mid-week meal share: cheesy hash brown soup

Yes, sue me. Officially three days late, and I didn't keep my promise of posting this yesterday. I was too busy making wonderful Easter eggs with the girls. They turned out mighty fine, don't you think?

But what I have for you this week is a quick and easily made soup. Composed of shredded hash browns and cheesy goodness this one is perfect if you and your two daughters have strep throat or if you simply want something warm and scrumptious. Once again, this was a video shared on Facebook. I literally cannot get enough of these things! I have so many saved just waiting for their turn in line for testing.

Easy to concoct: totes.

Cost effective: yes, ~$12 depending on the brands you purchase.

Here's what you'll need for cheesy hash brown soup:

1 (30 oz) bag of frozen shredded hash browns

1 can cream of chicken soup

4 cups chicken broth

2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (more if you want to sprinkle some on top)

½ cup softened cream cheese

½ cup sour cream

1 tsp onion powder

salt and pepper to taste

½ tsp oregano

*croutons

*crumbled bacon

1. In a large pot crumble up your frozen hash browns.

2. Add in your broth and bring to a boil. Hopefully you won't be in a feverish haze and you'll grab the right broth, unlike myself. Mmmmmm, vegetable broth. Luckily there was the cream of chicken soup to compensate for my error.

 

3. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium and stir in your cheddar cheese, cream of chicken soup, onion powder, salt and pepper and cook for 10-15 minutes.

4. After your 10-15 minutes is up, you'll want to add in your sour cream and cream cheese and stir until thoroughly combined. I recommend not breaking up the cream cheese because when all the little bits were melting it made it hard to tell if they were all mixed in or not.

5. Top with your garnishes and enjoy! Let me just say that the pre-cooked crumbled bacon I found at Kroger was amazing. While I probably don't want to wonder how it didn't need refrigeration prior to opening it was super convenient.

S'good guys. Total comfort food and so delicious. SOOO easy to make too if you're home alone and riding the sickness struggle bus. While it's no fun to do anything when you're feeling miserable this 20 minute banger is possible. Grab your snuggie and a kitchen chair and plop down in front of the stove. I have faith in you.

In sickness and health, this one will be there for you.

Leia