon on medium heat for about 7 minutes or till nice and crisp. Then put bacon on a paper towel. Crumble bacon pieces for garnishing.
- Add 2 tablespoons of bacon grease from the skillet to your crockpot for extra flavor. (If you don’t want the bacon grease in the soup, try cooking your bacon on paper bags in the oven, for the perfect crispy bacon!!!)
- Stir in the sour cream, MILK, and 1 1/2 cups of shredded cheese.
- Cook until cheese is melted.
- GARNISH individual bowls with crispy bacon pieces, shredded cheese, and green onions.
Leftover Crockpot Potato Soup
My favorite thing to do with leftovers is to pour them into a freezer-safe mason jar and freeze it for the next time I need a hot meal in a flash… Just microwave and enjoy! You can also store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator and use them within 5 days.
Why Is This The Best Recipe?
This creamy soup recipe is total comfort food and loved by even the pickiest eaters! We make lots of cozy soup recipes here in Idaho and this is one of my families favorite soup recipes.
There are so many substitutions you can use if you are out of one thing or another! For Example… If you are out of sour cream or heavy cream, you can use cream cheese. If you are out of russet potatoes you can use Yukon Gold, or even frozen potatoes.
Cream Of Chicken Soup?
Yes, cream of chicken soup adds flavor, protein and chicken pieces (instead of ham used in other potato soup recipes.) The creamy chicken soup adds flavor, and creaminess!!
Which Potatoes Are Best In Crockpot Potato Soup Recipe?
I live in Idaho… Land of potatoes! We grow them taters big in Idaho, and We’re lucky enough to buy them straight from the farmer.
My favorite potatoes to use in loaded potato soup are Russet and Yukon gold potatoes! Russet potatoes have a great texture for this soup and Yukon gold are just creamy potatoes all on their own!
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The Best Crockpot Potato Soup Recipe – Easy Loaded Potato Soup
Ingredients
- 7 medium Potatoes diced. You can use russet potatoes, Yukon Gold Potatoes, or Red potatoes.
- 4 cups Chicken Stock or chicken broth
- 1 cup milk
- 10.5 ounce can cream of chicken soup
- 1 medium onion diced small
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 8 oz Sour cream 1 cup You can substitute sour cream with heavy cream… Do Not add Till Right Before Serving.
- 2 1/2 cups of shredded sharp cheddar cheese plus more for garnishing
- 1 pound package of bacon – You need Crispy Bacon Optional bacon grease for extra flavor.
- 1/2 cup Green Onions or Chives chopped
- Salt and Pepper To Taste
Instructions
- Add to Crockpot: 1 medium diced onion (diced into small pieces), minced garlic, 2 pounds of diced potatoes. (They will get small as they soften and get mixed in.) Chicken broth, and cream of chicken soup.
Cover and let cook all day on low setting, or at least 3 hours on the high settingRight before serving:
- Your potatoes will be breaking down to one degree or another depending on how long you've cooked it. You can use your potato masher or immersion blender to break down potatoes a bit till it's the texture (creamy or chunky) that you prefer.
- Before serving: In a medium skillet, cook bacon on medium heat for about 7 minutes or till nice and crisp. Then put bacon on a paper towel. Crumble bacon pieces for garnishing.
- Add 2 tablespoons of bacon grease from the skillet to your crockpot for extra flavor. (If you don't want the bacon grease in the soup, try cooking your bacon on paper bags in the oven, like I did here, for the perfectly crispy bacon!!!)
- Stir in the sour cream, MILK, and 2 cups of shredded cheese.
- Stir until cheese is melted.
- GARNISH individual bowls garnished with crispy bacon pieces, shredded cheese, and green onions.
- Serve warm with Rolls!
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About Juliea
Juliea Huffaker is the creator of Farmhouse Harvest, and dedicated to teaching from-scratch cooking, sourdough baking, gardening, and food preservation. With over 25 years of hands-on experience she has preserved hundreds of jars of produce, mastered the art of meats and sourdough baking, and nurtured a thriving organic garden. Her recipes and articles have been featured across the web. And she’s passionate about inspiring others to embrace a simpler, self-sufficient life style.
5 comments
Ada
I love soups, especially during the winter months. I’m adding this easy, nutritious, delicious recipe to my favorites list! I can’t wait to try it! Thank you for sharing!!!
Kristine Beard
Delicious! This soup is so comforting and yummy. Thanks for posting!
Leisha
Delicious!
Kelsey
Yum! Love this potato soup! And the crockpot is my go to method!
Beth
I love potato soup, I will be making this this weekend!