Loaded Baked Potato Soup

Name: Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 400 min
Total time: 420 min
Yield: 8 - 8 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 scallions; peeled and diced; 1 qt. chicken broth; 1 c. half-and-half; divided; Cooked crumbled bacon

By Editorial Staff

This easy baked potato soup recipe requires only 20 minutes of prep time. Let your slow cooker do all the hard work here!

Yields

8 - 8 serving

Total Time

7 hr

Prep Time

20 min

Cook Time

6 hr, 40 min

Ingredients

4 scallions
peeled and diced
1 qt. chicken broth
1 c. half-and-half
divided
Cooked crumbled bacon

Instructions

Chop white parts of scallions; reserve green parts. In 5- to 7-qt. slow cooker, combine potatoes and chopped scallions; add broth.

Cover; cook on low 5−6 hrs. until potatoes are tender. Cool soup; purée. Return to slow cooker.

Stir in half-and-half and 1 cup cheese. Cover; cook 30 min. Season with salt and pepper. Slice scallion greens. Serve soup with bacon, remaining cheese, and scallion greens.

Health bonus: Curb cravings with potatoes. These starchy favorites deliver a trio of nutrients that trigger the release of appetite-suppressing hormones.