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This crock pot crack potato soup is the best and easiest soup you will ever make! It’s loaded with creamy cheese, potatoes, and savory bacon, all seasoned to perfection! Your family will love smelling this cooking when they get home from school! They will like how it tastes even better!
Reasons You’ll Love This Recipe
- Incredible Flavor: This soup is the ultimate comfort food! It’s seasoned with ranch mix, which perfectly complements potatoes and bacon. It’s perfectly served with my one-hour rolls or homemade cornbread.
- Make Ahead: You can make this at the beginning of the week and have dinner to heat up quickly on a busy weeknight or for quick hearty lunches.
- Easy to Make: All you need to do is throw the ingredients into your crock pot. Let it cook all day, and you will have dinner ready when you get home!
Ingredients for Crock Pot Potato Soup
The ingredients needed for this recipe are pre-made, making your life as easy as possible! For exact measurements, scroll to the bottom of the post.
- Cooked Bacon: Adds the best savory, salty flavor that goes so well with potatoes and ranch dressing mix.
- Frozen Diced Potatoes: Use these frozen hash browns to make your life easier.
- Chicken Broth: Provides a flavorful liquid base for the soup.
- Can Cream of Chicken Soup: Use store-bought or my homemade cream of chicken soup recipe.
- Cream Cheese: Gives the soup the most amazing creamy texture and a slightly tangy flavor.
- Ranch Seasoning Mix: You can use store-bought or my homemade ranch seasoning mix.
- Black Pepper: Enhances the flavors and gives a hint of heat.
- Onion Powder: Adds a nice savory onion flavor without using real onions.
- Sharp Cheddar Cheese: Using sharp cheddar gives the soup a bold cheesy flavor and creamy texture.
- Half and Half: Adds a smooth consistency and creamy flavor.
- Green Onion: The perfect garnish to enhance the ingredients in this soup.
How to Make Crockpot Potato Soup Recipe
This crack potato soup recipe couldn’t be easier! Simply dump the ingredients into the crock pot, set the heat, and let it do all the work! Follow the easy steps below to have dinner waiting for you!
- Add Ingredients to Slow Cooker: Combine the frozen potatoes, chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, cream cheese, Ranch dressing mix, pepper, onion powder, and 1 cup cooked bacon pieces in a 6-quart slow cooker.
- Cook: Cover and cook on LOW for 5-6 hours or HIGH for 2-3 hours.
- Stir: Fifteen minutes before serving, open the lid and stir the soup to incorporate the cream cheese into the soup. Then, stir in the half and half and shredded cheese. Put the lid back on and warm until melted.
- Serve: Garnish with chopped green onions, shredded cheddar cheese, and additional ¼ cup bacon pieces, if desired.
Crack Potato Soup Tips and Variations
- Frozen Potatoes: I love the convenience of using frozen potatoes in this soup recipe! I prefer the frozen diced potatoes because of the texture they add to the soup! Feel free to use frozen shredded hashbrowns if you would like.
- Chicken Broth: The potatoes absorb a lot of the chicken broth. If you prefer a thinner soup, add a splash of chicken broth!
- Half and Half Substitute: Instead of half and half, any kind of milk will work! You can also use heavy cream if you want a rich, thick soup!
How to Store Crock Pot Potato Soup
This crock pot crack potato soup makes fantastic leftovers! You can even double the batch and freeze some for a later day!
- In the Refrigerator: Once your soup has cooled, you can store it in an airtight container in the fridge. It will last about 3-4 days.
- In the Freezer: You can make this potato soup ahead of time and freeze it for later! Once it has cooled, then you can place it in a ziplock bag and lay it flat. It will last for about three months!
- To Reheat: If you are reheating from frozen, then take the soup out the night before and let it thaw in the fridge overnight. You can reheat it on your stove or in the crock pot until it is warmed through. Add a splash of chicken broth or milk to add moisture to the soup if needed. The potatoes absorb a lot of the liquid when it is stored, so it’s normal to need more liquid to reheat it.
More Crock Pot Soup Recipes
I love cozying up to a warm bowl of soup on a crisp fall evening. It’s even better if I can enjoy my soup without having worked in the kitchen all day! These crock pot soup recipes will perfectly warm you up on a fall day with minimal effort on your part!
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Crock Pot Crack Potato Soup
Equipment
- Crock-Pot
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups cooked bacon, chopped and divided
- 1 (32-ounce) bag frozen diced potatoes
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 (10.5-ounce) can cream of chicken soup
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened and cubed
- 1 (1-ounce) package dry ranch dressing mix
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese, extra for serving
- 1 cup half and half
- green onion, chopped for garnish
Instructions
- Combine the frozen potatoes, chicken broth, cream of chicken soup, cream cheese, Ranch dressing mix, pepper, onion powder, and 1 cup cooked bacon pieces in a 6-quart slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 5-6 hours or HIGH for 2-3 hours.
- 15 minutes before serving, stir the soup to incorporate the cream cheese into the soup. Pour in the half and half and shredded cheese. Cover and warm until melted.
- Garnish with chopped green onion, shredded cheddar cheese, and additional ¼ cup bacon pieces, if desired.
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What are your thoughts of me adding clams, shrimp, cod, etc to make this into a seafood cjowder?
Hi Karen, that sounds great! In fact, you could even use a can of clam chowder in place of the cream of chicken soup! Let me know how it turns out, sounds yummy to me!
When using fresh potatoes how much longer does it take to cook?
Hi Irene, I would check them after the 6 hours of cooking on LOW. Add more time if needed.
Uh-oh I put my cream cheese and a half and half in at the beginning I hope it’ll turn out all right I’m bad about not reading the entire recipe
I don’t like ranch dressing can it be left out
Hi Beth, Ranch is an important element of any “crack potato” dish. It would end up pretty bland without the ranch seasoning. Might I recommend this loaded baked potato soup recipe instead. It doesn’t use ranch dressing powder and it’s just as delicious!
Hi, this looks like a great recipe but is there any reason it can’t be made in just a plain Dutch oven type pot?
Thanks in advance
Hi Gus, yes it can be made on the stove top.
1. Add the bacon, potatoes, broth, cream of chicken soup, cream cheese, ranch, pepper, and onion powder to a large stock pot.
2. Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Once the cream cheese is fully melted into the soup, reduce it to a simmer over medium-low heat and cook for at least 30-40 minutes.
4. Ten minutes before serving, add the half and half and shredded cheese. Cover for 10 minutes. Stir until the melted cheese is fully combined with the soup before serving.
Let me know how it turns out!
I love cooking and making a delishious dinner.
Can I substitute shredded cheese for Velveeta, if I cubed it?
Hi Lisa, Yes, you can substitute cubed Velveeta. I would probably reduce it to 4 ounces of velveeta and taste it before adding in more. It can have an overpowering flavor. Let me know how it turns out!
Can I leave out the cream cheese without compromising the flavor or texture?
Any substitution advice will be appreciated.
Hi Julie, thank you for your question. You can substitute the cream cheese for 8 ounces of sour cream or heavy cream. The resulting soup may be a little thinner and have a slightly different flavor, but it will be very similar to the original recipe. Let me know how it turns out!
Hi, can I use fresh potatoes instead of frozen?
Hi Brenda, Thank you for your question. Yes, for sure! You’ll want 2 pounds, about 4 cups of diced potatoes.
Instructions say to add cream cheese when starting and then again 15 minutes before serving. Which is it?
Hi BJ, thank you for your question! You put the cream cheese in the crock pot at the beginning, and then 15 minutes before it’s done, stir the cream cheese into the soup so it is incorporated. Sorry if that is confusing.
Can we add boneless skinless chicken breast’s to this?
Hi Kathy, yes you can add chicken breast. I would still cook on LOW for 5-6 hours and check the internal temp of the chicken it should be 165 degrees Fahrenheit when cooked all the way through.
I try not to use canned soups. Is there a substitution for the cream of chicken soup? Or can it just be omitted? Thank you.
I Brooke, thank you or your question. If you want, you can use my homemade cream of chicken soup recipe. Or use a can of coconut milk. It will change the flavor and texture but would work as a substitute. Let me know how it turns out!
Can I use fresh potatoes
Hi Jennifer, Thank you for your question. Yes, for sure! You’ll want 2 pounds, about 4 cups of diced potatoes.
I came to the comments section section to see if this question was asked because the initial description said “hearty chicken” and there was none listed in the actual recipe. I didn’t know if I missed something along the way.
Hi Ron, thank you for pointing that out. Not sure how that got in there. I took it out. There is no chicken in this soup.
Do you add the usual water to the cream of chicken soup or just what’s in the can?
Hi Lisa, just what is in the can. Let me know how it turns out!
I will try this and let you know this week. But it sounds so yummy! 🤤
Hi, you mention a couple times in the article that the recipe has hearty chicken but I don’t see that in the ingredients or instructions anywhere. Is the recipe supposed to have chicken in it besides the chicken broth and cream of chicken soup? The soup sounds delicious!!
Thank you, Corrie
Hi, thank you for pointing this out. I must have added that by mistake. There is no chicken in this recipe except what is in the cream of chicken soup. Thank you!
I will try this and let you know this week. But it sounds so yummy! 🤤
Is there supposed to be chicken in the recipe?
Hi Laura, thank you for your question. There is no chicken in this recipe.
“It’s loaded with creamy cheese, potatoes, hearty chicken, and savory bacon, all seasoned to perfection!”
Hi Micheal, I see why you were asking. I am not sure how that got in there, there is no chicken in this soup. I will take that out. Thanks again!