Easy Crock Pot Potato Soup

Easy Crockpot Baked Potato Soup (compare to Outback's) 
EASY CROCKPOT POTATO SOUP 

1 30oz. bag of frozen, shredded hash browns {I used Ore Ida}

3 14oz. cans of chicken broth

1 can of cream of chicken soup

1/2 cup onion, chopped

1/4 tsp. ground pepper
1 pkg. cream cheese {don’t use fat free. It WON’T melt!!!}
In a crockpot, combine everything EXCEPT for the cream cheese. Cook for 6-8 hours on low heat. About 1 hour before serving, add cream cheese and keep heated until thoroughly melted. Serve with cheese, sour cream, bacon bits, green onions, or whatever else you think would be good!!

TOH Hash Brown Quiche

Taste of Home's Hash Brown Quiche

With my best friend & her 3 boys, I need a meal - a real meal to feed everyone. Yesterday morning was my fav refrigerator waffles. There were 3 waffle sticks left. So, I was up early with Tye, age 9, this morning searching for a recipe with the ingredients I had on hand (we ran out of syrup).

This is a recipe from Taste of Home's 1994 Recipe Book

Yea, it is old - but I still go to it, often!

Hash Brown Quiche - not quickie since it takes an hour + to make... hee hee

3 c frozen loose pack shredded hash browns, thawed (I used real potatoes, I needed to use them up)
1/3 c butter, melted
1 c diced fully cooked ham
1 c shredded cheddar cheese
1/4 c diced green pepper
2 eggs
1/2 c milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Press hash browns between paper towels to remove excess moisture. Press into the bottom & up the sides of an ungreased 9" pie plate or I used an 11x7 pan. Drizzle w/ butter. Bake at 425 degrees for 25 min.
Combine the ham, cheese & peppers. Spoon over crust.
In small bowl, beat eggs, milk & s/p. Pour over all. Reduce heat to 350 degrees & bake 25-30 min till center comes out clean. Allow to stand for 10 min before cutting.

I will be making these more often - prolly even for Cooper to take tailgating this fall.

Happy weekend!

Bean Pot Mashed Potatoes

 zen master rule #582 - never trust smooth mashed potatoes. If they are lumpy, you can tell they are made w/ real potatoes! Gracie is a potato lovin' child. We make sticky mashed potatoes just to hide small pieces of meat in them cause she focuses in on just the potatoes. She is her daddy's girl! :D 


My upline just sent me this recipe. I will definitely be trying this!

Mashed Potatoes Bean Pot Style!!!
Mashed Potatoes

Peel and quarter your potatoes and put them in the bean pot.
Add 1/2 cup water and microwave for about 15 minutes. Check for doneness - it will depend on how many potatoes you are doing........When they are done there will be a little water left in the bottom - do not drain. Just stir it into the potatoes, Mash w/a potato masher right in your beanpot....then add sour cream, butter, salt and pepper - perfect mashed potatoes! Easy, quick, and LESS to clean!
Let me know after you try it!!!