Step-by-Step Guide to Make Homemade Loaded Potato Soup - Slow Cooker

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have loaded potato soup - slow cooker using 12 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Loaded Potato Soup - Slow Cooker:

1. Prepare bacon
2. Get russet or yukon gold potatoes
3. Make ready yellow onion, diced
4. Prepare garlic, minced
5. Make ready unsalted chicken or vegetable broth
6. Prepare dried thyme
7. Make ready herbs de provence (or poultry seasoning works)
8. Take sour cream
9. Take heavy cream
10. Make ready shredded cheddar cheese (plus additional for topping)
11. Make ready dried chives
12. Make ready salt and pepper

Instructions to make Loaded Potato Soup - Slow Cooker:

1. In a large skillet, cook the bacon over med-high heat for 5-7 minutes, until browned and crispy (Or you can bake in the oven @ 400°F for about 12-15 minutes). Then remove the bacon with some tongs onto a towel lined plate and set it aside. Once it's cooled, roughly chop it.
2. Peel and roughly chop the potatoes. Place them into a greased slow cooker along with half of the drained bacon (save the rest for topping the finished soup with), broth, onion, garlic, thyme and herbs. Give it all a good stir, then place the lid on and cook on low heat for 6-7 hours, until the potatoes are tender.
3. Once tender, use a masher to just roughly mash some of the potatoes, until it reaches your desired consistency. Then stir in the sour cream, heavy cream, dried chives and the 1 cup cheddar cheese. Season it to taste with salt and pepper.
4. Place the lid back on for an additional 15-20 minutes, until everything is heated through.
5. Serve immediately, topped with the reserved bacon bits and additional cheddar cheese, along with some freshly chopped chives, if you'd like. Refrigerate any leftovers.

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