Cheesy Shredded Potato Casserole Recipe for Easter day 2024

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Cheesy Shredded Potato Casserole Recipe for Easter day 2024: This creamy, cheesy, and crispy bacon-topped shredded potato dish is a fantastic take on mashed potatoes. This delicious casserole comes with low-fat alternatives and is the ideal side dish for your dinner.

Mashed potatoes are my favorite food, especially when they’re baked into a casserole. Even your pickiest diners will be impressed by this delicious take on mashed potatoes.

Large crowds can be fed using casseroles, which are fantastic because they’re usually simple to prepare. This casserole is a must-try if you’re searching for a new side dish this season!

The cheese in this casserole is the star. An enormous amount of it. Never make a dish without cheese, so be ready!

Cheesy Shredded Potato Casserole Recipe for Easter day 2024 -Learn Like A Pro

Ingredients

3 pounds russet potatoes, washed and peeled
4 ounces Crystal Farms® low fat cream cheese, softened (use 2 oz for low-fat)

1 cup sour-cream, use plain non fat Greek yogurt for low-fat
1/2 cup milk, use skim or 1% for low-fat

1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1 cup Crystal Farms mozzarella, divided
1 cup Crystal Farms sharp cheddar cheese, divided

1/2 cup green onions, finely chopped (optional)
2 strips turkey bacon

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Set aside a 13 x 9-inch casserole dish that has been greased with butter or oil.
In a large saucepan of boiling water, cook potatoes until fork tender, about 10 minutes. After draining, let the potatoes cool until they are manageable. Using a box grater, shred the potatoes. Apart from.

Mix the cream cheese, sour cream, milk, butter, garlic powder, salt, and pepper while the potatoes are cooking. Add the green onion, 1/2 cup each of cheddar and mozzarella cheese, and the shredded potatoes. Using a wooden spoon, stir the contents until thoroughly blended.

Transfer the mixture into a casserole dish; sprinkle the remaining cheese on top. Bake the cheese for 30 to 40 minutes, or until it becomes bubbly.

Chop 2 bacon strips and sauté in a small skillet over medium heat until crispy while the casserole bakes. Garnish the baked dish with green onions, bacon, and cilantro.

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FAQs AND Questions

How Do You Make Cheesy Potatoes?

Our cheesy potatoes recipe is simple! Just 5 ingredients make the ultra-indulgent “sauce”. Sour cream, a can of condensed cream of chicken soup and melted butter are mixed in a jiffy. As if that was not enough amazing flavor, garlic salt and chopped onions play their part in the sweet symphony of taste.

Everything is then tossed with partially thawed frozen hash browns and shredded cheddar cheese all in one bowl, for easy prep and clean up. This luscious mixture gets spooned into casserole dish and baked for gooey, comforting, easy cheesy potatoes that are popular with every age and every occasion. They can go from breakfast to a potluck as easily as they go from weeknight dinners to a holiday spread.

It may make you feel a little guilty knowing that this irresistible dish was as easy as dump and mix—but shake those feelings off…your family’s mouths will water each time they smell this heavenly concoction bubbling away in the oven.

You can change up the flavor with any of our variations in the FAQ below, for a fresh change of pace while keeping it in your dinner rotation.

For holidays, when oven space it at a premium, during the summer when you want to keep your oven cool, or when you just want to come home to the aroma of these amazing potatoes cooking away, our Slow Cooker Cheesy Potato recipe is just the ticket.

What Do You Serve with Cheesy Potatoes?

While traditionally, you may picture this cheesy potato casserole next to a delicious honey-baked ham recipe on your holiday table, the truth of the matter is, these cheesy hash browns turn any meal into a special one.

Try them with flavorful Parmesan-Crusted pork Chops or our favorite meatloaf recipe for an easy-but-outstanding weeknight dinner. You can even make one of these meals for a special occasion, like an anniversary dinner or birthday celebration, because these potatoes elevate the meal without any extra work!

The creamy goodness of these cheesy hash brown potatoes goes well with practically any chicken, beef, or pork recipe you want to pair them with, whether you are cooking them on the stove top, oven, air fryer or grill, they will be devoured with these potatoes on the side.