Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole

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.

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 the 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

Zona House

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. Ready in 30 minutes!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Side Dishes

Cuisine American

Servings 4

Calories 340 kcal

Equipment

• 18.6-Ounce Appetizer Dish

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Ingredients

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• ▢ 2 cups hash browns (thawed)
• ▢ 4 Tbsp butter (divided use)
• ▢ ⅛ tsp fresh ground black pepper
• ▢ ¼ tsp salt
• ▢ 1 small onion
• ▢ 1 can cream of mushroom soup (10 3/4-ounce)
• ▢ ¼ cup sour cream
• ▢ ½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• ▢ ½ cup crushed potato chips (or French’s Fried Onions)

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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.

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Notes

Nutrition calculated using potato chips, not French’s Fried Onions.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 340kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 7gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 53mgSodium: 414mgPotassium: 500mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 582IUVitamin C: 13mgCalcium: 137mgIron: 1mg

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