Crock Pot Creamy Broccoli Potato Soup

Crock Pot Creamy Broccoli Potato Soup

2.5 steps but they are super easy steps. Steps 2 and 3 you do at the same time but separately, thus them being called Steps 2 and 2.5.

Ingredients for Step 1 (note more for Step 2 and 2.5)

2 Tbsp butter
1 chopped onion
5 cloves chopped garlic
2 cups shredded or cubed potatoes (frozen or fresh your choice)
3-4 chopped broccoli heads (and stems)
3 1/2 cups chicken broth

Throw it all in the crock pot and set on low for 6 hours.

Ingredients for Step 2

1 package of bacon. Turkey or pork your choice.

Fry chopped bacon. And add to crock pot soup made in step 1.

Ingredients for Step 2.5

3 Tbsp butter
3 Tbsp flour
1 cup milk
1 cup half and half

Melt butter then add flour on low heat. Slowly add milk and half and half. Simmer until thickens.

Add big spoonfuls of crock pot mix to the flour saucepan until the flour mix has been tempered (you are slowly bringing the flour mix up to be the same temperature as the broth/veggie mixture to avoid curdling the milk). Pour the Step 2 flour mix into the Step 1 broth/veggie mix. Mix well. I added on more tablespoon of flour as I like a really thick soup (if you do this sprinkle the flour don't just dump it) and mix well. 

Let crock pot simmer on low for 10 more minutes.

If you wish you may add cheeses of your choice. Sharp cheddar with muenster recommended. Yum!

Enjoy!