Hearty Hash Brown Soup

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 lbs frozen hash brown potatoes
• 1 large onion
• 3/4 cup celery, diced
• 4 cups water
• 4 chicken bouillon cubes
• 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 4 (10 ounce) cans cream of chicken soup
• 4 cups milk
• 2 cups ham, fully cooked and diced
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic salt
• 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled

Recipe

• 1 in a soup kettle or dutch oven combine the first 7 ingredients. bring to a boil.
• 2 reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender.
• 3 mash vegetables with cooking liquid
• 4 add soup and milk, stir until smooth.
• 5 add ham, parsley and garlic salt. simmer for 10 minutes or until heated through.
• 6 garnish with bacon.