Au Gratin Potato Casserole

Make a cheesy, creamy potato casserole for your next family gathering. You can make it ahead and refrigerate until you are ready to bake.

Yield: Makes 10 to 12 servings

Ingredients

1 (32-ounce) package frozen Southern-style hash browns
1 (16-ounce) container sour cream
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese
1 (10 3/4-ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
1 small onion, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 cups crushed cornflakes cereal
1/4 cup melted butter
Preparation

Stir together first 6 ingredients in a large bowl.

Spoon potato mixture into a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with crushed cornflakes, and drizzle evenly with butter.

Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until bubbly.


Note: For testing purposes only, we used Ore-Ida Southern Style Hash Browns.


Chris Bryant, Johnson City, TN, Southern Living, NOVEMBER 2005

Cheesy Ranch Potato's

Ingredients


4 medium baking potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
1/3 cup butter, melted
1 envelope herb and garlic soup mix
1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
1/2 - 3/4 cup (depending on your taste) Buttermilk Ranch salad dressing
1 cup Mexican Blend Cheese
Cooked Crumbled Bacon

Directions

Place the potatoes in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Combine the butter, soup mix and pepper sauce; drizzle over potatoes.

Bake, uncovered, at 450° for 45-50 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from oven and transfer potatos to an oven safe casserole dish and mix in bacon, half of cheese and ranch dressing.  Top with remaining cheese and return to oven until cheese is melted.  Remove from oven and enjoy!

Potato Casserole

Ingredients


2 cups mashed potatoes
1/2 cup sour cream
House Seasoning
1 small onion, sliced thin
1 small bell pepper, sliced thin
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
1 1/2 cups grated Cheddar
4 medium potatoes, cooked
6 slices bacon, cooked crisp

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Spread mashed potatoes evenly on bottom of casserole dish. Layer sour cream evenly over top. Sprinkle House Seasoning, to taste. Saute onion and bell pepper in butter; evenly layer over top of sour cream. Slice potatoes and layer over onions and bell peppers. Add butter. Sprinkle House seasoning. Finally top with cheese. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and crumble bacon over top.

Cook's Note: Leftover mashed potatoes work wonderfully in this recipe.



Recipe by: Paula Deen cause nobody does it better!!!