Crockpot Cheesy Potatoes + VIDEO

These Crockpot Cheesy Potatoes are an easy side dish, made completely from scratch with fresh potatoes! Perfect for a holiday dinner or potluck! With step by step video.

I mean, there is just nothing better than a big plate of crockpot cheesy potatoes that you hardly spent any time preparing, am I right?

They go perfectly with this Air Fryer Chicken Breast (no air fryer? Try my Baked Chicken Breasts instead!), Roasted Pork Tenderloin or Oven Fried Chicken.

The weather is slowly getting cooler here, and I’m digging all the comfort food.

These potatoes definitely hit the spot!

There are plenty of cheesy potato recipes out there that use canned soups or frozen hashbrown potatoes, but I wanted to make my own version, from scratch, with raw potatoes, that is just as delicious!

How to make Crockpot Cheesy Potatoes:

1. First, I cook up some onions and spices. This step is optional. The browned onions add a bunch of flavor, but you can skip it if you want!
2.  Second, we chop up those potatoes. I peeled them for these photos, but I don’t always! If you use red potatoes, it’s not necessary at all (and the peel provides great fibre and nutrients!)
3. Throw your potatoes in the crockpot with some cream, broth, and corn starch. Choose cream instead of milk because the higher the fat content, the easier it can handle the heat (and less likely to curdle).
4. Cover and let simmer away until they are tender and the sauce has thickened — stir once during the cook time if you can to make sure everything is cooking evenly.
5. Stir in the cheese and serve!

Wasn’t that easy?

No frozen shortcuts — just homemade creamy, cheesy crockpot potatoes with minimal effort!

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Variations on these Cheesy Potatoes:

• If you want to skip the real onions (and the browning), simply add ¼ teaspoon garlic powder, ¼ teaspoon onion powder and the other seasonings to the sauce mixture when you whisk it together and continue on with the recipe.
• If you’re really in a pinch, you can substitute an equal amount of frozen cubed potatoes and you just don’t have to tell me you did. (p.s. it will still be delicious).
• You can add other vegetables into the pot with these slow cooker cheesy potatoes, as long as they will cook in about the same amount of time. Frozen peas or carrots, green beans or mushrooms would work great. If you’re adding broccoli, add it at the end of the cook time so that it steams briefly and doesn’t become overcooked.
• You can chop up some ham, smoked sausage or stir in some of this Crockpot Shredded Chicken and stir it in with the potatoes to cook. These cheesy crockpot potatoes become a full meal deal with no extra prep time!

Tips for knowing your slow cooker:

• I like to use my 2.5 quart casserole crockpot for this cheesy potatoes recipe — I love how it cooks quickly and fits perfectly! It’s my favorite slow cooker, especially for things like side dishes and desserts.
• I also have a 4 quart crockpot and a 6 quart Hamilton Beach slow cooker — I know that they all cook differently. My Crockpot brand slow cookers tend to cook more quickly, and my other slow cooker is on the cooler side so things take longer. It’s important to know your crockpot and if it tends to be hot or cool.
• A full crockpot will cook more slowly as it takes time for the heat to penetrate. On the flip side, if you’re using a jumbo slow cooker and there is only a thin layer of potatoes, it will cook quickly and you may want to knock some time off the cook time.

More crockpot recipes you’ll love!:

• Crockpot Lasagna
• Crockpot Whole Chicken
• Crockpot Scalloped Potatoes
• Crockpot Potato Soup

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Crockpot Cheesy Potatoes

written by Ashley Fehr

5 from 6 votes

These Crockpot Cheesy Potatoes are an easy side dish, made completely from scratch with fresh potatoes! Perfect for a holiday dinner or potluck! 

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 2 hours hrs

Total Time 2 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Cuisine American

Course Side Dish

Servings 8 servings

Calories 215cal

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Ingredients

• ▢ 2 lb potatoes (peeled (optional) and diced)
• ▢ 1 tablespoon oil
• ▢ ½ medium onion finely diced
• ▢ 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• ▢ ½ teaspoon dried parsley
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ▢ ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
• ▢ 1 cup heavy cream
• ▢ 3/4 cup low sodium chicken broth
• ▢ 1 tablespoon corn starch
• ▢ 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese

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Instructions

• In a medium skillet, heat oil and onion over medium-high heat, stirring often, until lightly browned. 
• Add salt, garlic, thyme, parsley and pepper. Cook and stir 1 minute.
• Place potatoes in a 2.5-4 quart slow cooker and add onions. 
• Whisk together cream, broth and corn starch and pour over potatoes. Stir.
• Cook on high for 2-3 hours or low for 4-5 hours, until potatoes are tender, stirring at least once to prevent burning (I stir every hour if on high).
• Stir in shredded cheese, season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve.

Notes

*See notes in post above about substitutions for fresh onion if you need to save a little time.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 116grams | Calories: 215cal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 63mg | Sodium: 586mg | Potassium: 76mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 651IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 177mg | Iron: 1mg

Keywords crockpot potatoes, slow cooker cheesy potatoes

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