{"id":4884,"date":"2025-07-05T21:14:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T21:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/?p=4884"},"modified":"2025-07-05T21:14:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T21:14:41","slug":"crock-pot-potato-broccoli-cheddar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/05\/crock-pot-potato-broccoli-cheddar\/","title":{"rendered":"Crock Pot Potato Broccoli Cheddar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crock Pot Potato Broccoli Cheddar Soup<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd52 Prep Time: 15 min<\/p>\n<p>\u23f3 Cook Time: 4-6 hours<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf7d\ufe0f Servings: 6<\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 cups potatoes, peeled and diced<\/li>\n<li>2 cups broccoli florets (fresh or frozen)<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>3 cups chicken or vegetable broth<\/li>\n<li>1 cup milk (or half-and-half for creamier texture)<\/li>\n<li>2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp cream cheese (optional, for extra creaminess)<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp paprika (optional)<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp olive oil or butter (to saut\u00e9 onions)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instructions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Prep the base:<br \/>\nIn a skillet, saut\u00e9 the onion and garlic in olive oil or butter until soft (about 2\u20133 min). This step adds flavor but can be skipped for convenience.<\/li>\n<li>Add to Crock Pot:<br \/>\nPlace potatoes, broccoli, saut\u00e9ed onion\/garlic, salt, pepper, and broth into your Crock Pot.<\/li>\n<li>Cook:\n<ul>\n<li>On Low for 6\u20137 hours<\/li>\n<li>Or on High for 3\u20134 hours<br \/>\nUntil potatoes are tender and broccoli is soft.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li>Blend (optional):<br \/>\nUse an immersion blender to blend the soup to your preferred consistency \u2014 fully smooth or leave some chunks for texture.<\/li>\n<li>Finish it up:<br \/>\nStir in milk (or half-and-half), shredded cheddar cheese, and cream cheese. Let it melt and stir until creamy. Taste and adjust seasoning.<\/li>\n<li>Serve:<br \/>\nTop with extra cheddar, crumbled bacon, or a dollop of sour cream. Serve with crusty bread or crackers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crock Pot Potato Broccoli Cheddar Soup \ud83d\udd52 Prep Time: 15 min \u23f3 Cook Time: 4-6 hours \ud83c\udf7d\ufe0f Servings: 6 Ingredients:&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Crock Pot Potato Broccoli Cheddar - Grandma Baking Recipes","description":"Crock Pot Potato Broccoli Cheddar Soup \ud83d\udd52 Prep Time: 15 min \u23f3 Cook Time: 4-6 hours \ud83c\udf7d\ufe0f Servings: 6 Ingredients: 4 cups potatoes, peeled and diced 2 cups broccoli"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4884"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4886,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4884\/revisions\/4886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}