Creamy Slow Cooker Potato Leek Soup Recipes

CREAMY SLOW COOKER POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Place potatoes, celery, onion, chicken stock, and parsley into a slow cooker. Season with salt and black pepper. Set cooker on High, cover, and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 2 hours.
• Whisk flour with milk in a bowl until smooth. Pour into slow cooker and stir until thickened. Cook on High for 2 more hours.
• Mash potatoes in the slow cooker to your desired thickness and consistency; stir in cream cheese and cooked ham. Simmer soup until cream cheese has melted, soup is thick and creamy, and ham is heated through, 30 minutes to 1 hour.

CREAMY POTATO AND LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook and stir leeks, garlic, salt, and pepper in the hot butter until leeks are tender and lightly browned, about 15 minutes.
• Stir chicken broth and cornstarch together in a bowl until cornstarch is dissolved; pour over the leek mixture. Add potatoes to the broth mixture and bring to a boil; season with onion powder and garlic powder. Reduce heat, add half-and-half to broth mixture, and simmer until potatoes are tender, about 30 minutes.
• Remove pot from heat and blend soup using a hand blender until smooth; season with salt and pepper.

CREAMY LEEK AND POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except half-and-half and chives in 3 1/2- to 6-quart slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours (or high heat setting 4 to 5 hours) or until vegetables are tender.
• Pour vegetable mixture by batches into blender or food processor. Cover and blend on high speed until smooth; return to cooker. Stir in half-and-half.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 20 to 30 minutes or until hot. Sprinkle with chives.

SLOW COOKER CREAMY POTATO SOUP

Steps:

• Place bacon and onion in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium-high heat until bacon is evenly brown and onions are soft. Drain off excess grease.
• Transfer the bacon and onion to a slow cooker, and stir in chicken broth, water, potatoes, salt, dill weed, and white pepper. Cover, and cook on Low 6 to 7 hours, stirring occasionally.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the flour and half-and-half. Stir into the soup along with the evaporated milk. Cover, and cook another 30 minutes before serving.

SLOW COOKER POTATO LEEK SOUP

Steps:

• Slice the leeks, discarding the thick green pieces that are at the ends. Add to a large skillet with the butter and garlic and cook over medium-high heat until the leeks are softened.
• Add to the crock pot along with the potatoes (peeled if you prefer), bay leaves, thyme, salt and pepper.
• Add the chicken broth and close the lid. Cook on high for 5 hours or low for 8 hours.
• Once the potatoes have softened enough remove the thyme (if using fresh sprigs) and bay leaves. Use an immersion blender (or food processor or blender) to blend the soup. DO NOT over blend. If you are using a food processer or blender, you will have to blend the soup in small batches.
• Add the cream, blend again a little, then top with chives for garnish. Serve hot with crusty bread.