Slow Cooker Potato Soup Recipe With Cream Cheese
Add the cream cheese in spoonfuls to melt until smooth.
Slow cooker potato soup recipe with cream cheese. Place potatoes in slow cooker and pour heated vegetable mixture into potatoes. Transfer the reserved potato stock to a separate pot and place over medium low heat until warm 5 to 7 minutes. Whisk in sour cream until no lumps remain.
Cook on high for 30 minutes or until cheese melts. Step 3 meanwhile place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium high heat turning occasionally until evenly browned about 10 minutes. Puree about 4 cups of the soup in a blender or food processor and then stir pureed soup into contents of slow cooker.
Use a potato masher to mash the potatoes in the slow cooker to preferred consistency. Add cream cheese cubes and stir to combine. Place bay leaf in pot.
Turn the slow cooker to high. Smash the potatoes puree or use a stick blender to break down the potatoes to thicken the soup to your liking. Cover and cook 5 hours on high or 8 hours on low.