Slow Cooker Cheesy Potato Soup
Slow Cooker Cheesy Potato Soup
Miz Helen's Kitchen
Ingredients
1/2 lb bacon
1 bag Frozen Southern Style Hash Brown Potatoes
3 cans chicken broth
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
1 bunch green onions, chopped
1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
Dash cayenne pepper to taste
Salt and Pepper to taste
Directions
In a medium size skillet fry 1/2 pound bacon until crisp, reserve the rendered fat and drain the crisp bacon on a paper towel
Saute the chopped yellow onion in the bacon fat, remove the onion and reserve the remaining fat
In a mixing bowl mix the chicken broth and chicken soup until blended well
In a large 6 QT Slow Cooker, combine the hash browns, 1/2 of the crisp bacon, the sauteed onions, minced garlic, and 1 tablespoon of the rendered bacon fat, mix well
Add the chicken broth and chicken soup mix , cayenne pepper, salt and pepper, mix well
Cook in the Slow Cooker on low for 4 1/2 hours
Add the softened cream cheese and mix well
Continue to cook on low for another 30 minutes
Keep on warm until ready to serve
Garnish with the chopped green onions and remaining crisp bacon