Slow Cooker Potato Soup - Post Holiday Meal That’s So Easy and Classic Comfort Food!

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner and lower in calories.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: heavy cream

Almond milk reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

Start by discussing the need for a comforting potato soup after Thanksgiving.

Decide on using 3 or 4 large baking potatoes; the creator chooses 3.

Use 1.5 onions, including a leftover half onion from the previous meal.

Chop 2 small ribs of celery, or adjust based on size preference.

Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper, noting that potatoes require more salt due to their blandness.

Combine all ingredients in the slow cooker: chicken broth, potatoes, onions, celery, salt, and pepper.

Cover and set the slow cooker to low for 6.5 hours.

After 6.5 hours, mix 1 cup of half and half with 1/4 cup of all-purpose flour to prevent lumps, then stir into the slow cooker.

Cover and cook for an additional hour to thicken the soup.

Add 1 tablespoon of butter just before serving and stir until melted and combined.

Taste the soup and adjust salt as needed, noting that it may require more salt due to the blandness of potatoes.

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