Crock Pot Crack Potato Soup

4.85 from 367 votes

Crock pot crack potato soup is so easy with hashbrowns and super tasty with all the cheese. Toss it all in the slow cooker for an easy meal.

Prep Time15

Cook Time6

Total Time6 15

Course: Soup

Cuisine: American

Servings:

In a 6 quart slow cooker, add hashbrowns, cream of chicken soup, ranch mix, broth, and 8 sliced of chopped bacon.
Cook on low for for 4-6 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
One hour before serving, stir in 1 cup cheddar cheese and the cream cheese.
Cover and allow the cheeses to melt.
Stir thoroughly to incorporate the cheese.
Serve with the remaining cheddar cheese and the chopped bacon.

Variations Ideas

Add Chicken - Place 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts at the bottom of the crock pot before you place the hash browns. Shred the chicken before serving. The hash browns chicken together is delicious in this soup.
Add Ham - We love adding diced ham to the soup. Add it in the very beginning.

Recipe Tips

Hand grate the cheese instead of buying pre-shredded. The cheese will melt smoother. Pre shredded cheese will make the soup stringy.
Change up the Frozen Hash browns - shredded hash browns potatoes work great but you can also use diced frozen potatoes.
Use Real Potatoes - If you want to use real potatoes, you can. Peel and diced about 3 lbs of real potatoes. You will want to then use a hand mixer right before serving to make sure your potatoes blend together for a creamy soup.
Use a different cream soup - Cream of Chicken gives the soup a tasty and creamy base. Other types of cream soup would work in a pinch. I bet cream of celery would be good.
Use Liners - Save time and use Crockpot liners. These make clean up even easier.
Crock Pot Recommendation - I use this programmable crockpot when I'm going to be gone all day. It is great for busy weeks when the kids have a ton of activities.

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