Easy One Pot Baked Potato Soup

Ingredients

• 2 TBS butter
• 1 - Onion diced (white or yellow) half of medium or one small
• 1 tsp – Garlic Power
• 48 oz – Chicken Broth (From carton or diluted bouillon cubes)
• 1can – Cream of chicken soup (do not dilute)
• 1can – Cream of celery soup (do not dilute)
• 32oz/1 bag – Diced frozen hashbrown potatoes plain
• 16 oz – Velveeta cheese (original)
• 3 Dashes – Tabasco sauce (does not make soup spicy)

Toppings – optional

• Bacon bits
• Shredded cheddar cheese
• Chives
• Green onions

Additional optional ingredients – measure with your heart

• Frozen broccoli – add with broth
• Shredded carrots – add with onions

Instructions

1. On medium heat, melt butter in Dutch oven
2. Add onions and sauté until soft
3. Add garlic powder, stir
4. Add chicken broth
5. Add frozen potatoes, and boil for about 20 minutes. Stir to keep potatoes from sticking
6. Add soups, one can at a time and stir until combined
7. Turn to low heat
8. Cube Velveeta cheese and add in small amounts, stirring constantly until melted
9. Add Tabasco sauce
10. Keep warm until serving