Southern style cheesy potatoes are a favorite for any meal. This easy potato casserole is made with hash browns, sour cream, cheddar cheese and topped with crushed cornflakes.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr5 minutesmins
Course: Potatoes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: southern style cheesy potatoes
Servings: 6
Author: Laura Warnke
Equipment
1 9" x 13" glass baking dish
Ingredients
2pounds(32 ounce bag) Ore Ida Diced Hash Brown potatoes, thawed
1/2cupfinely chopped mild onion
1pint(16 ounces) Daisy dairy sour cream
2cupsshredded medium cheddar cheese
1/2cupmelted butter
1teaspoonsalt
1/4teaspoonpepper
1small can cream of mushroom or chicken soup
Cornflake Topping:
1/4cupmelted butter
2cupscrushed cornflakes(4 cups flakes crushed to yield 2 cups crushed)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Coat a 9" x 13" glass baking dish with butter or non-stick vegetable cooking spray. Set aside.
Finely chop 1/2 cup onion. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the thawed hash browns, onion, sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup melted butter, salt, pepper, and soup.
Mix together until well incorporated.
Spoon into your greased baking dish and press the mixture flat into the corners.
Cornflake Topping:
In a small paper lunch bag place 4 cups of corn flakes. Crush with the palm of your hand until evenly crushed to about half the quantity.
In a small bowl combine the crushed cornflakes and 1/4 cup melted butter.
Sprinkle the cornflake mixture evenly over the top of the potato casserole.