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Baked hash brown potato casserole in baking dish

Hash Brown Potato Casserole

A cheesy hash brown potato casserole that is a family favorite side dish!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American

Equipment

  • Stove
  • 1 cutting board
  • 1 chef's knife
  • 1 Large Mixing Bowl
  • 1 can opener
  • 1 Skillet
  • 1 Silicone Scraper
  • 1 saucepan
  • 1 9 x 13 baking dish

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lb shredded hashbrowns you may used Southern Style diced, but we like the shredded better
  • 1/2 C chopped sweet onion
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 8 oz sour cream enough to make it creamy
  • 2 C grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 C corn flake crumbs
  • 4 T butter
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Chop onion finely and add to a skillet with one stick of salted butter and saute.
    Saute' chopped onion in skillet with butter
  • Butter or spray 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick spray and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, add hash brown potatoes
    TIP: I just soften in the microwave so that it mixes well before adding to the bowl.
    Frozen shredded hash browns added to a large bowl for hash brown casserole recipe
  • Add onions with butter, sour cream, soup, cheese and mix together well.
    Soup, cheese, sour cream to add to hash brown potato casserole recipe
  • Add to the baking dish and spread evenly.
    Adding hash brown potato casserole mixture into baking dish
  • Add 4 T salted butter to a saucepan and heat until just melted.
  • TIP: You can buy corn flake crumbs or place corn flakes into a large ziploc and roll with a rolling pin to make crumbs if you prefer.
    corn flake crumbs in ziplock bag with rolling pin
  • Remove pan from heat and add corn flakes to the butter and mix together well to coat.
    adding corn flake crumbs to butter for hash brown casserole topping
  • Top the potato casserole with the corn flake mixture.
    topping added to hash brown potato casserole
  • Bake in preheated 350° oven for 1-1/2 hours until lightly browned and potatoes are cooked.
    hash brown potato casserole baking dish
  • TIP: I often make the casserole recipe the day before a gathering and store covered in the refrigerator until I am ready bake the next day. Before baking, remove cover.

Notes

This is the all time favorite side dish for ANY family gathering ANY time of the day. 
It's requested for brunch, dinners and all holidays. 
Enjoy!
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