Hash Brown Potato Bake is a classic casserole dish associated with comfort and family. Packed with flavor, this dish compliments any meal!
You may have heard this dish called Funeral Potatoes in lieu of Hash Brown Potato Bake. Funeral potatoes is a traditional potato casserole that is popular in the American Intermountain West and Midwest. It is often called “funeral” potatoes because it is commonly served as a side dish during traditional after-funeral dinners, but it is also served at potlucks, and other social gatherings, sometimes with different names.
In my family, we always called it our potato bake, so I didn’t want to change that up! Plus, funeral potatoes sounded sad to me and this dish is anything but!
When I was a kid, my mom would make this dish for any potluck or gathering. It was (and still is) a favorite of mine!
The topping definitely is a favorite of mine. The crunchy cereal layer compliments the creamy potato mixture and combines into a dish you don’t want to pass up!
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Hash Brown Potato Bake is a scrumptious side dish that compliments any meal! Be sure to print the recipe below and give it a try!
Hash Brown Potato Bake
Equipment
Ingredients
- 10.5 oz cream of chicken soup
- 1 pint sour cream
- salt/pepper to taste
- 10 oz cheddar cheese, shredded
- 2 lbs frozen hashbrowns (shredded or diced work)
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 2 cups cornflakes cereal, crushed
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
Instructions
- Grease a 9×13 baking pan.
- Mix together the cream of chicken soup, sour cream, salt, pepper, cheddar cheese, hash browns, and onion in a bowl.
- Put into baking pan.
- Mix together the melted butter and cornflakes.
- Sprinkle on top of potato mixture.
- Bake in a preheated oven, 350, for about 45 minutes.
- Remove and serve!
Notes
Nutrition
Lillian (My Recipe Journey)
I love hashbrown casseroles! I’ll have to try this one…sounds so easy and delicious! Pinning!
KIMBERLY PARK
I haveade this and cut up a can of spam into little squares then mixed it up serves as aain dish.
KIMBERLY PARK
I sometimes cut spam or ham up into squares and mix it in. Serves as a main dish like that.
Lillian (My Recipe Journey)
I’m back to say that I made your recipe and loved it! I posted it on my Facebook food page with a link back to your recipe! Thanks for sharing! =D
Kristin, Adriana, and Marissa
Yea!!!! We are so glad it was a hit and thank you so much for sharing it on your page! We appreciate that!!! 🙂
Anonymous
I might try REAL BACON crumbled in this! !!��
Kristin and Adriana
Great idea!!!! That would be a great addition! Anything with bacon is a favorite of mine, 🙂
Anonymous
Why am I not able to pin the recipes to Pinterest?
Kristin and Adriana
If you hover over the picture, you should see the “pin it” button? I just double checked to make sure it’s working and everything looks good. There is also a Pinterest button on the top right corner 😉
Let us know if it still isn’t working and we can see if we can send you the pin 🙂
Thanks!!!
Anonymous
Do you think you could use rice chex or crispies instead of corn flakes?
Kristin and Adriana
Possibly rice chex will work, I don’t think the krispies will since they are so small. Maybe even corn chex?
Anonymous
Can you use frosted flakes?
Kristin and Adriana
You could try that, however, it may change the taste due to the additional sugar in frosted flakes 🙂
Anonymous
I bought crem of mushroom instead of chicken. It should work, right?
Kristin and Adriana
Yep, that should be just fine, we’ve done that before and honestly never noticed a difference 🙂
Cathy Syrette
What kind of frozen hash browns? The shredded kind?
Kristin and Adriana
I use the kind called potatoes o’brien (it has the peppers mixed in for added flavor), otherwise you can use the hash browns that are in small cubes 🙂
Carolyn
Plenty of salt in the soup… they don’t need any additional! Instead of the cornflakes, I just sprinkle a little dill on top.
Kristin
Great idea on the dill!! Ill need to remember that for next time and try it, 🙂
Becca from It's Yummi!
Ohmygosh, Kristin… this is my favorite comfort food in the world! Well, I add bacon to mine, because.. well, it’s BACON! You don’t need an explanation for that, do you? 😉
Pinned and Stumbled!
Anonymous
I use the McCain”s cubes , & I’ve crushed potato chips for the top .I’ve been doing this for years & everyone who I have served it to has loved it.
Kristin
Oh great idea, sounds yummy!!! 🙂
Judy
I am definitely trying this. In our family, we have a dish called Crazy Potatoes that is very similar to this recipe. It asks for a can of Cheddar Cheese soup though. 😀
Kristin
I love the name of that dish! How cute! I bet the cheddar cheese is so good in that recipe, yum!!! Let us know what you think of our recipe when you try it!! 🙂
Liz
I’ve made this many times. Always a hit. But I prefer crushed potato chips instead of the corn flakes.
Kristin
I have heard a few people say that now, I will have to try that next time. Sounds delicious!!
Anonymous
We always called these party potatoe,s they are awesome ❤❤❤
Kristin
Fun name!!! They definitely are delicious 🙂
Shannon
Can this dish be frozen.
Kristin
Sure!! No problem on freezing it!!
Carol
When I lake the hash brown recipe, I mix in the cheddar cheese to the other ingredients, it keeps the cheese from over browning or burning that way.
Kristin
Great idea! I will have to remember that for next time!!