You won’t find an easier Cheesy Potato Soup Recipe anywhere else! Just throw a small handful of ingredients in the crockpot, and a few hours later, you’ll have a creamy, delicious, CHEESY soup. It’s always the first soup gone at every potluck we take it to, and it goes perfectly with a bread bowl!
EASY Potato Soup
Is it “Soup Weather” where you live just yet? I’m not going to lie… we’re not quite there yet here in Arizona, but the high this weekend is suppose to be mid to low 60’s, which is definitely Soup Weather, and I CANNOT wait! One of my favorite things to do when the weather cools down is to have soup with bread bowls (it just makes soup that much better!), especially this Easy Cheesy Potato Soup. It’s my favorite soup to eat in a bread bowl by far! It is so yummy and can literally be made in a few hours in the crockpot. BONUS!!
The secret ingredient to this potato soup is a package of frozen hash browns. You know what that means… No peeling, shredding, or chopping potatoes for you! It saves so much time and effort. Combine those hash browns with:
- cream of chicken
- cream of celery
- half and half
- plus tons of cheese
And you have yourself one of the creamiest, cheesiest, most flavorful potato soup recipes you’ve ever tried!
How to Make Easy Potato Soup
I almost wish there were more instructions for this recipe, because the recipe card looks really empty, but that just proves this is the easiest potato soup recipe. Here are the whopping 3 steps:
- Melt butter in the crockpot, then add the cream of chicken, cream of celery and half and half.
- Cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours.
- Add cheese, salt, and pepper right before serving. If you like, sprinkle extra cheese, and even bacon bits on top.
If you like, sprinkle extra cheese, and even bacon crumbles on top. You can also add sour cream and chives too if you like those soup toppings!
I love that all the ingredients can be thrown in the crockpot and hours later you have a delicious easy potato soup, and it’s even more delicious served in a bread bowl. I sometimes have a hard time finding them at the grocery store, so if I can’t find them there, I head to my local Panera or Paradise Bakery to get them. 😉 If you love Potato Soup, you will definitely want to save this recipe. It’s always the first soup gone at every Soup Potluck we’ve been to (no joke)!
How to Reheat Potato Soup
First, be sure to cover and store your soup in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheating your favorite soup is pretty easy. Just microwave or heat soup over medium heat in a pot. You may need to add more half and half when reheating because soup may be chunky.
For more cheesy potato soup recipes, check out:
- Baked Potato Soup
- Parmesan Potato Soup
- Loaded Broccoli Potato Cheese Soup
- Cheesy Ham and Potato Soup
- Chicken and Potato Florentine Soup
Cheesy Potato Soup Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 package frozen hash browns cubed
- 2 cans cream of chicken
- 1 can cream of celery
- 1 pint Half & Half
- 1 1.2 cups cheddar cheese grated
- 1/2 cup butter
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Melt butter in crockpot. Add remaining ingredients (except cheese, salt and pepper).
- Cook in crockpot on high for 3-4 hours.
- Add 1 cup cheese, salt and pepper before serving. Use reserve cheese to sprinkle on top.
Stephanie House
I never even thought of using hashbrowns! Ingenious! …no spices though beyond salt & pepper?
Lil' Luna
Nope!! I promise, it is SO good!! I think the Cream of Chicken and Cream of Celery, along with the cheese and butter make it so lots of spices aren’t necessary. 🙂 Let me know if you give it a try!
Laura D
How much butter did you use? Looks delicious!
Shelby
Its almost soup weather here in Colorado. I can’t wait to try this recipe.. Looks so yummy and better yet super easy to make in the crock pot. Thanks for sharing!
Teresa Oswald
Yummy Yummy. Can’t wait to try it. I too am curious about how much butter to use? Thanks for sharing!
Dayanara
Hi. How much butter did you use for this recipe? What brand of hash browns did you use?
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greenfrog
The ultimate comfort food made simple. That is seriously ingenious of you to use already prepared items so that you don’t even have to peel or cut up the potatoes, which is time-saving for busy people. Your photos look so inviting and the soup looks incredibly luscious. Oh no; now I feel like I need to make this today. The weather is chilly. It’s raining outside and what goes perfectly with that kind of scenario? Cheesy Potato Soup!
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Nena
Now we just need a whole grain bread bowl recipe to go with the soup! :O)
pruttybird
Well fortunately for me this week it’s not soup weather as its supposed to be in the 60’s this week in Annapolis, Maryland so no soup for me this week :). Oh darn … I’ll keep the warm weather :). But when the weather turns and Lord knows it will to my dismay, I’ll be making this soup :). Looks soooo yummy!!!
Kameron Bybee
So… one package of hashbrowns… does that mean about 30 ounces? SO excited to make this!
Hatcher4Life
How many people does this feed?? My daughter is thinking this is definitely worth making one cool day and watching nothing but Chick Flicks!
brittany
Hi this recipe sounds amazing ive been looking for a potato soup recipe for awhile. Any ideas to switch out the cream of chicken im a vegetarian n i dont eat that just wondering if maybe cream of brocolli will work ?
Ashley Ponder Richards
I had to write this recipe down. I love potato soup and anything in a crockpot. Love your blog!
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Cait @ MyHouseMyCanvas.com
I made this last night for the family and it was absolutely delicious! The lid on my crock pot broke (for the 2nd time!), so I just made it over the stove. I brought the soup to a simmer, and left it on low for 2 hours. SO YUMMY!!!
Mind if I post this on my site??? I’ll link to you of course!
Thanks, Cait
Pietje
I made this for supper tonight and my family just finished eating it. The verdict: this was a very tasty soup recipe, however, even after subbing our some of the half and half for 1% milk, it was very heavy (in fact, it was kind of solid–I dipped a fairly large piece of steak into it and it came off of my fork and ended up sitting on top of the surface). Tasty, though!!
Paula
The weather turned nasty today and I thought it would be the perfect time to try this soup. OMG it was sooooo yummy! I did add some crumbled up bacon and a little green onion, but honestly I don’t think it really needed either (was yummy w/ the bacon though!). The soup was really thick and hearty, and the texture of the hash browns was perfect. Hubby loved it too, and he is not easily impressed. I will definitely make this, again and again! I did use fat free half and half. Maybe next time I’ll use the low fat cheddar (when I start my diet after the 1st).
Lil' Luna
So glad it was yummy and was perfect for your cold day!! Thanks for leaving a comment. Made my day! 😀
Terri Joiner
I tried this soup last night and it was awesome AND easy! Right us my alley!
leanna
Im makin this right now and it looks so yummy!! cant wait to try it!!
Marissa
We made it for dinner tonight, but instead of using hashbrowns we used a few cans of sliced white potatoes that we had for food storage since they were getting ready to expire. We will definitely be making it again! It was delish! 😀
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Sarah
How big is the bag of hashbrowns? The only thing I need to know. I have all the ingredients and I want to cook this for dinner tomorrow. Thanks!
travis welty
I made this yesterday for my wife and myself, It is so easy to make and very very delicious.will be making this again. Thanks for the wonderful recipe.
Tiffany Marshall
So yummy; definitely going in menu rotation!!! Thank you for sharing
Cindy Kelley
Favorite soup is. Copy cat Olive Garden Minestrone…I don’t follow recipesverywell, especially the amount of veggies, I usually double them, for thicker better for you soups.
Lil' Luna
I’d love to see a link for a Copycat recipe for this if you have one. 🙂
Tasha
Does the recipe require a small round crock pot or a large oval one? I seem to burn too many recipes because I have a large crockpot and no one tells you which is needed. Thanks!
Lil' Luna
I’ve made it in both kinds and both have worked fine. 🙂
Peggy
Hi im trying this recipe tonight except im going to use dried chives in it and also add bacon ill let yall know how it turns out
Lil' Luna
Ooooh, sounds delicious! Let me know how it ends up. 😀
Peggy
It is amazing and i didnt even add the cheese salt or pepper yet!! Must try this
Lil' Luna
SO glad to hear that you liked it Peggy. We made it for dinner last night and I was reminded how easy it is, as well as how yummy it is too! 🙂
Suzanne
I made this soup the other night and it was delicious. I switched it up a little by adding some frozen chicken breasts and a can of chicken broth at the beginning. A few minutes before I was going to serve the soup, I shredded the chicken with two forks and added some steamed broccoli. A very tasty, easy meal!
Lil' Luna
Oh yum – Steamed broccoli sounds delicious!!
Jessica
I am going to make this tmr and have a couple questions!! 🙂
-how much butter do you melt in the crock pot?
-I got a package of frozen hashbrowns (they look like what you would get from McDonalds) how many of those do i use? put them in whole or break them up?
-can i cook on low for 8 hours instead of on high for 4 hours?
Carol
This was really good. I had a 32 oz bag of cubed hashbrowns. I thought it was going to be too thick once I mixed it together so I added about a cup of 1% milk. It still turned out plenty thick. I put all the cheese on side, along with some crumbled bacon and chopped green onion. Super good, will definitely make this again.
Lil' Luna
So glad it was a hit – and bacon is definitely a great addition. 🙂 Such an easy and delicious soup!
marie lee
Can you tell me how much a cup is in ounces please?
Sam
1 cup is 8 ounces.
Rose
I added bacon and green onions to this as well. It turned out super thick so I added 1/2c milk and 1c water to thin it a little. Still tastes great!
Lisa
Hi, what is the 1 pint Half and Half? Is it milk? I’m from UK many thanks x
Lynette Sali
Wikipedia gives this definition: In the United States, the dairy product half and half is a mixture of one part milk and one part cream.[1] I have also substituted evaporated milk in some recipes. Or if you want to cut down on the fat content, just use milk. Some people added more milk and water as the soup was too thick for their taste.
Amy
I tried this recipe and it was delicious!! the only thing i found was that it was really thick like stew almost… has anyone tried it with just 2 % milk rather than half and half? Wanting to make it again but want it a little more runny.
Lil' Luna
Yes, it is pretty thick, so if you want it more runny I suggest adding double the amount of milk/half and half. 😉
Kristina
Its the first really cold day here in Ohio and I just put this on for dinner tonight. (Can’t wait!)
We couldn’t find “cubed” hashbrowns. We could only find the patties. Did I get the wrong ones or will that work?
Lil' Luna
How did this work out?
Elizabeth Dean
Overall, I was very disappointed with this recipe. It really just tasted salty and fatty. All we could taste was a conglomeration of cream of something soups.
lara
I have made a variation of this soup that uses a brick of cream cheese in the last 30 minutes of crock-pot cooking (in lieu of cream of celery and half&half). I usually add a package (16 oz) of diced ham cubes as well. Oh, and if I can find them, I use the Potatoes O’Briend (frozen hash browns with peppers & onions). SO good and super simple!!
Becca
When making this do you add the water the cream soups call for?
Lil' Luna
No, but if you do want to thin it out you can add water or chicken broth. 😉
Jenn
Made this tonight for dinner and it was absolutely delicious. I questioned how “baked potato soup” with condensed chicken and celery soup would be, but it couldn’t have tasted any better. Fantastic recipe. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Alison
Hi there. I was also curious as to what size bag of hash browns. Im assuming the cans of cream of celery are the normal size, 14.5 ounces or whatever it usually it? lol. If you could let me know that Id appreciate it! Looks delicious by the way 🙂
Maria
Thursday nights supper sorted for this week, thank you for sharing the recipe. I love soups too.
Claire
My boyfriend and I LOVE this soup! It’s dead easy to make and it reheats perfectly!
Lil' Luna
That’s why I love it!!! Thanks so much for letting me know!!
Tina
Have you ever cooked this soup on Low for 6-8 hours? I’m wondering if I can start it in the morning, before the work day. Thank you!
Kristyn Merkley
Should work fine 🙂 Enjoy!
Jimmie Carey
Am so anxious for the Chili’s receipe for enchilada soup.
Patty Knutson
After reading the comments that the soup was very thick, I went ahead and made the soup but added two can fulls of milk right away. It came out creamy and not too thick or runny. I also took about 3 tablespoons of the bacon drippings in the pan and mixed them in. It was perfect! I love all of the recipes on this blog and I recommend them to all of my friends who ask for dinner recommendations. Thank you, Lil Luna!
Kristyn Merkley
Awe, you are so nice!! Thank you for sharing all the recipes 🙂 And, thank you for sharing what you did!
Martha
Soo easy and soo good! Thanks!
Kristyn Merkley
This is my favorite!! I am glad you liked it! Thank you!