Crock Pot Baked Potato Soup Recipe 455

Steps:

• Combine first seven ingredients in a large crock pot; cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or LOW for 8 hours (potato should be tender).
• Mash mixture until potatoes are coarsely chopped and soup is slightly thickened.
• Stir in cream, cheese and chives.
• Top with sour cream (if used), sprinkle with bacon and more cheese.

Steps:

• Put potatoes in the bottom of your slow cooker crock. Scatter flour over the potatoes; toss to coat.
• Scatter bacon bits, red onion, garlic, chicken bouillon, ranch dressing mix, parsley, seasoned salt, and black pepper over the potatoes.
• Pour water into the slow cooker.
• Cook on Low 7 to 9 hours.
• Pour half-and-half into the soup; cook another 15 minutes.
• Garnish with Cheddar cheese and green onion to serve.

Steps:

• Wash potatoes and prick several times with a fork.
• Bake in foil in a preheated oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until done.
• Let cool.
• Cut potatoes.
• Melt butter in a heavy sauce pan over low heat.
• Add flour, stirring until smooth.
• Cook 1 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Gradually add milk.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until mixture is bubbly.
• Pour into crock pot and then add potato cubes, salt, pepper, green onions, crumbled bacon, cheddar cheese and chicken granules.
• Cook on High for 4 hours.
• Stir in the sour cream right before serving.
• If soup is to thick, add a little milk at a time until desired thickness is achieved.
• Garnish with additional sour cream and crumbled bacon.