Crockpot Potato Soup

A delicious soup recipe that comes together in your slow cooker. #crockpot #slowcooker #soup#Appetizers#Soup Appetizers

A delicious soup recipe that comes together in your slow cooker. #crockpot #slowcooker #soup#Appetizers#Soup Appetizers

I have been thinking a lot lately about happiness and joy. I’ve been thinking about what specifically brings me joy, and how I can have more of that in my life. Even more than that, I’ve been thinking about joy that doesn’t seem to have strings attached. For example, sure, a big chocolate bar brings me immediate joy, but after eating it I sort of feel like a lump on a log. I guess what I’m talking about is lasting joy rather than an immediate high.

Food is really something that brings me a lot of joy. Yes, I am in part talking about eating good food. But I guess I’ve been thinking about it in a much bigger picture way. Cooking food for people I love is something that has been passed down to me from my grandmother and my own mother (interestingly my dad’s mom passed it on to her daughter in law, my mom). I come by it honestly. There is a lot of joy for me in making delicious food that other people enjoy. This joy has gotten bigger by creating my own recipes. There is such a spark of joy for me when I come up with a recipe, taste it for the first time, and am overcome with how delicious it is. And then I photograph it and admire not just how delicious it tasted, but how beautiful it looks. (I realize I sound like a huge nerd, and I’m totally okay with that). Finally, I find so much joy in then coming here and sharing that love and that joy with you.

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Total time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6 Servings

Ingredients :

• 1 1/2 pounds russet potatoes peeled and diced
• 1 onion diced
• 4 cups chicken stock see note
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 slices thick cut bacon diced
• 1/3 cup all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (plus more for serving)
• sour cream (optional for serving)
• green onions (optional for serving)

Instructions :

• 1.In a large slow cooker combine the potatoes, onion, chicken stock, salt and pepper.
• 2.Cook on high for 3 hours or low for 6 hours.
• 3.When there is only 15 minutes left of cooking time, remove 2 cups of the cooking liquid from the crock pot.
• 4.In a small stock pot over medium heat, cook the bacon. Once it is crispy, whisk in the flour.
• 5.Very slowly stir in the cooking liquid from the crock pot. Once it is completely added, stir in the heavy cream, and the cheese. Stir until the cheese is fully melted.
• 6.Mash the potatoes in the crock pot using a potato masher or an immersion blender. Stir in the mixture from the stock pot. Serve and enjoy!