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This easy Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole has thawed hash brown potatoes combined with tender crisp onions, butter, cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, and shredded sharp cheddar cheese all topped with buttery crunchy potato chips or French’s Fried Onions.
- How to make a small cheesy potato casserole
This cheesy potato casserole, that everyone loves at potluck dinners, is downsized to feed about 4 people. All the flavors you love in a small batch recipe and it’s ready in just 30 minutes. You should thaw the frozen hash browns for this casserole. If you forget to thaw them ahead of time you can thaw them in the microwave.
This dish makes a quick and easy dinner or lunch side dish. It would make a great breakfast side dish too. It’s that good.
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How to make a small cheesy potato casserole
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 C).
Dice the onion.
Spray two 18.6 oz oven safe baking dishes with non-stick spray and set aside. Click for 18.6 oz oven safe baking dishes.
In a large bowl, combine the thawed hash browns with 3 tablespoons of melted butter, pepper, salt, and chopped onion, blending well.
Add in the soup and sour cream, then the cheddar cheese, mixing everything well.
Spread mixture evenly into the prepared baking dishes.
Mix 1 tablespoon melted butter and the potato chips or French’s Fried Onions together and sprinkle over top of casseroles.
Bake uncovered for 25 minutes.
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Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole
Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole has hash brown potatoes combined with tender crisp onions, butter, cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, and shredded sharp cheddar cheese all topped with buttery crunchy potato chips or French’s Fried Onions.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cups hash browns (thawed)
- 4 Tbsp butter (divided use)
- 1/8 tsp fresh ground black pepper
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 small onion
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup (10 3/4-ounce)
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1/2 cup crushed potato chips (or French’s Fried Onions)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 C).
- Dice the onion.
- Spray two 18.6 oz baking dishes with non-stick spray and set aside. Click for 18.6 oz oven safe baking dishes.
- Melt 3 Tbsp of butter in a pan or microwave.
- In a large bowl, combine the thawed hash browns with 3 Tbsp of the melted butter, pepper, salt, and chopped onion, blending well.
- Add in the 1 can of soup and sour cream, then the cheddar cheese, mixing everything well.
- Spread mixture evenly into the prepared baking dishes.
- Melt 1 Tbsp butter in a pan or microwave.
- Mix the 1 Tbsp melted butter and the potato chips or French’s Fried Onions together and sprinkle over top of casseroles.
- Bake uncovered for 25 minutes.
Notes
Nutrition calculated using potato chips, not French's Fried Onions.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 659Total Fat: 50gSaturated Fat: 18gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 27gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 1630mgCarbohydrates: 45gFiber: 4gSugar: 2gProtein: 12g
Nutrition information is a guideline only, is calculated automatically by third party software, and absolute accuracy is not guaranteed.
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