Crockpot Cheesy Potatoes

These Crockpot Cheesy Potatoes require a few basic ingredients and no prep! Simply dump the ingredients for these cheesy potatoes in a slow cooker, mix, and forget it! This is the best side dish recipe!

 

Crockpot Cheesy Potatoes, also known as Funeral Potatoes, are the ultimate comfort food! Frozen potatoes are combined with cream of chicken, sour cream, butter, garlic, and crispy bacon, and everything is thrown in the Crock Pot. The result is a dish of fluffy potatoes mixed with the best cheese sauce imaginable! If you’re looking for a majorly satisfying potato side dish, this is it.

One of the best things about these Cheesy Potatoes is how easy they are. You don’t even have to chop up any potatoes- or anything for that matter! Just add your frozen hash browns to the pot and top with the sauce ingredients.

This is a true dump-go-meal! It’s very filling and satisfying, so while it’s the perfect side dish, you can also easily enjoy these potatoes for supper! This would be a fun accompaniment to a breakfast for dinner evening—your kids will be obsessed with this dish!

Ingredients for Cheesy Potatoes in Crock Pot

As always, here is a quick overview of the ingredients used in our Crock Pot Potatoes. For the complete recipe, just scroll to the bottom of the page.

• Frozen Diced Potatoes: you will need four cups of diced potatoes for this recipe. You can find bagged frozen hash brown potatoes in the vegetable section. If you would rather use fresh potatoes I suggest Russet or Idaho potatoes. 
• Cream of Chicken Soup: You can also use cream of mushroom soup if you prefer. If you are gluten-free or prefer homemade cream of soup, simply scroll down. I have a recipe for a 3-ingredient homemade cream of soup that is ready in about 10 minutes. 
• Sour Cream: this provides the ultra creamy texture and helps prevent the potatoes from drying out as they cook. You can use full fat, reduced fat or dairy free sour cream in this recipe. 
• Butter: I use salted butter in this recipe. 
• Spices: You will need garlic salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and black pepper.
• Cheese: I use sharp shredded cheddar cheese because it pairs perfectly with potatoes, but another variety such as colby jack will also work well.
• Bacon: Cooked, chopped bacon works best in this recipe. Skip the store bought bacon bits for the best flavor. 

How do I make these Crock Pot Potatoes?

First, spray the crock pot with cooking spray or add a liner. Next, add the frozen potatoes to your slow cooker. Add the cream of chicken soup, sour cream, butter, all the spices, and half of the shredded cheese.

Cook on low for 6 hours, being sure to stir the potatoes once. You can also cook this on high for 2 hours, stirring once. Right before serving, stir in half of the bacon. After mixing everything together, top with the remaining cheese and bacon.

Add the lid back to the crock pot for 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Serve immediately.

How to Store and Reheat Potatoes

To store this cheesy potato recipe store them in an airtight container in the fridge. These potatoes will stay fresh for up to four days. To reheat, place on a microwave-safe plate and warm in 30-second increments in the microwave until hot enough for you.

You can also freeze this dish. Allow to cool completely and then freeze. When reheating, be sure to give everything a good stir. This dish can be frozen for up to three months.

Tips

• I recommend cooking your own bacon for this dish- the bagged bacon bits just don’t have the same amount of flavor!
• To make clean up even easier, use a crock pot liner! Using these, you’ll get your leftovers out of the crock pot and then just dispose of the liner.
• For some extra flavor, you could add some ranch seasoning into the slow cooker- I think that would really be delicious here!
• Sprinkle the cooked cheesy funeral potatoes with chopped green onions.

Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup

To make a homemade or gluten free cream of soup, melt 2 tablespoons of butter in a sauce pan. When the butter is completely melted stir in 2 tablespoons flour or gluten free flour.

Stir until the flour mixture makes a paste that begins to turn brown. This will take 2-3 minutes. Add 11 ounces of good quality chicken stock and stir until the mixture is thick. This will take 5-6 minutes. 

More easy Crock Pot recipes

• Crockpot Chicken Tacos
• Crockpot Chicken Enchilada Soup
• Crockpot Crack Chicken
• Slow Cooker Cabbage Roll Soup