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Crockpot "Baked" Potato Soup

A creamy potato soup made in a slow cooker with potatoes, onion, chicken broth, butter, cream, cheese, chives, sour cream, bacon, and cheddar.

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Why it works: Onion and garlic match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓

Crockpot "Baked" Potato Soup

Time4 hours on high or 8 hours on low

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Combine first 6 ingredients in a 5‑qt slow cooker.

Cook and mash

  1. Cover and cook on high 4 hours or on low 8 hours until potatoes are tender.

  2. Mash mixture until potatoes are coarsely chopped and soup is slightly thickened.

Finish and serve

  1. Stir in whipping cream, cheese and chives.

  2. Top with sour cream if desired and sprinkle with bacon and cheddar cheese before serving.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

790Calories
64 gProtein
34 gFat
56 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Bacon1 slice cooked (8g)43
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Chives1 tbsp (3g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Onion + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  2. Potato + oniontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,023 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  3. Potato + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,517 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Chicken + garlictop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,850 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  5. Potato + chickentop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,756 recipes

    Shared aroma: (z)-4-decenal (green, must).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Russet potatoes
Starch that breaks down and thickens the soup as it cooks and is mashed.
Chicken broth
Liquid that cooks the potatoes and forms the body of the soup.
Whipping cream
Adds richness and a smooth, creamy texture to the finished soup.
Cheddar cheese
Melts into the soup, adding savory flavor and a creamy, rich texture.
Butter
Adds fat for richness and a rounder, smoother mouthfeel.

The step that matters

Mash mixture until potatoes are coarsely chopped and soup is slightly thickened.. Mashing releases starch from the cooked potatoes, which thickens the broth. Stopping while some chunks remain keeps the soup textured rather than gluey.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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