These 25 old-fashioned crock pot soups are the cozy classics I want simmering the minute the weather turns cold. Beef stew, split pea, chili and potato soup: these crock pot soups and stews are easy comfort food, ready by supper.
Most start with plain pantry staples, the way my grandma (almost always) cooked. Many are my own slow cooker soups, plus a few favorites from other cooks to round out the pot.
Grandma's Crock Pot Soups and Stews for Fall and Winter
Soups in a crock pot are my favorite fall soup recipes, and I keep making them right through winter. One big pot of slow cooker soup means easy lunches for days.
My grandma stuck to the old-fashioned classics, and a hearty pot of soup on a cold day was one of them. These winter soup recipes are the kind I picture simmering on her stove.
If you love these, you'll also like my 25 Classic Soup and Stew Recipes and 25 Retro Slow Cooker Recipes. Serve them with old fashioned cornbread or a pan of yeast rolls.
Old-Fashioned Crock Pot Beef Soups and Stews
Everything goes in at once and simmers about 6 to 7 hours on Low.
If you plan to freeze it, leave the barley out.
Classic Crock Pot Chicken Soups
The egg noodles only need about 10 minutes on High.
Creamy Crock Pot Potato Soups and Chowders
The evaporated milk goes in about 30 minutes before serving, and this one doesn't freeze well.
Cream cheese and four cups of sharp cheddar melt in at the end, and half gets blended for a creamy texture.
The cheese sauce gets stirred in for the last hour.
Grandma's Slow Cooker Bean, Pea and Vegetable Soups
Diced ham gets stirred in at the end.
Tomatoes get stirred in at the end. If your mix has red kidney beans, boil them hard for 10 minutes first.
It uses a whole head of cabbage and leftover ham.
It has kidney and cannellini beans and little ditalini pasta, which goes in for the last 30 minutes.
Finish each bowl under the broiler to melt the Gruyère toast.
Crock Pot Soups FAQs
When do you add pasta, rice and dairy to crock pot soup?
Near the end. Pasta goes in for the last 10 to 45 minutes, and cream and cheese go in late so they stay smooth. Wild rice blend is the exception and cooks the whole time.
Can you freeze crock pot soups?
Most broth-based beef, bean and pea soups freeze well. Creamy, cheesy and pasta soups are best fresh, so freeze them before you add the pasta or dairy.
Should I cook crock pot soup on Low or High?
Most of these soups give you both. Low is best for all-day cooking, and High is handy when you start later. The French onion soup cooks on High only.
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