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Cheesy Potato Soup with Bacon (Slow Cooker Recipe)

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This post was created in partnership with Kraft. Recipe and opinions are mine.

January calls for a bowl of hot soup like no other month does, and since it’s Soup Month and Slow Cooker Month, what could be better than to simmer up a steaming crock of homemade soup in a slow cooker?!

Throw in some potatoes, some bacon and some cheese, and you’ve got feel-good happiness for your tum-tum.

Cheesy Potato Soup with Bacon

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Cheesy Potato Soup with Bacon Slow Cooker Recipe

Course Soup
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 7 hours
Total Time 7 hours 20 minutes
Servings 12 cups
Author Liz Mays

Ingredients

  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 6 cups potatoes peeled and cut into 1/2" cubes
  • 2 celery stalks diced
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped Oscar Mayer Fully Cooked Bacon
  • 1 cup light cream
  • 1 cup Velveeta cut into small cubes
  • 1 cup Kraft Natural Shredded Mild Cheddar cheese
  • 6 oz. plain Greek yogurt
  • 4 T corn starch
  • 1/2 cup cold water

Instructions

  1. Put chicken broth, potatoes, celery, onion and pepper into slow cooker. Cook on low for approximately 6 hours until vegetables are tender.
  2. Add bacon to slow cooker.
  3. On stove, combine cream, Velveeta cubes, shredded cheese and yogurt. Cook over low to medium heat until hot.
  4. Pour cheese mixture into slow cooker, stirring constantly.
  5. In separate bowl, combine cornstarch and cold water, mixing well. Slowly add to soup. Cook 30 more minutes and serve.

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Happy Soup Month!

Although this recipe is mine, you’ll find more winter warm-up soup recipes and inspiration at KraftRecipes.com

About Liz

Liz is a midwestern mom gone southern (accent in transition). She lives in North Carolina and loves cooking, baking, traveling, movies, crafts, hot and cold tea, wine, pizza and the occasional nap. She also revels in the fact she's a crazy cat lady.

Comments

  1. martha says

    oh, how i love potato soup. and then you went and added bacon. and cheese. i’ve been under the weather all week and this may be just what the doctor ordered tonight!

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  32. Billie @ Rowell Reviews says

    Just thinking of this soup makes me happy and warm. We’re (like a lot of people) dealing with Arctic freezing below zero temperatures. This soup would be so perfect. I’m off to see if I have everything to make it!

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  40. Jayne Townsley says

    I’m drooling on my keyboard. In my opinion, there are few foods as satisfying on a freezing cold winter day as a bowl of good potato soup.

    This is a food I need to learn how to create dairy free because I miss eating it and it’s so easy to make.

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  42. yonca says

    Potato soup is one of my fav soups I shared on my blog. Besides yogurt, adding cheese makes the taste richer. Great recipe! Also I’m sure bacon lovers would LOVE it 🙂

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  44. Pam says

    This looks like it would be very filling and you wouldn’t need much else with it. It also looks delicious. Thanks for the recipe.

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  45. Jennifer says

    With this round of freezing cold weather, there really isn’t anything better than a hot bowl of soup! And a crock pot recipe makes it simple… and simple is ALWAYS better!

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  53. Charlene Kuser says

    I never thought about putting yogurt in soup,this recipe not only sounds delicious but would be healthy too.I have
    decided to make a pot.Thanks for the blog post.

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  54. ellen beck says

    This looks good and hearty! I ake something close to this and will add cheese or brocolli depnding on if I have it on hand. This is excellent in bread bowls.

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  63. tiffany lane says

    It is 8 degrees here. i wanted soup tonight, but did not want instant..this recipe woud have been easy to follow

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  68. Michelle S says

    This looks delicious, and definitely perfect for cooler weather! YUM!!! I’d love to add some veggies to it, but not really sure what.

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  74. Allan says

    I love potato soup and had it all the time growing up. Unfortunately, my wife isn’t a fan of potato soup, but maybe this recipe will bring her around. Bacon always helps.

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  76. Topaz Mommy says

    Wow, that is one gorgeous looking soup. You take photographs of food really well! I’ll have to try out the recipe to see if it’s good but from the looks of it, it’s delicious! =)

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  86. Sunnymay says

    I like the way Velveeta Cheese melts in recipes and makes them rich and creamy. This looks like a winner and especially good now that the weather is so cold with Lake Effect Snow and the windchill being below 0 degrees. Soup has a way of making the whole house smell good while fixing it plus it warms you from the inside out.

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  88. Jennifer Speed says

    Oh man, I could really use this soup right now and it has bacon, that’s definitely a plus and it looks so yummy.

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  89. Allison Downes says

    I have been wanting to make a good soup lately, and I will probably give this recipe a try! Interesting that greek yogurt is in it! Thank you for sharing.

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  100. Ronnie says

    My boyfriend will go nuts for this. It’s a combination of his 3 fave main ingredients! You take awesome pics of food btw.. I meant to tell you that a while ago. 🙂

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  106. Jen Rodrigues says

    This looks so yummy. Thanks for sharing. I want to try this since its been so cold perfect for dinner or lunch.

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  107. Jen V says

    It has been below zero here so this recipe sounds particularly yummy! Nothing beats a hot bowl of soup on a cold winter’s day. I will have to try this one. I love that it is made in the crockpot.

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  108. Jessica H. says

    Potato soup is my favorite soup. My grandmother made this for me when she was alive and I have taken over as the maker of potato soup now that she is gone. I would be interested to try this recipe since the recipe I use calls for flour to help thicken the broth. I really enjoy a thick soup (versus watery) so I would be interested to see how this one turns out.

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  111. Kayte CookWatts says

    Thanks for this post. My boyfriend is a weirdo, who doesn’t consider soup a “real meal” because it isn’t hearty enough. Perhaps the bacon & potato will change his mind. Love the yogurt in this too.

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  112. Tammy says

    This sounds like the perfect recipe to make for those days where you just want to stay inside because it’s way too chilly to go out – like today!

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  123. Kisa says

    The adding in yogurt to a stew/soup is just really strange to me. I think most of my family here would love the soup, but I probably wouldn’t due to texture issues.
    I’ll have to try anyway! Thanks for sharing the recipe!!

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  126. kathy pease says

    This looks so delicious and I will have to try this..I love cooking in the slow cooker you don’t have to check it every 5 minutes 🙂

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  131. Libby's Library says

    OMGosh – I LOVE LOVE LOVE potato soup. I’m certainly going to try this recipe!
    The addition of the Greek Yogurt is a new one to me…but how can you miss with cheese, potatoes and bacon all wrapped up in one recipe!

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  132. LyndaS says

    Oh yum!! I didn’t realize I could make potato soup in my slow cooker. I have made it on the stove-top and that requires a lot of oversight. I am pinning this recipe.

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  133. Kelsey Apley says

    So yummy!!! I made a potato soup similar to this one. I think I am gonna try out your recipe, it looks really good and rather easy! Thanks for another awesome recipe!!!

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  139. Elizabeth Towns says

    This sounds interesting – I’ve never had Velveeta in a soup. I’d like to taste this and be made a believer. I love potato soup and especially with bacon. Being as I also love cooking in my slow cooker, I may just have to try this recipe out! I’m always sneaking stuff in on my nieces and nephews so this might be their next group meal.

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  147. s riches says

    This recipe looks like the perfect soup to serve on a day as cold as today is. Plus it looks absolutely delicious! Mmmmmmmm……..bacon

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  154. Cyndi says

    That sounds and looks delicious! I love potato soup and I love bacon! I will have to give this recipe a try. Too bad I don’t have the ingredients for it right now. We are iced in right now and soup would be perfect.

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  155. Starr Greenwell says

    Oh my gosh, this looks wonderful! It is so very cold today, it would be a great time to make this. Thank you for sharing.

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  156. Debi says

    I love soups and I just got a new slow cooker. I am making this. I have a ton of potatoes on hand right now just waiting to be cooked.

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  158. Marcie W. says

    I just love that this recipe calls for light cream and Greek yogurt rather than the more traditional fattening ingredients that thicken up soup. I have already pinned this and can not wait to add it to next week’s meal plan!

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  163. Amy Desrosiers says

    This looks like a meal that I 100% want to add into my meal time mix! I need to start meal planning a bit better!

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  164. kay adeola says

    Sounds and looks amazing i will have to try it out the weather is horrible dark and wet here so what better than some soup to make everyone smile 🙂 thank you for sharing

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  165. Stefani says

    Since the weather has been cold, I have been eating more soups this month. I definitely love the sound of your cheesy potato soup with bacon. I will have to try it!

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  168. Katharina says

    This sounds so incredibly good! I have most of the ingredients already and plan to pick up the rest. I’ll just have to make sure to “hide” the yogurt and not let my daughter see me adding it. 🙂 It’s been so freezing cold here that a bowl of hot soup will be *perfect* for a light dinner!

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  169. LaDonna says

    I love it. I just made some ham and potato soup and it turned out fabulous. One of the things I like most is you took the time to take nice images along the way. That alone makes me want to come back and see more of your fabulous work.

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  170. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    Honestly, my two little picky eaters would never like something like this, but you know what that means? More for me!! Haha. This sounds amazing and perfect for this cold weather we’ve been having the past week.

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  173. Vanessa: thequeenofswag says

    Looks tasty. Wish I had a slow cooker to try this one. My family loves anything with cheese and bacon.

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  174. Christina Marie says

    That’s quite a list of ingredients, so I’m sure putting it all in the slow cooker would be delicious. I’ll have to try it myself. Thanks for sharing!

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  176. Michele says

    Ok now I am hungry and it is 1:40 AM!! That soup really sounds good. I still do not have a crock pot–but it seems like this could be made in a stock pot as well.

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  178. Jude Skocki Kelly says

    OMGoodness!! I am so making this. I am not a soup person, but this, this sounds so delish!! Not to mention easy! I use my crock pot 3 to 4 times a week (the rest of the week is left-overs from the crock pot meals). I am always looking for more recipes. thank you <3

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  188. Julie says

    This sounds amazing! I just have to make my husband sit at home with the slow cooker since I’m afraid to leave it on when no one is in the house. 🙂

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