How to make Hashbrown Potato Casserole

Mix shredded potatoes with butter, cream soup and cheese for a decadent side dish for family dinners.

Cheesy, crispy and buttery, take hash brown casserole to celebrations, potlucks and family dinners for a simple, crowd-pleasing side dish. Leftover casserole reheats easily and still tastes delicious on the second day. Recipes for hash brown casseroles vary slightly from kitchen to kitchen, but generally the dish will contain shredded potato, cheese, butter, sour cream and cream-based sauces or soups. Use homemade cream of chicken soup to replace sodium-heavy canned soups and increase this creamy potato dish.

Things You'll Need

• 1 cup butter
• Pot
• 2 bowls
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 tsp. black pepper
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1/4 cup half-n-half
• Kitchen grater
• 2 lbs. potatoes
• 1 cup cheddar cheese
• 1 cup Colby Jack cheese
• 1 cup sour cream
• 13-by-9-inch casserole dish
• Salt
• Aluminum foil

Instructions

Cream Sauce

1. Melt 1 cup butter in a pot. Pour 1/2 cup of the melted butter into a clean bowl and set aside.

2. Add 1/2 cup flour and 1 tsp. black pepper to the pot and mix well.

3. Add 1 cup chicken stock and 1/4 cup half-and-half to the pot and stir until the flour mixture is dissolved.

4. Simmer the chicken stock for 20 minutes or until the sauce has thickened, stirring occasionally. Remove the the heat and set aside.

Casserole

1. Use a kitchen grater to shred 2 lbs. potatoes into a large bowl.

2. Mix the shredded potatoes, 1 cup cheddar cheese, 1 cup Colby Jack cheese, 1 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup melted butter and the chicken sauce with a wooden spoon.

3. Spread potato mixture in a greased 13-by-9-inch casserole dish. Sprinkle with salt and cover the dish with aluminum foil.

4. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes. Remove the aluminum foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until the top is golden brown.

Tips & Warnings

• Use frozen hash browns and canned cream of chicken soup instead of shredded potatoes or cream sauce to save preparation time.

• Add diced onion or ham, if desired.

References

• The Kitchn; Recipe: D.I.Y. Cream of Chicken Condensed Soup; Faith Durand; January 2007
• All Recipes: Hash Brown Casserole II

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish
• All Recipes: Cheesy Ham and Hash Brown Casserole