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Crock Pot Smoked Sausage and Hash Browns Casserole

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Ingredients
  

For the Homemade Cream of Chicken Condensed Soup:

  • 1 tbsp. butter
  • 2 tbsp. flour
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • 2 tsp. chicken bouillon paste*
  • 1/2 tsp. thyme
  • 1/2 tsp. poultry seasoning
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

For the Smoked Sausage and Hash Browns:

  • 1 32-ounce bag hash browns, defrosted
  • 14-ounces smoked sausage, diced
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, grated

Instructions
 

To prepare the homemade cream of chicken condensed soup:

  • In a small saucepan, over low heat, melt butter.
  • Sprinkle in flour and whisk; cook 1 minute.
  • Stir in water and whisk to remove any lumps.
  • Simmer until thick, then stir in milk and chicken bouillon paste plus the seasonings.
  • Sauce should thicken slightly at this point.
  • Taste and adjust seasonings; set aside.

To prepare the smoked sausage and hash browns casserole:

  • In a slightly greased crock pot, place hash browns, smoked sausage, onion and cheese.
  • Pour condensed soup over mixture and stir.
  • Cover and cook, on high, for 3 hours or until potatoes are soft and sausages are hot.

Notes

*Chicken bouillon paste is similar to bouillon cubes, but in a paste form. It's found in jars right next to the boxes of chicken stock. If you don't have this ingredient, simply use either powdered or cubed bouillon (enough for 2 cups of liquid according to directions on the packaging) or 1 cup of chicken stock instead of water and add an extra 1/2 tsp. of poultry seasoning.