Cheesy Potatoes

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A twist on funeral potatoes, this Cheesy Potatoes Casserole is cozy comfort food at its finest. This dish is loaded with cheddar cheese, bacon, and sour cream for an indulgent casserole that nobody can resist!

Prep Time10

Cook Time50

Total Time1

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cheesy hash brown potatoes, easy cheesy potatoes, funeral potatoes

Servings: servings

Ingredients

2 cans (10 3/4 oz each) condensed cream of potato soup , undiluted, do not add water
16 ounces sour cream
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
3 cups shredded cheddar cheese , divided
1 pound cooked bacon , chopped, and divided
30 ounces shredded hash brown potatoes

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a 9x13 baking dish thoroughly with nonstick spray.
Using a very large bowl, mix together the condensed soup, sour cream, salt, pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder until fully incorporated and smooth.
Then stir in 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese and about half of the chopped bacon. Stir in the hash brown potatoes.
Transfer the mixture into the prepared pan, spread into an even layer.
Bake the casserole, covered, for 40 minutes.
Remove it from the oven and sprinkle on the remaining 1 cup of shredded cheese and the remaining bacon.
Return the casserole to the oven to continue baking, uncovered, for another 10 minutes.
Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Try a different canned soup. The cream of potato can be swapped for cream of chicken or cream of mushroom for a different flavor.

Spice it up. For an added kick to your casserole, swap some of the cheddar for pepper jack cheese and/or add some red pepper flakes.

Lighten it up. To cut down on calories, you can use turkey bacon and light sour cream. Of course, even with these swaps this is going to be a high calorie dish. That's why it's special occasion comfort food, not every day food!

Mix up the topping. Instead of topping this casserole with more cheese, add a crunchy topping by mixing together a cup of crushed Ritz crackers and 2 tablespoons of melted butter. Sprinkle over the top before baking.

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