Description
Delightful Cheesy Potatoes bring comfort and cheesy goodness to your dinner table. Creamy potato layers meld with rich cheese, creating a simple yet irresistible side dish you’ll crave at every meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 lb (907 g) frozen hash browns
- 2 cups (226 g) grated cheddar cheese
- 1 stick (113 g) unsalted butter, melted
Supporting Ingredients:
- 1 10.5 ounces (298 g) can of cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup (227 g) sour cream
Seasoning:
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Thoroughly mix thawed hash browns with creamy binding agents, creating a rich, velvety potato base seasoned with salt and pepper.
- Fold grated cheddar cheese into the potato mixture, ensuring even distribution of tangy, melted cheese throughout.
- Grease a baking dish and carefully spread the potato mixture, creating an even layer for consistent cooking.
- Crush cornflakes and combine with melted butter to create a crispy, golden topping that will provide delightful texture contrast.
- Evenly sprinkle the buttery cornflake crumbs across the potato surface, covering the entire dish for uniform crunchiness.
- Position the prepared dish in a preheated oven, maintaining a steady 350°F temperature to ensure thorough heating and achieving a perfectly golden-brown crust.
- Monitor the casserole for 45 minutes, watching for a crisp, amber-colored topping and ensuring potatoes are tender and fully cooked.
- Allow the dish to rest for a few minutes after removing from the oven, which helps the ingredients settle and makes serving easier.
Notes
- Choose frozen hash browns with minimal added ingredients for a cleaner flavor profile.
- Consider using low-sodium cream of chicken soup to control salt content for health-conscious eaters.
- Swap cornflakes with gluten-free alternatives like crushed rice cereal to make the dish celiac-friendly.
- For a vegetarian version, replace cream of chicken soup with cream of mushroom soup for similar creamy texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 335
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 42 mg