Place the first six ingredients in the crockpot, making sure the vegetables are submerged in the broth. Cover, cook 4-5 hours on High or 8-10 hours on Low. Discard parsley. Puree half the soup in a...

Put the potatoes in a crockpot and cover with water. Cover and cook on High about 5 hours. With the crockpot now on Low, add butter, half and half and sour cream. Cover and cook 20 minutes. Stir in...