Description
A delicious and creamy hash brown casserole made in a crock pot, perfect for breakfast or brunch.
Ingredients
Scale
- 26 ounces frozen shredded hash browns (thawed, can be cold just not frozen)
- 4 tablespoons salted butter, melted (can use unsalted)
- ¾ cup sour cream
- 10 ounces cream of chicken soup (can use low or no sodium)
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried minced onion
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper
- 3 cups shredded Colby Jack cheese (divided use)
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley (optional, for garnish)
Instructions
- The night before, place the bag of frozen shredded hash browns in the fridge. You can also defrost them in the microwave using 30-second increments and stirring after each interval until mostly defrosted. Alternatively, leave them out on the counter for about 45 minutes before preparing the dish.
- Pouch 4 tablespoons of melted salted butter into the bottom of a 4-6 quart oval crock pot.
- Add ¾ cup sour cream, 10 ounce can of cream of chicken soup, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon dried minced onion, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, and ½ teaspoon ground pepper to the crock pot.
- Mix to combine all ingredients.
- Add the thawed hash browns and 2 cups shredded Colby Jack cheese. Mix until well blended and spread out evenly.
- If preferred, mix all ingredients in a bowl then transfer to the crock pot.
- Sprinkle the remaining cup of shredded Colby Jack cheese on top.
- Close the lid and cook on low for 4-5 hours or high for 2-3 hours, or until the potatoes are nice and tender.
- Optional: sprinkle 2 teaspoons of dried parsley before serving. You can keep covered on a warm setting for 1-2 hours.
- Then serve!
Notes
- This dish can be prepared ahead of time and cooked the next day.
- Can be served as a side dish for any meal or as a main breakfast dish.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 4-5 hours
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Crock Pot
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 50mg