Easy Crockpot Potato Soup

A close up shot of creamy potato soup topped with bacon, melted cheese, and green onion.

4.86 from 7 votes

Easy crockpot potato soup is simple to make without heavy cream. This is a healthy crockpot meal and is inexpensive to make. A family favorite!

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time4 hrs

Total Time4 hrs

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cheap crockpot meals on a budget, easy potato soup, healthy crockpot meals on a budget, slow cooker potato soup

Servings:

Calories: 209kcal

Author: Jodi Danen, RDN / Create Kids Club

Ingredients

3 pounds red potatoes, washed and quartered
1 medium onion, chopped
32 ounces chicken broth ✅
3 tablespoons salted butter
3 tablespoons gluten-free flour
2 cups milk
15 ounce can kernel corn, drained
3 tablespoons tamari
optional: bacon bits, shredded cheese, and chives ✅

Instructions

Cook the potatoes, onions, and broth. Place potatoes, onion, and broth in slow cooker.
3 pounds red potatoes, washed and quartered, 1 medium onion, chopped, 32 ounces chicken broth
Cook. Cook low 8 hours or high 4-6 hours.
Blend the soup. After cooking, mash with a potato masher or immersion blender.
⭐️Make the roux. Melt the butter in a medium-sized sauté pan over medium heat. Whisk the flour into melted butter. Slowly pour milk into the flour mixture, whisking constantly, a little at a time.
3 tablespoons salted butter, 3 tablespoons gluten-free flour, 2 cups milk
Thicken the soup and add the corn. Whisk the flour mixture into the soup in the slow cooker. Stir in corn and tamari.
15 ounce can kernel corn, drained, 3 tablespoons tamari
Serve. Serve topped with bacon bits, shredded cheese, and onions.
optional: bacon bits, shredded cheese, and chives

Notes

CCK Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you're new to eating gluten-free we understand it's overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don't. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.

The ⭐️ symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no ⭐️ symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn't require a helper.

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