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Slow Cooker Potato Leek Soup
Serve up a warm bowl of slow cooker potato leek soup. Just saute the vegetables, simmer the potatoes, puree it all together, that’s it!
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 6h 15m⏳ Prep: 15 min🔥 Cook: 6h👤 The Recipe Critic📖 therecipecritic
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●skillet
- ●slow cooker
- ●pot
- ●blender
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
heat
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Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon unsalted butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil to the pan, once hot add ½ cup diced yellow onion. Cook until fragrant, ⏱️ 2 minutes.
unsalted butter1 tablespoonolive oil1 tablespoon
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add
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Add 4 cups sliced leeks and cook until softened, stirring frequently and very lightly browning, 5 to ⏱️ 7 minutes. Add 1 tablespoon minced garlic and cook for ⏱️ 30 seconds. Transfer sauteed vegetables to the slow cooker.
sliced leeks (1/8-inch slices)4 cupsminced garlic1 tablespoon
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cook
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Add 3 cups peeled and cubed russet potatoes, 4 cups unsalted vegetable stock, 1½ teaspoon kosher salt, 1 bay leaf, and 3 sprigs thyme to the slow cooker. Place lid on slow cooker and cook on “High” setting for 4 to ⏱️ 6 hours or “Low” setting 6 to ⏱️ 8 hours, or until potatoes are fork tender.
peeled and cubed russet potatoes (cut into 1-inch cubes)3 cupsunsalted vegetable stock4 cups½ teaspoon kosher salt1bay leaf1
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discard
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Remove and discard bay leaf and thyme sprigs.
bay leaf1
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puree
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Use a hand immersion blender to puree the soup until just smooth, or transfer to a blender and puree. If soup is removed from the slow cooker, transfer back to the pot.
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garnish
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Add in ½ cup heavy cream and ¼ teaspoon black pepper, whisk to combine. Taste the soup and adjust seasoning. Garnish soup with a drizzle of cream and 1 tablespoon chopped chives.
chopped chives1 tablespoon
Nutrition Facts
calories
262 kcal
fat Content
17 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
2 g
sodium Content
891 mg
protein Content
4 g
cholesterol Content
48 mg
carbohydrate Content
25 g
saturated Fat Content
9 g
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