Creamy Slow Cooker Potato Cheese Soup
Submitted by Amy

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
1/2 white onion, chopped
1/4 cup all purpose flour
2 cups water
4 stalks of celery, diced
2 large carrots, diced
1 tablespoon minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons chicken base dissolved in 1 cup warm water
5 pounds Russett potatoes
1 bay leaf
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
6 slices crisp cooked bacon, crumbled

Preparations:

In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Cook onion in butter until translucent. Stir in flour. Stir in 2 cups water, celery, carrots, garlic, salt and pepper. Heat through. Stir in milk. Add dissolved chicken base in water. Place potatoes in slow cooker.and stir heated vegetable mixture into potatoes. Place bay leaf in pot, cover, and cook 5 hours on high or 8 hours on low. Remove bay leaf and puree about 4 cups of the soup into a blender of food processor or using an immersion blender. Stir in cheese and bacon until cheese is melted.

Makes 6 quarts

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