Cheesy Potato Breakfast Casserole
If you are a fan of Cracker Barrels cheesy hash brown casserole you are going to love this. It’s great with breakfast, and dinner. Make it for dinner and have the leftovers with the next mornings breakfast. I love a recipe that can multi task!
We had an argument…..yes, it’s true. We argue at the table. Almost every time we sit down, we have a “discussion”. Cue the argument. Anywho, I was saying we had a little discussion about the cheesy breakfast casserole; some said this is just cheesy potatoes! Why are you calling it cheesy potato breakfast casserole? Insinuating that I am a liar. Liar pants on fire. Honestly, this is a different recipe. If I were to make my cheesy taters and this casserole and put them side by side, my children would see that they are horribly mistaken. This one reminds me of Cracker Barrels breakfast potatoes. Have you had them? OOOdoggie they’re thumbs up! For the record, my family gave these cheesy breakfast potatoes a thumbs up.
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How to make Cheesy Potato Breakfast Casserole
- Allow frozen hash browns to thaw. You do not want big clumps of potato, if they are frozen but do not have big clumps of potato this is fine.
- Combine hash browns, finely chopped onion, cheese, and soup in a large mixing bowl.
- Melt butter. Pour melted butter over the other ingredients and combine well.
- Pour ingredients into 9×13 pan or similar sized casserole dish. You do not need to grease the pan.
- Bake for 1 hour. You want the edges to be brown and crispy.
It’s really so easy, and the fact that you can make it ahead of time if you want, makes it even more perfect. The hardest thing is chopping up the onion, real fine. Piling cheese. Easy. And the melting butter part is my favorite. It’s no mistake, there is no salt or pepper, and the dish does not need to be greased. You are welcome to add pepper, however do not add salt, the cheese and butter add enough salt. People can add salt at the table if they need to.
This casserole is also great as a side for dinner. If you have leftovers serve them the next morning with breakfast. The fact that this recipe can multi task makes it a great recipe to have on hand if you have over night guests! It can also be made ahead, and kept in refrigerator.
Cheesy Potato Breakfast Casserole
Equipment
- 1 9×13 baking dish
Ingredients
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- 30 ounces frozen hash browns
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 10 ounce cream of chicken soup
- 8 tbsp butter melted
Instructions
preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Allow hash browns to thaw just enough so there are no lumps or big frozen chunks, they can still be partially frozen.
- Combine hash browns, cheeses, onion, and soup.
- Melt butter and pour over hash brown mixture, mix together making sure all ingredients are incorporated well.
- Spread into a (ungreased) 9×13 baking dish and bake for 1 hour, possibly longer you want potatoes to get browned and crunchy around the edges.
