Warm German Potato Salad in its trademark bacon vinaigrette. This recipe calls for a little help from your slow cooker.
Slow-Cooker German Potato Salad
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 7 hr 0 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb bacon, chopped
- 1 1/4 cups chopped onions (about 3 medium)
- 1 1/4 cups chopped celery (about 5 medium stalks)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3/4 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 lb small red potatoes (2 to 3 inch in diameter), cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1 cup Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Cook bacon in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until brown and crisp; remove from skillet with slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Cook onions and celery in bacon drippings 5 to 8 minutes over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until crisp-tender. Sprinkle with salt, celery seed and pepper. Cover and refrigerate bacon.
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Step2Layer half each of the potatoes and onion mixture in 3- to 4-quart slow cooker. Repeat layers. Pour broth over top.
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Step3Cover and cook on Low heat setting 5 to 6 hours.
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Step4Remove potatoes from cooker, using slotted spoon. Mix sugar, cornstarch and vinegar in small bowl; stir into liquid in cooker. Stir in bacon. Gently fold in potatoes. Increase heat setting to High. Cover and cook 20 to 30 minutes or until potatoes have thickened. Sprinkle with parsley. Potato salad will hold on Low heat setting up to 2 hours; stir occasionally.
Nutrition
130
Calories
3g
Total Fat
4g
Protein
22g
Total Carbohydrate
7g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 130
- Calories from Fat
- 25
- Total Fat
- 3g
- 4%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 5%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 480mg
- 20%
- Potassium
- 560mg
- 16%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 22g
- 7%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 11%
- Sugars
- 7g
- Protein
- 4g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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