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Loaded Potato Soup with Cheddar Bay Biscuits

This comforting loaded potato soup is rich and creamy, paired with flaky cheddar bay biscuits, perfect for chilly evenings. A delightful dinner that serves six and is easy to prepare in a slow cooker.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 7 hours 20 minutes
Total Time 7 hours 40 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Soup
  • 900 g russet potatoes peeled and diced into small cubes
  • 1 small yellow onion finely diced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 960 ml chicken broth
  • 5 g salt
  • 2.5 g ground black pepper
  • 5 g dried thyme
  • 2.5 g smoked paprika
  • 240 ml heavy cream
  • 120 ml sour cream
  • 200 g sharp cheddar cheese freshly shredded
  • 113 g cream cheese softened and cut into cubes
  • 8 slices bacon cooked until crispy and crumbled
  • 3 green onions thinly sliced
Biscuits
  • 250 g all purpose flour
  • 15 g baking powder
  • 5 g granulated sugar
  • 2.5 g salt for the biscuits
  • 2.5 g garlic powder for the biscuit dough
  • 120 g unsalted butter cold and cut into small cubes
  • 100 g sharp cheddar cheese shredded for the biscuits
  • 180 ml whole milk cold
  • 45 g unsalted butter melted for the biscuit topping
  • 2.5 g garlic powder for the biscuit topping
  • 5 g dried parsley for the biscuit topping

Equipment

  • Slow cooker Necessary for cooking the soup evenly and gently over several hours.
  • pastry cutter or fork To cut butter into flour for biscuits, ensuring flakiness.

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Peel and dice the potatoes, onion, and mince the garlic.
  2. Place the potatoes, onion, and garlic in the slow cooker and add broth and seasonings.
  3. Cook on LOW for 360 to 420 minutes or HIGH for 180 to 240 minutes.
  4. Mash approximately one third of the cooked potatoes.
  5. Add cream cheese, heavy cream, and sour cream to the soup.
  6. Add cheese gradually and stir until melted.
  7. Cook bacon until crispy and crumble.
  8. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
Biscuits
  1. Combine flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and garlic powder.
  2. Cut butter into the flour until coarse crumbs form.
  3. Stir in shredded cheese and milk to form a soft dough.
  4. Drop dough onto baking sheet and bake until golden.
  5. Combine toppings and brush on hot biscuits.