🥔🥓 Slow Cooker Loaded Chicken Bacon Potato Soup: Creamy, Hearty, and Packed with Flavor! 🐔✨

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese cuts calories, while processed cheese is cheaper.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pancetta

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while pancetta is often less expensive.

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: chicken thighs

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Chicken thighs are more flavorful and often cheaper than breasts.

Add the chicken, potatoes, onion, bacon, salt, pepper, garlic and chicken broth to the slow cooker.

Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours.

Remove the chicken on to a plate, and dice. Don't add it back to the slow cooker yet.

Add a few ladles of the broth and potatoes to a blender, add the cream cheese to the blender. Cover and blend until smooth. Add this mixture to the slow cooker with the rest of the soup. Add the chicken and stir.

Serve with desired toppings.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens