Name: Brett's Slow Cooker Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Red potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes - 3 pounds; Chicken broth - 2 (14.5 ounce) cans; White onion, finely chopped - 1; Butter - 2 tablespoons; Salt - 1 teaspoon; Ground black pepper - ½ teaspoon; Crisp cooked bacon, crumbled - 1 (8 ounce) package; Half-and-half - ¾ cup; Shredded Cheddar cheese, plus more for garnish - ¾ cup; Sour cream, plus more for garnish - ½ cup; Minced fresh chives (Optional) - 3 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Brett's Slow Cooker Loaded Baked Potato Soup

1. Red potatoes, unpeeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 3 pounds

2. Chicken broth 2 (14.5 ounce) cans

3. White onion, finely chopped 1

4. Butter 2 tablespoons

5. Salt 1 teaspoon

6. Ground black pepper ½ teaspoon

7. Crisp cooked bacon, crumbled 1 (8 ounce) package

8. Half-and-half ¾ cup

9. Shredded Cheddar cheese, plus more for garnish ¾ cup

10. Sour cream, plus more for garnish ½ cup

11. Minced fresh chives (Optional) 3 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Brett's Slow Cooker Loaded Baked Potato Soup

1 . Stage

Combine potatoes, chicken broth, onion, butter, salt, and pepper in a slow cooker. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

2 . Stage

Cook on High until soup flavors meld and potatoes are extremely soft, 4 to 5 hours. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

3 . Stage

Stir bacon, half-and-half, Cheddar cheese, and sour cream into the soup. Turn heat to the Low setting; cook until thick and creamy, 15 to 20 minutes more. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

4 . Stage

Mash soup in the slow cooker with a potato masher to your desired consistency. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

5 . Stage

Garnish with additional Cheddar cheese, sour cream, and chives.