Crock Pot Cheesy Potato Soup

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 6 -8 potatoes, peeled and cut bite-sized
• 2 -4 carrots, peeled and cut bite-sized
• 1/2 cup onion (optional)
• 2 cups celery (optional)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup flour
• 2 chicken bouillon cubes
• 8 ounces cheese whiz

Recipe

• 1 wash and prepare vegetables as directed.
• 2 place vegetables in crock pot and add enough water to cover the vegetables. cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours, or until vegetables are tender.
• 3 an hour before serving, melt 1/2 cup butter in a large sauce pan over medium heat. add flour and mix well.
• 4 uncover vegetables and using a measuring cup, measure out 2 - 3 cups of the water from the crock pot. add these 2 - 3 cups of water to the flour and butter mixture on the stove top.
• 5 if you only added 2 cups of water from the cooked vegetables, add 1 more additional cup of water.(to get the broth to your ideal consistency, you may need to add additional water or not add as much).
• 6 add chicken bouillon cubes to butter/flour/water mixture and dissolve well.
• 7 finally, add 8 ounces of cheese whiz to the mixture and mix till melted.
• 8 pour entire mixture carefully into the crock pot and cover and cook on high for at least 45 minutes.
• 9 serve with crusty french bread.