Its like a warm fuzzy sweater for your inside!

Its getting cold here in New England..... and I hate it! I do however love cooking for cold weather. One of my husbands favorite things that I make is my potato soup. I have been perfecting this recipe for a while now with many.....MANY failed attempts. I have finally come up with my perfect recipe for creamy tasty potato soup that comes out perfectly and I thought I would share.

Ingredients

(I usually don't measure so these are approximate)

-4 to 5 med russet potatoes, or 5 to 6 large white potatoes cubed
-1/3 to 1/2 of a 16oz jar of Alfredo sauce
-1 can of cheese soup
-4oz (or half a package) of cream cheese cubed
-1 pint of heavy cream
-1/4 cup of chicken broth
-5 to 6 slices of bacon cut up
-1lb sausage browned (this can be optional)
-bit of regular milk to thin if soup seems too thick.

Directions
-In a crock pot combine all ingredients add some basil and garlic to taste (I also add some red pepper flakes to spice it up). Stir well and cook on low for 8 hours. Stir every couple hours and check a potato around the 7 hour mark. Thin the soup with milk after a few hours if it seems too thick. Make sure to wait the few hours because the soup will thin as it cooks especially if you added the sausage.

This is so warming and great in cold weather. Don't be afraid to add to or remove things in this recipe to make it your own. Oh and this is not a diet friendly recipe by any means but with the cold weather setting in putting on a few extra lbs is not necessarily a bad thing. ENJOY!