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Creamy Slow Cooker Potato Cheese Soup is for Soup.

Creamy Slow Cooker Potato Cheese Soup takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Creamy Slow Cooker Potato Cheese Soup takes 300 minutes to cook.

Creamy Slow Cooker Potato Cheese Soup makes 18 servings.

The ingredients for Creamy Slow Cooker Potato Cheese Soup are:

1/4 cup butter
1/2 white onion, chopped
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
2 cups water
2 large carrots, diced
4 stalks celery, diced
1 tablespoon dried, minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons chicken soup base
1 cup warm water
5 pounds russet potatoes, peeled and cubed
1 bay leaf
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
6 slices crisp cooked bacon, crumbled

Here is how you make Creamy Slow Cooker Potato Cheese Soup:

1. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion in butter until translucent. Stir in flour until smooth, then gradually stir in 2 cups water, carrots, celery, garlic, salt, and pepper. Heat through, then stir in milk. Dissolve chicken base in 1 cup warm water, and pour into vegetable mixture.2. Place potatoes in slow cooker, and pour heated vegetable mixture into potatoes. Place bay leaf in pot.3. Cover, and cook 5 hours on High, or 8 hours on Low.4. Remove bay leaf. Puree about 4 cups of the soup in a blender or food processor, and then stir pureed soup into contents of slow cooker. Stir in cheese and bacon until cheese is melted.Serving Size:?1 cup

The nutritional information for Creamy Slow Cooker Potato Cheese Soup is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 18
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 144.5

• Total Fat: 6.1 g
• Cholesterol: 16.5 mg
• Sodium: 231.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 18.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
• Protein: 4.8 g