Quick Cheesy Southern Hash Brown Potato Soup Food

~ QUICK CHEESY SOUTHERN HASH BROWN POTATO SOUP ~

Steps:

• 1. In a dutch oven over medium heat - melt butter. Add onion, celery and garlic - cook and stir until celery and onion are tender, about 5 minutes.
• 2. Stir in the hash browns - continue cooking and carefully stirring for another 5 - 10 minutes or so. Making sure not to stick.
• 3. Next, stir in the milk, cream, soup, salt, pepper, garlic salt, sour cream, parsley. Stir, making sure the sour cream and soup is thoroughly combined and cheese is melted.
• 4. Continue cooking and stirring for another 15 - 20 minutes or until potatoes are nice and tender. Serve in bowls and top with sour cream, cheese and bacon bits if preferred. It's delicious and very satisfying.

POTATO SOUP WITH HASH BROWNS

Steps:

• Put hash browns, chicken broth, soup, potato, onion, and pepper in a slow cooker.
• Cover and cook on Low until diced potatoes are tender and soup is hot, 3 to 5 hours.
• Drop in softened cream cheese; use a whisk to get it all melted and mixed in.
• Garnish with Cheddar cheese, bacon bits, and green onions.

QUICK HASH BROWNS

Steps:

• The number of potatoes simply depends upon the number of people you are feeding.
• Wash and do not peel the potatoes. Microwave on high until mostly done. If using 2-3 small red potatoes for two servings this will be about 2 1/2 minutes.
• While microwaving the potatoes fill a bowl with iced water. When potatoes are done drop them into the ice water and cut them lengthwise in half to expedite cooling.
• When just cool enough to handle shred each half without peeling. Keep the peel against your palm while shredding and most of the peel will remain in your hand. Discard the peel and continue with recipe.
• Place shredded potatoes in skillet sprayed with vegetable spray and cook over medium heat until well browned. Flip and repeat.
• (I don't use salt and pepper, I had to include something else here or the system would not let me publish this. Add it if you would like.).
• NOTE: If you want to add other items to these then shred them onto a plate first, add the other items and them place in fry pan. You might want to add some diced onion, bacon or bacon bits, shredded cheese, chives or whatever you might imagine.