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funeral potatoes freshly baked in a casserole dish with a wooden serving spoon inside.
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Funeral Potatoes

When you bake hash browns combined with creamy chicken soup, sour cream, and cheese and then top them with some crunchy cornflakes, what you’ve got is Funeral Potatoes! It’s a delicious cheesy potato casserole that is super easy to make and sure to become your new favorite go to party pleaser!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Course: casserole, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: funeral potatoes, potato casserole
Servings: 12
Calories: 355kcal

Ingredients

  • 30 ounces frozen hash browns thawed
  • ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
  • ½ teaspoon ground pepper or to taste
  • ¾ cup butter unsalted, melted (12 tablespoons)
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 10.5 ounces cream of chicken soup 1 can
  • 2 cups sour cream
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
  • 2 cups corn flakes crushed

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Add the thawed hash browns, ½ cup of the melted butter, salt, pepper, onions, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, cheddar cheese and mix until well combined.
    process shots showing how to make funeral potatoes.
  • Transfer the hash browns mixture to a 9x13-inch baking dish and spread it evenly.
    process shots showing how to make funeral potatoes.
  • Mix the crushed corn flakes together with the remaining butter in a small bowl.
    cornflake and butter mixture in bowl.
  • Sprinkle the cornflake mixture over the potatoes evenly. Transfer the baking dish to the oven and bake for 1 hour until bubbly and golden brown.
    process shots showing how to make funeral potatoes.

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Notes

  1. Melt the butter. The butter needs to be fully melted, not just soft for it to properly mix with the other ingredients.
  2. Don’t over-bake the casserole. Set a timer to make sure that you don’t forget about the funeral potatoes in the oven. You want them to be browned but not burnt.
  3. Make it vegetarian. To make this recipe completely meat-free, use cream of mushroom soup or cream of celery soup in place of the cream of chicken soup. 
  4. These cheesy potatoes will keep in the refrigerator for up to 5 days in an airtight container.

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 355kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 74mg | Sodium: 458mg | Potassium: 302mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 911IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 189mg | Iron: 2mg