Cheesy Potatoes (Easy Au Gratin Potatoes)

⏱ 145 mins 🍽 12-16 serving(s) 🏷 Potato

This rich and comforting potato bake is a cherished side dish for festive meals like Easter and Christmas, often served with ham. It combines thawed hash browns with creamy soups, sour cream, and sharp cheddar, all topped with a buttery cornflake crust. After baking, it emerges golden and bubbly, ready to serve a large gathering. The recipe yields 12 to 16 portions and requires about 145 minutes to prepare and cook.

Cheesy Potatoes (Easy Au Gratin Potatoes)

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs frozen shredded hash browns, thawed
  • 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of potato soup or 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can chicken soup
  • 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream celery or 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cheddar cheese soup
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced or 1/2-3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (more or less to taste)
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper (more or less to taste)
  • 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup crushed corn flakes
  • 3 tablespoons melted butter
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley

Method

  1. Put the thawed hash browns into a very large mixing bowl.
  2. Mix in the creamed soups and the sour cream until combined, then set this aside.
  3. Melt 1/4 cup of butter in a saute pan and cook the onion and garlic until tender.
  4. Add the cooked onion and garlic to the potato mixture, along with the seasonings and shredded cheese, and stir everything together well.
  5. Transfer the combined mixture into a greased 9 by 13 inch glass baking dish, spreading it out evenly.
  6. In a separate small bowl, toss the crushed corn flakes with the 3 tablespoons of melted butter.
  7. Sprinkle this buttery topping evenly over the potato layer in the dish.
  8. Finish by scattering the dried parsley over the cornflake topping.
  9. Cover the dish tightly with foil and bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes.
  10. Take off the foil and continue baking for 30 more minutes, until the top is golden and the dish is bubbly.
  11. Allow the potatoes to stand for 15 minutes before you serve them.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium396400 mg

Recipe details

CategoryPotato
Authorlivie