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    Home » Recipes » Slow Cooker | Instant Pot

    Paula Deen's Crock Pot Potato Soup

    Published: Sep 11, 2022 · Modified: May 3, 2025 by Jenna · This post may contain affiliate links · 95 Comments

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    Crock Pot Potato Soup from Paula Deen is an EASY soup recipe that requires no blending or roux. You will want to add this potato soup to your daily menu rotation in the Winter. I lightened it up a bit to make it more Weight Watcher-friendly and lower calories.

    Crock pot potato soup in a blue bowl topped with cheese and green onions.

    If you love Paula Deen recipes try her Paula Deen's Corn Salad with Fritos, Pepper Jelly Glazed Ham, Hash Brown Quiche or Crock Pot Mac and Cheese Recipe.

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    • Why You Will Love this Recipe
    • No Roux and Blending!
    • Ingredients in Crock Pot Potato Soup
    • How to Make Crock Pot Potato Soup
    • What Crock Pots are the Best? 
    • Recipe FAQs
    • Other Recipes to Try 
    • Weight Watcher Recipes - Crock Pot Potato Soup

    Why You Will Love this Recipe

    Every time I make this potato soup recipe I am amazed at how good and easy it is to prepare.  After making this, you might want to start keeping bags of frozen shredded hash browns in your freezer all Winter long. I just love the convenience of the frozen hash browns in this recipe.

    Sure, you could spend the time cutting up some potatoes but using a bag of frozen shredded hash browns is just as easy and the prepping is already done for you.

    The rest of recipe calls for chicken stock, condensed soup, a couple of spices, and when everything is done simmering away in the crock pot you stir in some cream cheese at the end. My favorite toppings to add to this soup are bacon, Colby Jack cheese, and green onions. That is optional and not included in the points below. Leftover ham would also be a good protein to add to this potato soup

    No Roux and Blending!

    Let me tell you how easy this recipe is.  You know me and I'll say it again. I LOVE easy recipes. Regular potato soup is a LOT of work. It requires peeling potatoes, making a roux, waiting for it to cook and come to a low simmer, then transferring everything to a blender when all said and done. No one has that kind of time! With this recipe, you just dump all the ingredients in the crockpot.

    Weight Watcher Recipes - Crock Pot Potato Soup

    Ingredients in Crock Pot Potato Soup

    Ingredients needed for crock pot potato soup.

    Note: Please ignore the points for this recipe if you are not watching your calories or on a weight loss journey. 🙂

    • Country Style Hash Browns (24 points) - Can also use a bag of cubed potatoes but they might be more points
      Chicken broth - Use fat free, reduced sodium (1 point)
      Cream of chicken soup - 10 oz can of 98% fat-free reduced (5 points)
      Uncooked onion (0) - dried onion flakes work well for those that don't like raw onions
      Cream cheese (20 points) - Low fat or Fat-free to help lower points
    • Additional Ingredients- some people like to add a 1oz packet of dry Hidden Valley Ranch Seasoning
    • Extra Toppings - These ingredients are optional. I love topping my soup with chopped scallions, some extra Cheddar, and bacon. Use turkey bacon or reduced-fat cheddar to keep it low points.
    • Serving Size - Divide that into 8 equal servings and you get 6 points for 1 ½ cups.

    How to Make Crock Pot Potato Soup

    Step 1: In a crockpot, combine everything EXCEPT for the cream cheese. Cook for 6-8 hours on low heat.

    Condensed chicken soup, chicken stock, and hash browns in a crock pot.

    Step 2: About 1 hour before serving, add cream cheese (softened) and keep heated until thoroughly melted. This part might require a lot of mixing to get the cream cheese well blended.

    Cream cheese added to crock pot soup.

    Note: I added the cream cheese in right away and it still turned out fine. This part can get kind of messy.

    Serving size: about 1 ½ cups

    What Crock Pots are the Best? 

    • When choosing a slow cooker think of the size of your family first. Do you have a large family of 6 or more? You probably want a larger crockpot that is 7 qt or more. For smaller families that are 4 or less choose a 4 qt slow cooker and just adjust the recipe ingredients in half. No need to change the cooking times.
    • Elite Gourmet - Electric oval slow cooker has adjustable temps and can make anything from entrees, sauces, stews & dips. Plus it’s dishwasher safe. This one also comes in a 4 quart size!
    • Crock-Pot 7-Quart Oval -  Manual Slow Cooker | Stainless Steel (SCV700-S-BR) Spatious 7 quart manual slow cooker that servers up to 9 people. Fits a 7 pound roast. Keeps food at an ideal serving temperature for as long as you need to so you can make dishes ahead of time! 

    Recipe FAQs

    Can this potato soup be frozen?

    Yes. Let it cool completely before storing it in airtight containers.

    Can I make potato soup in the slow cooker?

    Then prepare it on your stovetop and let it come to a simmer for 30 minutes.

    Can I use fresh potatoes instead of hash browns?

    Yes you can use a yellow potato such as yukon gold or any type of red potato.

    How do I store leftovers?

    Always store leftovers in clean, food-grade containers. The type of container doesn’t really matter. Use zip lock, glass, plastic,  whatever!  

    Other Recipes to Try 

    • Air Fryer Frozen Burgers
    • Air Fryer Canned Biscuits
    • Viral Brownie Balls
    • Chicken Parmesan Smash Tacos

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    Weight Watcher Recipes - Crock Pot Potato Soup

    5 Stars 4 Stars 3 Stars 2 Stars 1 Star 4.9 from 15 reviews
    • Author: Jenna
    • Prep Time: 10min
    • Cook Time: 6-8 hrs
    • Total Time: 8 hr 10 min
    • Yield: 8 1x
    • Category: Soup
    • Method: Slow Cooker
    • Cuisine: American
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    Description

    Crock Pot Potato Soup is an EASY soup recipe that requires no blending or roux. You will want to add this potato soup to your daily menu rotation in the Winter. 


    Ingredients

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    • 1 32oz. bag of frozen, shredded hash browns 
    • 3 14oz. cans of chicken broth (less sodium, fat-free) 
    • 1 10oz can of cream of chicken soup (98% fat free)
    • ½ cup onion, chopped *see notes
    • ¼ tsp. ground pepper
    • 1 8oz pkg. cream cheese (⅓ low fat)

    Additional Toppings  Chopped Bacon, Scallions, and Cheese (not included in points)


    Instructions

    1. In a crockpot, combine everything EXCEPT for the cream cheese. Cook for 6-8 hours on low heat. About 1 hour before serving, add cream cheese and keep heated until thoroughly melted.
    2. Note: I added the cream cheese in right away and it still turned out fine.
    3. Serving size: about 1 ½ cups

    Notes

    My WW Personal Points: 4 Click here to see in recipe builder (will have to log in) 

    Can sub in 2 teaspoon of onion powder if you do not like the taste of raw onions

    Add a packet of ranch seasoning for extra flavor! 


    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 ½ cups
    • Calories: 160
    • Sugar: 2g
    • Fat: 7g
    • Saturated Fat: 4g
    • Carbohydrates: 12g
    • Fiber: 1g
    • Protein: 7g

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    1. Lea says

      December 29, 2023 at 5:22 pm

      This is the best potato soup! I also add a 1/2 cup of chopped celery and an 8 ounce bag of diced ham to make a ham and potato soup. I also use my immersion blender to thicken up the soup.

    2. Jenna says

      August 14, 2023 at 10:24 am

      Yeah, it sure can! I'd give it a try.

    3. Lani says

      August 14, 2023 at 9:12 am

      Could this be made with lactose-free cream cheese? Lactose and I are frenemies, but this looks delicious!

    4. gail says

      July 02, 2023 at 7:11 pm

      Just made this today - had to add salt and more pepper and thicken it quite a bit, Tasty though!!

    5. Colleen says

      February 12, 2023 at 4:05 pm

      Turned out fantastic! I added 1 package of dry ranch. This made a big difference in taste

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