Simply Mashed Potato Soup

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 cups frozen chopped onions
• 1 1/2 (14.5 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 (24 ounce) package frozen hash brown potatoes (such as Ore-Ida Steam n’ Mash) Garlic Seasoned Potatoes)
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 1/2 dashes hot sauce (such as Louisiana)
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk

Directions

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onions until softened, about 5 minutes. Slowly pour chicken broth over onions; add potatoes, flour, basil, salt, pepper, garlic salt, and hot sauce.

Bring chicken broth to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring and mashing potatoes often using a potato masher, until soup is cooked through and smooth, 20 to 25 minutes. Stir evaporated milk into soup.