As my sons first year of soccer, with practices/games right before dinner time- coming home after and making dinner felt like slave work. I want to come home and eat, not stand another hour over a hot stove. I love cooking but not on soccer days!
I set out to find some worthy crock pot recipes that don't taste like they were made in the crock pot - I found one HERE, (Really great blog) But it still needed some tweaking and so I added my spin and came up with some fabulous options and flavors!
Crock Pot
Loaded Baked Potato Soup
(This is a big recipe - I used my 7 quart crock pot, if you don't have a large one I would half the recipe)
You can pick and choose your toppings and "Stir-ins"
Lots of options = Lots of Awesome Deliciousness!
Ingredients:
1 30oz. Bag of frozen, SHREDDED hash browns
3 14oz. Cans of chicken broth OR 5 and 1/4 cups of water and 3 crumbled bullion cubes
1 Can of cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup Onion, chopped
1/4 tsp. Black pepper
1 pkg. Regular cream cheese - Fat free doesn't melt - Considering how much soup this makes one package of cream cheese really isn't that much per serving.
Possible Toppings:
Cooked, Crumbled Bacon
Chopped Green Onion
Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Sour Cream
Possible Stir-ins about 1 hour before serving:
1 tiny can of diced green chillies
Cooked, chopped ham
2 baked potatoes, skins removed and diced
1/4 to a 1/2 pound of cooked, drained, Italian or sage ground sausage
Directions:
All ingredients except the cream cheese go into the crock pot. Stir, to combined all together evenly. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6-8. Cube up the cream cheese and throw in 1 hour before serving (don't forget about any "Stir-ins' you may want to add in as well). ***See Recommendation Below***When serving, top with your desired toppings.
ENJOY!
