crockpot wednesdays  

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
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Ingredients
  1. 4 to 5 large baking potatoes, already baked, cooled and cubed (I leave the peeling on.)
  2. 2/3 cup butter
  3. 4 cups milk
  4. 1 32-ounce carton of chicken or vegetable broth
  5. 3/4 teaspoon salt
  6. 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  7. 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  8. 16 ounces frozen, chopped broccoli 4 green onions, chopped and divided
  9. 6 slices bacon, cooked, crumbled
  10. 2 slices bacon, cooked, crumbled and reserved
  11. 1 cup chopped onion
  12. 2 cups shredded Cheddar or mixed cheese
  13. 1 pound 2% Velveeta cheese
  14. 1 8-ounce carton sour cream
Instructions
  1. 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.
  2. Add in cheeses and continue cooking on LOW for an additional hour or until cheeses are melted; stir in sour cream.
  3. Stir thoroughly and continue cooking on LOW for 45 minutes to 1 hour. The soup will thicken as it sits.
  4. 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.