Cheesy Potato Breakfast Casserole

You will love this scrumptious, easy breakfast casserole. It’s the perfect easy recipe for anything from Christmas morning to a simple weekend brunch. 

Why I love this cheesy potato casserole

I love these potatoes for many reasons besides that you can make them in a casserole dish without dirtying six other dishes in the process. They can be made the night before with simple ingredients. They are so versatile that I shared ways to switch up this recipe below. My family had a little discussion about cheesy breakfast casserole; some of my family said, “This is just cheesy potatoes!  Why are you calling it cheesy potato breakfast casserole?”  Insinuating that I am a liar. Honestly, this is a different recipe.  If I were to make my cheesy taters and this casserole and put them next to each other, they would see they are wrong.  This recipe reminds me of the Cracker Barrel breakfast potatoes. Have you had them?  They are delicious, and for the record, my family gave these cheesy breakfast potatoes a thumbs up.

Gather these ingredients

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 and there are no large clumps of potato this is fine. Place butter in casserole dish and melt in the microwave. Preheat oven to 350 degrees f.

Add thawed hashbrown potatoes on top of the melted butter.

Add the finely chopped onion, cheese, and soup to the casserole dish.

Fold the ingredients with a spatula, ensuring they are combined well and there are no large clumps of hashbrowns or cheese.

Smooth out cheesy potato mixture, place dish in preheated oven. Bake time is 1 hour.

Tips and Variations

• Making ahead: This casserole is perfect for making one or even two days ahead. Cover the top of the casserole dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. If you place it in the oven cold, you may need an additional fifteen minutes of baking time. This makes this recipe perfect for holiday mornings and overnight guests. It’s always a crowd pleaser.
• Add-ins: Turkey sausage, pork sausage, or any savory sausage is great if you want to add meat. Brown sausage and place it on a paper towel to remove as much grease as possible, then add it to the other ingredients. Another option is small pieces of ham. Use 1/2 pound of sausage or ham. Diced red bell peppers, or green pepper are also great options in this breakfast casserole. Add 1 cup of diced peppers.
• Cheese: Variety of cheese is flexible. You can add pepper jack cheese for a bit of a kick, colby jack, colby, monterey jack, and mild cheddar all work well in this recipe. I would suggest still using the sharp cheddar in combination with another cheese.
• Menu ideas: Cheesy Potato Breakfast Casserole is compliments a variety of menus. I often will serve it with a Quiche, a large bowl of fresh fruit, crispy bacon, and cinnamon rolls or coffee cake. This casserole also goes well with a barbecue menu, ribs, baked beans, coleslaw, biscuits; you get the idea!

It’s 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 and piling up lots of cheese. Easy. And the melting butter part is my favorite! Make no mistake: the dish does not need to be greased. Add pepper and a pinch of salt. The cheese and butter add enough salt, so be careful with the salt. People can add salt at the table if they need to.

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