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SOUPS AND STEWS

Your slow cooker is the perfect tool to create fabulous soups and stews. The long cooking time helps develop the flavor and tenderizes meats and vegetables to perfection. The recipes in this chapter are only the beginning; you can make just about any kind of soup you can imagine in a slow cooker.

Almost all of these soups can be served with crusty bread, in bread bowls, or with biscuits or cornbread. Many of them are filling enough to make a satisfying meal. You’ll never buy another can of condensed soup after you see just how easy it is to make delicious homemade soups in a slow cooker.

Baked Potato Soup

This is the perfect soup to serve piping hot on a cold winter day. The combination of chicken broth and whole milk give this soup a velvety texture, as well as a boost of flavor. Feel free to tweak the recipe to your liking; you can leave the skin on the potatoes or you can skip the step of pureeing the soup if you prefer a chunkier texture.

2 tablespoons butter, optional2 large leeks, white and light green parts, sliced½ teaspoon salt, optional4 large russet potatoes, peeled and diced

3 cups chicken broth1 cup whole milkShredded cheddar cheese, chopped green onions, sour cream, and/or crumbled bacon, for garnish

Grease the inside of the slow cooker with cooking spray, butter, or oil.

If desired, sauté the leeks in the butter until tender. Add salt for taste. Or, place the leeks in the slow cooker without sautéing.