Cheesy Potato Casserole

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.

How to store cheesy potatoes

Cheesy hash brown casserole is easy to store and reheat for amazing leftovers with lunch at your desk or when you need to pull together dinner in a hurry, because you can give them a quick zap in the microwave to reheat them without another thought.
Any leftovers can be covered and refrigerated for up to 4 days. For the best texture, spoon the remaining potatoes into a microwavable dish or spoon an individual serving of potatoes onto a microwavable plate. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on High until heated through. Depending on how much of the casserole leftovers you have, this could be 1 1/2 minutes up to 5 or 6 minutes.

We don’t recommend heating the leftovers in the oven, as by the time they are hot enough in the center, the potatoes will have dried out. Freezing leftover potatoes and reheating them also is not recommended as they will be much drier and lose the ooey, gooey texture that makes them so adored.