Inexpensive and easy on your schedule? Sign us up! Poor Man’s Potato Soup is creamy, hearty, and savory, with notes of chicken and sharp green onion balancing out the rich potato flavor and the melty sharp cheddar cheese. It’s so speedy and easy to make you might just find yourself making it all the time… and saving yourself quite a bit of pocket change! Poor Man’s Potato Soup is a windfall of flavor and good times!
Ingredients
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 6 green onions, chopped, plus more, to taste, for serving
- 1 (30-ounce) bag frozen shredded hash browns
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated, plus more, to taste, for serving
Directions
Step 1 –Into a pressure cooker, add the chicken broth, 6 of the chopped green onions, the hash browns, the salt, and the pepper.
Step 2 –Lock the lid and set the cooker to high pressure for 5 minutes.
Step 3 –Let the pressure cooker sit for 5 minutes.
Step 4 –Carefully and safely release all remaining pressure.
Step 5 –Turn on the sauté function of the pressure cooker.
Step 6 –Add in the heavy cream and stir to combine.
Step 7 –Add in 1 cup of the cheddar cheese and cook, while stirring constantly, until melted, no large chunks of cheese remain, and the soup has thickened.
Step 8 –Serve with the extra cheddar cheese and the extra green onions.
