Creamy Slow Cooker Potato Soup

A hearty, creamy ham and potato soup is slow cooked to comforting thickness with milk and cream cheese.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 4 hr
• Total Time: 4 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 304 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups milk
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• ½ (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• ½ cup chopped onion
• 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
• ½ cup chopped celery
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 3 cups peeled and cubed potatoes
• 1 cup chopped ham

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place potatoes, celery, onion, chicken stock, and parsley into a slow cooker. Season with salt and black pepper. Set cooker on High, cover, and simmer until vegetables are tender, about 2 hours.

Step 2

Whisk flour with milk in a bowl until smooth. Pour into slow cooker and stir until thickened. Cook on High for 2 more hours.

Step 3

Mash potatoes in the slow cooker to your desired thickness and consistency; stir in cream cheese and cooked ham. Simmer soup until cream cheese has melted, soup is thick and creamy, and ham is heated through, 30 minutes to 1 hour.