Hash Brown Potato Soup (Potato Cheese Soup)

INGREDIENTS

slices bacon slices (cut into 1/8 inch slices)

carrots (peeled, shredded)

yellow onion (diced)

3 tbsp

all-purpose flour

30 oz

Frozen Shredded Hash Browns (thawed)

6 cups

Unsalted Chicken Broth

1 tsp

kosher salt (start with 1 teaspoon and add more if needed after adding the cheese)

1 tsp

freshly ground black pepper

1/4 tsp

red pepper flakes

1 tsp

Fines Herbes (a mixture of chervil, parsley, tarragon & chives or parsley)

1 cup

Heavy Cream

1 cup

Milk

2 cups

Grated Cheese (a mixture of Cheddar and Gruyere tastes great.)

chopped chives

crispy bacon

sautéed shredded carrots