Sunday Supper, Slow Cooker Sausage, Corn & Potato Soup
One of the recipes on my bucket list this month is
Cheesy Sausage Potato Soup from Plain Chicken
When I was making my grocery list,
I remembered what HHjr said recently~
“Let’s clean out the freezer this weekend,
It’s full of all kinds of stuff
{ahem, stuff is not exactly the word he used 😂}
With 2 cooks in the kitchen, our freezer tends to fill up!
I found a half of a bag of hash browns,
a half bag of tater tots, and a partial bag of corn
In the pantry there was a can of corn,
a can of Cream of Bacon soup and minced onions
Then I checked the fridge
and found a block of cream cheese, and grated cheddar
This is sort of a “clean out your freezer and pantry soup!”
All I needed from the store was Italian sausage
The soup comes together quickly,
brown the sausage in a skillet or Instant Pot if you are using that~
I am still not entirely confident with mine yet
and tend to go to my good old slow cooker
The soup base is chicken broth {not in the ingredient picture}
I love this Chicken Broth concentrate,
I keep it in the fridge and it’s so handy
You can make the amount you need in the strength you want
It’s economical too,
one container makes up to 28 cups of broth
for about $0.32 a cup
whereas a 4 cup carton of prepared chicken broth
is about $0.90 per cup!
Add the chicken broth to your slow cooker,
then add the cream soup and stir~
You can use any cream soup you have,
cream of celery, cream of chicken,
cream of mushroom, cream of potato
Next add the potatoes~
I partially thawed my potatoes but you can add them frozen
either way is fine
Add the corn and browned sausage
Stir it together as best you can
Cover and cook on low for 6 hours
I wasn’t sure what the tater tots would do,
but they simply broke down into the mixture
and added to the creaminess
Cut the cream cheese into cubes and add to the soup
Stir in the grated cheese
Cover and continue to cook on low for another hour,
stir and serve, dinner is ready!
I garnished mine with shaved Parmesan,
but you could garnish with chives, green onions,
bacon, anything you like
A nice piece of french bread or foccacia is perfect for dipping
The inspiration recipe calls for Velveeta
but I used cream cheese and cheddar instead
Slow Cooker Sausage, Corn and Potato Soup
Equipment
- slow cooker
Ingredients
- 1 lb Italian sausage
- 4 cups corn kernels frozen, canned or a combination
- 30 oz. frozen hash browns or tater tots or a combination
- 1 can Cream of Bacon soup or any cream soup
- 1 Tbsp Minced onion
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened {do not use non fat it won’t melt]
- 8 oz grated white cheddar cheese
- shaved Parmesan for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Remove casings from sausage. Crumble.
- Cook sausage in a skillet until it is browned, crumbling into small pieces as you stir during browning. Drain off fat half way through the browning process so the sausage can brown properly if necessary. Drain sausage on paper towels
- Spray or line your slow cooker and add broth then stir in cream soup until it’s blended with the broth
- Add minced onion and then potatoes, corn and sausage. Stir, cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
- Cut cream cheese into squares and add to soup along with grated cheddar
- Replace cover and continue to cook on low for another hour
- Stir well to blend in cheeses and serve
This Slow Cooker Cheesy Hashbrown & Potato Soup
is very similar but uses breakfast sausage
and doesn’t include corn
If you want a meatless version see this
Slow Cooker Creamy Potato and Corn Soup
Tis the season for soup!
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Jenna, I like the idea of cleaning out the freezer and frig. The soup looks delicious and comforting after the heartbreaking loss last night 😢 Happy Sunday!
It sure felt good to use up all those half full bags! Thanks Pam, looks like sweater/jacket weather this week!
It is indeed the season for soup and this is a great pantry recipe. thanks for the tip on the chicken stock product.
Thanks Bernadette, I LOVE that chicken stock!
The soup looks very warming and tasty!
Thanks Angie, great comfort food!
That looks like a wonderful, rib-sticking soup for a chilly fall day!
Yes, thanks Carole, it looks like a cold week coming up for much of the country!
One of the things I love best about your recipes is how you empty the pantry and use what’s on hand, Jenna. This sounds and looks great. Love HHJr’s comment.
Thanks Rita, it’s such a great feeling to use up a little of this and that!
That looks tasty and hearty, Jenna — perfect for our cool Autumns and COLD winters!
Thanks Jeanie, looks like you’re in for some snow this week!
This soup looks amazing! It must have been soup day for us! I made a pot of veggie and venison soup and then decided to make a pot of cabbage soup. YUM! Happy week to you dear Jenna. Hugs and blessings, Cindy
Thanks sweet Cindy, soup season has arrived!
So many hearty ingredients in this delicious looking soup just in time for the cooler weather.
Thank you Judee, definitely comfort food!
Mmmmmm mmmm mmmm!
What a comforting soup to make on these cold Autumn days. Thank you for the recipe!
Happy New Week to you!
38 degrees here this morning, that’s cold for us! Soup season has arrived!
Oh yum. This looks great.
Thank you!
I’m seeing some fun soup posts and hot beverage posts today, which is perfect timing for us since we’re expecting a freeze tonight! 😀 We’re having read beans and rice tonight.
Oh that sounds good! Yes, looks like a chilly week, stay cozy!
This sounds like a great meal of cleaning out the fridge and freezer. I loved your “ahem”! Those boys of ours! I loved the chicken thigh recipe with the hoisin and sweet chili sauce, Jenna!
Thank you Kitty, and I’m so glad you liked the Hoisin Chicken!
Yay for soup!! Jenna, this looks delicious and how great to clean the freezer and pantry and not to have to throw things out. I was surprised to see the tater tots in the ingredients and glad they worked out for you. Happy Monday!
Thanks Kim, yes the tater tots just blended right in!
I hate throwing out food, so I do freeze little bits of this, that, and the other. It is also easy to lose track of what you have put in there. What a great way to shop your freezer for dinner.
That’s a great way to put it Linda, shop your freezer!
Soup is such comfort food. Isn’t it crazy when we clean out the fridge or freezer and make a dish. We call it Must Go’s…LOL
I love crockpot soup, so easy. Thanks for the tip about the chicken broth concentrate.
Thank you Linda, and yes the chicken broth concentrate is so handy to have around!
Such a tasty meal from cleaning out the fridge and freezer!
Thank you Mary, tis the season for soup this chilly week!