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I screenshotted this recipe for smoked sausage hash brown casserole a while ago and have been looking forward to trying it out.  My boys love smoked sausage and I had high hopes of it being a big hit.  It also included a homemade cream of chicken soup which I've never made before, but ended up being SO easy!

For the cream of chicken soup

1 tablespoon butter

2 tablespoons flour

1 cup water

1 cup whole milk

2 teaspoons chicken bouillon paste

1/2 teaspoon thyme

1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning

Salt and pepper

For the casserole

1 bag of hash browns, defrosted (32-oz)

14 oz smoked sausage, diced (I use turkey sausage)

1 small onion diced

1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

I figured I'd give the homemade cream of chicken soup a go and it was actually really easy.  If you decide to use the canned version, add milk to it until you have 2 cups of soup.

First up, I melted the butter over low heat...

 ... and then put in the flour, whisked it together and let it cook for about a minute.

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I stirred in the water and stirred it until there were no more lumps and it thickened.

... and then I stirred in the milk, bouillon paste and seasonings.

 I stirred it all together and let it simmer until it thickened a bit. Then I added salt and pepper to taste.

 While the soup simmered a bit, I combined the hash browns, cheese, diced sausage and onion into a crock pot that I'd sprayed down with Pam spray.

I poured the soup on top, stirred it all together and cooked the whole thing on high for 3 hours.

It's not pretty, but it's DELICIOUS!  My kids gobbled it up, Dave had seconds and I took some for lunch the next day.  Hearty and filling for Fall and Winter.

Looking forward to browsing through everyone's recipes!  Happy Tuesday, friends!!!

   

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