Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole
Note to self: No more tutorials before seven a.m.!
Just wait til you see it, i didn’t realize how asleep I was until after!
I’ve been working on Apple Week posts here and there, making sure I will have enough done to post a new one each day. I may run it simultaneously on my other blog as well but I haven’t decided if I am that insane or not yet 
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Today, I am bringing you a yummmmmy dish. In the south, we have two primary hash brown casseroles. They are both delicious and I will eventually get around to posting the second. The second one has a lot of sour cream in it and is just wonderful. This is the cheesy one and it dethroned the sour creamy one as my favorite several years back. If you’ve ever been lucky enough to have hash brown casserole at Cracker Barrel, this is that style of hash brown casserole.
Round these parts, a good hash brown casserole is required food not only at family reunions but at funerals too. So you’d best keep this recipe handy “jes in case someone up ‘n dies on ya”.
The stars of this show: frozen hash browns (southern style, of course!), margarine, cream of chicken soup, cheddar cheese, onion, salt and pepper.What are southern style hash browns? Well, around here the package literally says “southern style”. They are hash browns that are shredded as you’ll see in pics for this tutorial. However, if you can only get the little squared ones that will be fine, too!
So you are now officially “in” by Food Network standards.
You also have a pretty cool set of knives from the deal.
Add pepper.
I had a leftover night for dinner when I made this. I had made a double recipe of that Best Ever Beef Stew two nights before. I heated that up, made this casserole, and then made some hoe cake. I put some crock pot apple butter, grape jelly, and molasses on the table to go along with the hoe cake. My leftover night did NOT seem like a leftover night!
ama says I need to start writing what we have for supper from time to time!
Ingredients Instructions
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Posted by Christy Jordan
on Aug 20 2008. Filed under Side Dishes.
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Can you make this in a crock pot? I wanted to take it to a tailgate party but can’t figure out how to keep it warm….
I made this tonight for a dinner along with scrambled eggs and southern biscuits and gravy. Everyone loved it. One of my co-workers said, “so is this what you eat down south?” I said “well yes, but this is only a tasty portion of all this wonders we have “down south.” LOL
YUMMMY!! I love breakfast for dinner!!
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This is so good with corn flakes or ritz crackers drenched in butter or margierine, crused, and then added as the topping. Thats how we make it down here in Mississippi!
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I have made this same recipe but added sour cream instead of the soup. Yummy! Definitely one of our family favorites.
Can you make this up the night before and just cook it the next day?
Thanks
Hi Melissa — you can make it ahead. I have done that and it tastes exactly the same.
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I make this too! I also add sour cream along with the soup. For a week night supper I will add browned ground beef or sausage. my family loves it!
Christy Jordan, I am loving the hashbrown casserole. I’ve made it three times in the past three weeks for ‘parties’. Thanks for sharing it!
I got this same recipe from a friend of mine years ago. It is now a family favorite and requested at every family gathering.
Yep, we have this every thanksgiving or when large crowds come. I too use sour cream along with the soup and cheese. Daughter in law used cracker crumbs on top, very good addition.
I make this a lot, everyone loves it!! thanks!
Mama was right, as she always is, I like hearing about what you cook for your own family occasionally too! btw … It sounded good!
This is my absolute favorite recipe. I’ve made it several times, but using the Cracker Barrel recipe I found on KopyKat. It has the sour cream and cornflakes. All my friends and releatives enjoy it, as well. You are right; We can’t count calories when eating this one. In fact, it seems that everything I really like, the calories have to be overlooked. Why is that????
I just love this site and have read your cookbook from cover to cover. You are the best…..
This is very similar to mine, but I brown the frozen hash browns and onions in a little vegetable oil before putting the casserole together. I season that with McCormick’s seasoning salt and ground pepper while it is browning. Once that is done, stir in the cream of chicken soup and cheese (I use Colby or Colby Jack) and bake at 350 until cheese has melted through. This is a family tradition every Thanksgiving morning and Christmas morning along with my sausage braid.