Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup is one of the best soups to make in the slow cooker!
This recipe makes a big batch of soup, great for the entire week! My other favorite big batch soup recipes are French Dip Soup and Buffalo 15 Bean Soup.
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 or on HIGH for 5 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
How can I make this recipe low fat
- Fat-free or low-fat cream cheese
- Turkey Bacon
- Low-fat sour cream and cheese (or leave off, still good without!)
Feeding a large crowd?
I often make this recipe for a large crowd and cooking enough bacon is almost impossible, it goes quickly as a topping for this soup. My solution for that is to cook and crumble one pound of bacon and stir it into the soup after cooking, then everyone gets an equal amount.
Can I freeze this soup?
- Most of my recipes can be put in the freezer after cooking but sadly this recipe does not work well.
- The texture of the potatoes turn grainy and mealy and cream turns foamy.
- If this recipe seems too big for you to finish up, cut the recipe in half. Or package up right away for a family who lives in another household.
More baked potato inspired recipe you will love!
- Twice Baked Potatoes – Recipe by Spend with Pennies
- Loaded Baked Potato Pizza – Recipe by Nutmeg Nanny
- Loaded Potato Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole – Recipe by the Country Cook
- Slow Cooker Baked Potato Casserole
- Loaded Baked Potato Salad – Recipe by the Southern Bite
Love making soup in your slow cooker? Try another one of my soup recipes:
- Slow Cooker Pizza and Pasta Soup
- Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup
- Slow Cooker Curried Chicken Noodle
- Slow Cooker Cauliflower Cheese Soup
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Slow Cooker Baked Potato Soup
Equipment Needed:
- Slow Cooker- 6 quart or larger
Ingredients:
- 5 lbs. russet potatoes
- 1 white onion, diced
- 3 whole garlic cloves (keep them whole) or 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 7 cups Chicken broth (or 7 cups water and 4-5 chicken bouillon cubes)
- 1/4 tsp. Black Pepper
- 16 oz. Cream cheese (2 blocks total)
Toppings
- Sour Cream
- Cheddar cheese grated
- Green Onion or chives sliced
- Cooked Bacon crumbled
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 or HIGH for 5 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
- 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.
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Recipe Notes:
- Fat-free or low-fat cream cheese
- Turkey Bacon
- Low-fat sour cream and cheese (or leave off, still good without!)
- Most of my recipes can be put in the freezer after cooking but sadly this recipe does not work well.
- The texture of the potatoes turn grainy and mealy and cream turns foamy.
- If this recipe seems too big for you to finish up, cut the recipe in half. Or package up right away for a family member who lives in another household.
Can I use Yukon Gold instead of Russet potates?
yes. they will work fine.
Made this tonight, exactly as the recipe states…. It was amazing! Husband had fourths! Cooked on high for 4 hours. Used the immersion blender and left the soup a little chunky. Topped with cheddar, chopped bacon and fresh chives. It was fantastic, thank you!
Can I use regular cream cheese?
Yes!
What may I use in place of the cream cheese? Not a big fan of it?
Heavy cream will work. Won’t be as thick but will work.
If I use heavy cream in replace of the cream cheese, how much should I use?
This soup is so easy and yummy!
Hi I have a 4 qt crockpot how would you recommend adjusting the recipe quantities?
What is a serving size amount?
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.