Description

Serve this great dish for dinner or even breakfast. It makes a great meal for when company comes. It's delicious and satisfying.

Ingredients

• For homemade cream of chicken condensed soup:
• 1 T. butter
• 2 T. flour
• 1 c. water
• 1 c. whole milk
• 2 t. chicken bouillon paste (in a jar next to chicken stock at grocery store)**
• 1/2 t. thyme
• 1/2 t. poultry seasoning
• salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste
• non-stick cooking spray
• 32 oz. bag hash browns, defrosted
• 14 oz. smoked sausage, diced (or turkey sausage)
• 1 small onion, diced or grated
• 1 1/2 c. grated Cheddar cheese

Steps

1. Homemade condensed cream of chicken soup:
2. Melt butter in a small pot over low heat; sprinkle in flour; whisk; cook 1 minute. Stir in water; whisk to remove lumps. Simmer until thick; stir in milk and chicken bouillon paste; add seasonings; stir. Sauce should thicken slightly. Taste and adjust seasonings. Set aside.
3. Place defrosted hash browns, sausage, onion and cheese together in a crockpot that has been lined with a crockpot liner for easy clean up; spray inside of liner with non-stick cooking spray. Pour in condensed soup; stir; cover; cook on High 3 hours or until potatoes are soft and sausages are hot. Serve.