Slow cooker loaded potatoes. Stir in chicken stock, onion, garlic, thyme, butter and bacon until well combined. Using a potato masher, mash potatoes until desired consistency is reached. Stir in cheese, sour cream and heavy cream until smooth; season with salt and pepper, to taste.

In a saucepan, combine the butter, flour, heavy cream and sour cream. Every year my Mom made cream cheese mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving. I tailored the recipe to my family's taste and carried on the tradition. You can have Slow cooker loaded potatoes using 10 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Slow cooker loaded potatoes

1. You need of Cooking spray.
2. It's 2 lb. of baby potatoes, halved and quartered if large.
3. Prepare 3 c. of shredded Cheddar.
4. It's 2 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced.
5. It's 8 slices of bacon, cooked.
6. Prepare 1/4 c. of sliced green onions, plus more for garnish.
7. You need 1 tbsp. of paprika.
8. Prepare of kosher salt.
9. Prepare of Freshly ground black pepper.
10. You need of Sour cream, drizzling.

I make them a day ahead and use my slow cooker to free up oven space for other dishes. These seriously easy mashed potatoes are trashed up (in the best possible way) with butter, sour cream, scallions, cheddar, and bacon for the meat-eaters. I start nearly every slow cooker recipe off by talking about how smitten I am with slow cookers, and I really want to start this one the same way. I love loaded mashed potatoes and knew then that I had to figure out how to make them work in the crock-pot… Place potatoes, water, garlic, and salt in slow cooker.

Slow cooker loaded potatoes instructions

1. Line a slow cooker with foil and spray with cooking spray. Add half the potatoes, 1 1/4 cups cheese, half the garlic, 1/3 of the cooked bacon, half the green onions, and half the paprika. Season with salt and pepper. Repeat..
2. Cover and cook on high until potatoes are tender, 5 to 6 hours. (The bigger your potatoes, the longer they'll need.) About 20 to 30 minutes before serving, top with remaining cheese and bacon (this is your moment to make the potatoes look pretty!)..
3. Garnish with more green onions, drizzle with sour cream, and serve.

This loaded baked potato soup recipe is perfect for an easy dinner meal. Simply add the ingredients in the slow cooker and let the slow cooker cook throughout the day. Line a slow cooker with foil and spray with cooking spray. Add half the potatoes, cheese, garlic, cooked bacon. This comforting, creamy, slow cooker loaded potato soup is perfect on those chilly winter nights.