Cheesy Potato Casserole
This cheesy potato casserole is great to serve alongside ham or any other meat-based meal. It can easily be made ahead of time and frozen.
Cheesy Potato Casserole
Makes: A 9×13 pan
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Ingredients
- 30 oz frozen hash browns (*THAWED* – diced or shredded will work. = 12.5 cups)
- 2 cups sour cream
- 1
10.5 oz can cream of chicken soup (or homemade – *special diet note – verify this is gluten free*) - 10 Tbsp butter (melted, divided)
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp dried minced onion (or 1/4 tsp onion powder)
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 cup corn flakes (or Ritz crackers – If making gluten free, use gluten free crackers)
Instructions:
- Allow potatoes to thaw in the fridge overnight or spread them on a baking sheet and warm them at 200° for 20 minutes or until thawed.
- If making the cream of chicken soup from scratch, make and set aside to cool. (Here's a homemade recipe.)
- If baking immediately, preheat the oven to 350°. Grease a 9×13 baking dish and set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine the sour cream, cream of chicken soup, 6 Tbsp of melted butter, salt, pepper, and dried onion.
- Add the potatoes and shredded cheese and stir to combine.
- Put the cornflakes (or crackers) in a large Ziploc bag and cruch gently with your hands or a rolling pin.
- Add the remaining 4 Tbsp of melted butter to the crushed cornflakes and combine well.
- Spread the potato mixture in the prepared pan and sprinkle the cornflakes over the top.
- If baking immediately, bake uncovered for 40-50 minutes. Otherwise, cover tightly and refrigerate or freeze.
Notes:
Make Ahead: This is a great dish to prepare ahead and freeze (for a couple weeks) or refrigerate (for a few days). Just add some extra time to the baking time.
Serving Size: Typically, a 9×13 pan would feed about 10 people. However, I made a “convention pan” (9 qt – a little less than 2 10×15 pans) which, according to this recipe, would feed 25 people and it fed 45 people when served along with a meat and vegetables.
Diet: Gluten Free, Egg Free
2/3 of a convention pan fed 30 people.