Deluxe Hash Browns

Deluxe Hash Brown Potatoes

We love hash brown potatoes! This is a recipe I remember my mother making so to me, it is comfort food.  Frozen hash brown potatoes, cheese, sour cream and butter. If you want a meal that goes together quickly, this is definitely the one.

Ingredients

1 (2 lb.) package frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
1/2 c. butter, melted
1 can cream of celery soup
1 can cream of potato soup
1 c. sour cream
1 onion, chopped
1 sweet bell pepper, chopped
2 c. Colby cheese cheddar cheese, shredded
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
paprika
2 c. crushed cornflakes
1/4 c. melted butter

Directions

Preheat oven to 300° .

In a large bowl, combine thawed hash browns, melted butter, 2 cans of cream soups, sour cream, onion, shredded Colby or cheddar cheese, salt and pepper.

Spoon the mixture into a 3-quart casserole dish or a 9 x 13-inch baking pan.  

Sprinkle paprika over the top.

Add the crushed cornflakes over the top of the hash brown potatoes evenly.  Drizzle with 1/4 cup melted butter.

Cover and bake for 1hour.  Remove cover and bake an additional 30 minutes for a crispier top.

Remove from oven and cool 10 minutes before cutting.

Notes:

You can mix or match the cream soups. You can use cream of mushroom, cream of chicken, cream of broccoli, etc.

Not only that, but you can also skip the crushed cornflakes and use Crispy Fried Onions instead.

For a little spice, add a can of sliced jalapenos.

If you want some meat, fry up some ground sausage. Drain off the excess grease and mix that in with the hash browns.