Combine all of ingredients in crockpot. Cover and cook on low for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally, or until cheese is melted. Thin with more milk or cream if necessary. Taste and adjust seasoning. For additional flavor, add finely chopped onion, ground cumin, chopped roasted red pepper, etc. Serve hot from crock with tortilla chips.
Steamed new potatoes -- which can be any type of small potato, though they are most often associated with red potatoes -- are low in calories and high in fiber and can play an important role in a balanced, healthy diet. A single cooked new potato contains only about 26 calories.
The potato is very low in fat, with only 0.2 gram of fat per potato. Only 2 calories in baked potato come from fat. The potato contains 36.6 grams of carbohydrates including 3.8 grams of dietary fiber and 2 grams of sugar.This carbohydrate total is 12% of the recommended daily value. The potato is a relatively weak provider of protein, with only 4.6 grams of protein per medium potato.owever, a topping made of butter and sour cream can add plenty of calories to your potato. The medium baked potato weighing 173 grams has 161 calories. This provides only 8% of the daily value for calories assuming the standard diet of 2000 calories per day.