Thanks so much for joining me for Crock Pot Wednesday this week. I hope you will link up with Mister Linky below.
I had leftovers from an earlier potato bar dinner, so I decided to put them to good use with this favorite soup: Baked Potato Broccoli Cheese Soup. It’s a combination of two favorites, both of which you have probably made at some point. And for what promised to be a cooler than normal, rainy weekend, it was a good fit.
Baked Potato Broccoli Cheese Soup
2015-01-02 13:34:19
Ingredients
- 4 to 5 large baking potatoes, already baked, cooled and cubed (I leave the peeling on.)
- 2/3 cup butter
- 4 cups milk
- 1 32-ounce carton of chicken or vegetable broth
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 16 ounces frozen, chopped broccoli 4 green onions, chopped and divided
- 6 slices bacon, cooked, crumbled
- 2 slices bacon, cooked, crumbled and reserved
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 2 cups shredded Cheddar or mixed cheese
- 1 pound 2% Velveeta cheese
- 1 8-ounce carton sour cream
Instructions
- Saute onion in bacon fat; drain on paper towels. Place cubed baking potatoes in crock pot along with the butter, milk, broth, salt, pepper, crushed red pepper, broccoli, bacon, 2 Tablespoons green onions and sauteed onions. Cook on LOW 4 hours.
- Add in cheeses and continue cooking on LOW for an additional hour or until cheeses are melted; stir in sour cream.
- Stir thoroughly and continue cooking on LOW for 45 minutes to 1 hour. The soup will thicken as it sits.
- Serve with remaining green onions, a sprinkle of the reserved bacon, and a sprinkle of shredded cheese.
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I apologize for the lack of a picture. We had eaten and doled out the leftovers before I remembered that I needed to take one.
This is a very forgiving soup. I have used frozen hash browns before, added in a can of cream of chicken (etc) soups, added in shredded carrots, and maybe even some chopped smoked ham. Alter it to suit your tastes.
Again, thanks for joining me.
I love the bacon in your soup! It sounds delicious! Thanks!
Ok…I have to bookmark this for my husband. He would love this!!
Debbie, this sounds delicious.
Thank you.
this sounds so good
Oooh. My family will dig this. They already like potato cheese soup and broccoli cheese soup. Why not combine them? And I like it because 1)its a crock pot recipe and 2)it gets them to eat broccoli.
Definitely bookmarking this! Hope you’re having a good week!