Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup is one of the best soups to make in the slow cooker!
Baked Potato Soup is my all time favorite, I order it at every restaurant when it is available. You can’t beat how creamy this soup is, and how great the toppings blend in. You will see in this recipe I am not actually baking the potatoes, just peeling and dicing raw potatoes. I’ve made baked potato soup before with leftover baked potatoes and it can tend to be gluey.
This recipe for Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup, has a bit of prep work, but it is really worth the time. You can peel and dice your potatoes the night before, just place them in water, and refrigerate. Drain off the water before starting the recipe.
How to make Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup:
- Peel and dice the potatoes, add them to the slow cooker. Pour over chicken broth and add diced onion, whole garlic, and black pepper. I like to keep the garlic whole in this recipe. It keeps it from getting pungent.
- Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours. When the cooking time is up add the soup into a blender and pulse along with the cream cheese, you may have to do this in batches. Alternatively, if you have an immersion you can add the cream cheese to the slow cooker and blend right in the slow cooker.
What do I top the soup with?
Serve this soup buffet style because not every guest will like all the toppings. Serve these toppings as a choice along with the soup:
- Sour cream
- Green onions or chives
- Cooked and crumbled bacon (or store bought bacon bits if you are short on time).
- Shredded cheddar cheese
More baked potato inspired recipe you will love!
- Twice Baked Potatoes
- Loaded Baked Potato Pizza
- Loaded Potato Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole
- Twice Baked Potato Casserole
- Loaded Baked Potato Salad
Equipment
- Slow Cooker- 6 quart or larger
Ingredients
- 4 lbs. russet potatoes
- 1 white onion, diced
- 5 whole garlic cloves (keep them whole) or 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 7 Cups Chicken broth
- ¼ Teaspoon Black Pepper
- 16 oz. 1/3 less fat cream cheese (2 blocks total)
Toppings
- Sour Cream
- Grated Cheddar Cheese
- Green Onion
- Cooked Bacon crumbled
Slow Cooker Size;
- 6 Quart or larger
Instructions
- Peel, and dice your potatoes in a small dice. Add potatoes, garlic, onion, black pepper and chicken broth to slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 8-10 hours.
- You are now going to blend about 2/3's of the soup with the cream cheese in your blender, you may need to do this in batches. Or use an immersion blender right in your slow cooker.
- Season the soup with salt to taste.
- Serve with desired toppings.
This may have been asked but is it possible to cook it on high for 4 hours instead of low for 8 hours?
I think this would work Wendy. I’ve never tried this, but I would think 4 hours on high, if the lid wasn’t opened would cook the potatoes.
What’s a good substitute for the chicken broth? Looking to make this vegetarian friendly. I usually sub vegetable stock but wonder how that will affect the flavor in the end.
Hi Tara! I’ve seen this at the store, do you think you can find it? It’s vegie broth without tomatoes. I think it would work great. http://www.imaginefoods.com/products/broths-stocks/organic-no-chicken-broth
This recipe was amazing, I was worried since I’m not a huge cream cheese fan- I used 95% fat free cream cheese and it was filling which was great but no weird cream cheese taste, just the promised delightful baked potato flavour and texture. It also lasted really well the next day for lunch and more leftovers a couple nights later which surprised me. I still have some in the freezer, i’m hoping might be ok when thawed out to but it’s pretty much the perfect recipe!
Can you add cheddar cheese to the potato soup, in addition to the cream cheese?
yes! that would be really good!
Can half and half be used instead of cream cheese? If so, how much?
Will the soup be thinner with half and half?
Yes it will be thinner, you can more potatoes and blend up a bit more at the end to get more thickness.
When would I add the cheddar cheese? During the six hour cook time?
I would at the end after the cream cheese.
Any idea how to convert this to the instant pot? So much faster
So many soups call for low sodium chicken broth so as not to be too salty. Would this soup taste better with low sodium broth or regular? So anxious to try it!
Hi Sandy! If you are concerned I would do low sodium, then you can add a touch of salt at the end if needed.
Hi Sarah, Can I cook this on high for six hours rather than low at 8-10 hrs?
Saw your earlier post and switched to high for 6 hours
What about cooking it in an instant pot? How much time?
Can I add oysters in a jar when I put in the potatoes, etc?
I would stir them in towards the end. After it’s been blended together.
What is a serving size amount?
Hi I have a 4 qt crockpot how would you recommend adjusting the recipe quantities?