Recipe for the day ~ Slow Cooker, Easy Baked Potato Soup

Slow Cooker, Easy Baked Potato Soup

(Courtesy of All Recipes)

Ingredients:

10 red potatoes, cut into cubes

3 TBspns all-purpose flour

3/4 cup real bacon bits

1 small red onion, chopped 

1 clove garlic, minced

2 TBspns chicken bouillon granules

1 TBspn ranch dressing mix

2 tspns dried parsley

1 tspn seasoned salt

1/2 tspn ground black pepper

3 cups water

1 cup half and half

1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese, or to taste

1/4 cup chopped green onion, or to taste

Directions:

Put potatoes in the bottom of your slow cooker or crockpot

Scatter flour over the potatoes

Toss to coat

Scatter bacon bits, red onion, garlic, chicken bouillon, ranch dressing mix, parsley, seasoned salt and black pepper over the potatoes

Pour water in the slow cooker/crockpot

Cook on LOW for 7 to 9 hours

Pour half and half into the soup

Cook another 15 minutes

Garnish with Cheddar cheese and green onions when ready to serve

 **You can always cook on HIGH for 4 to 6 hours**