Contest Winning Cheesy Potato Casserole Recipes

CHEESY POTATO CASSEROLE FROM ORE-IDA®

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 13x9 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, whisk together soup, sour cream, salt and pepper. Stir in cheese, onion and hash browns until well mixed. Spoon evenly into baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, mix together cereal and butter. Sprinkle evenly on top of hash brown mixture.
• Bake uncovered for 45 to 50 minutes, or until hot and bubbly. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste if desired. Garnish with additional sliced green onion if desired.

CONTEST-WINNING CHEESY POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain and mash potatoes. Stir in the onion dip, cottage cheese, salt and pepper. , Transfer to a greased shallow 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.

POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
• Peel the potatoes and cut them into 1-inch cubes. Place the potatoes and salt in a pressure cooker with water to cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer the potatoes until very tender, about 5 minutes. (If you do not have a pressure cooker, boil the potatoes in a pot of water with a pinch of salt until tender, about 20 minutes.)
• While the potatoes boil, cook the bacon in a medium skillet over medium heat until browned and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain the bacon on paper towels and, when cool enough to handle, crumble it into small pieces. Set aside.
• Add the milk, mayonnaise, sour cream, butter, garlic salt, pepper and 1 cup of the cheese to a stand mixer with a paddle attachment. Whip the mixture until thoroughly combined. Drain the potatoes and add to the mixer. Mix again to combine and the potatoes are whipped smooth.
• Spoon the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle the crumbled bacon and remaining 1 cup cheese over the top and bake until the cheese is melted and the casserole is heated through, about 20 minutes.

ABSOLUTE BEST POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
• To prepare the cheese sauce, melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in flour, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix in milk, and stir constantly until thickened. Mix in Cheddar cheese and Swiss cheese, and continue to stir until smooth. Reduce heat to low.
• Layer potatoes in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Layer onion and ham over potatoes. Top with cauliflower. Cover with the cheese sauce.
• Bake covered 1 hour in the preheated oven. Remove cover, sprinkle with crushed cornflakes, and continue baking 10 minutes, until vegetables are tender and surface is bubbly and lightly browned. Allow to cool about 10 minutes before serving.

CONTEST-WINNING HASH BROWN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, salt, pepper and cayenne if desired. Stir in the potatoes, cheese, onion, green pepper and ham. , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

CONTEST WINNER - TWICE-BAKED POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil potatoes until cooked.
• While potatoes are boiling, fry bacon.
• Chop fried bacon.
• Drain potatoes and place in a large mixing bowl.
• Add all other ingredients.
• Whip with electric mixer (don't whip until completely smooth - leave some chunks in it; if you whip it too much it will be soupy).
• Put whipped potato mixture into a 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

CREAMY, CHEESY POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Butter 2.5 quart casserole dish and set aside.
• Bring 6 quarts of water to boil.
• Peel the potatoes, rinse them, then slip them into the boiling water. Cook them until they are easily pierced with a fork (around 15 minutes). Drain, return to pot and immediately mash with hand-masher or beater.
• While potatoes are cooking, melt 1/4 cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Once melted, stir in the can of soup. Remove the pan from heat.
• Blend into soup mixture: sour cream, onion (reserve a few for garnish) and the shredded cheddar.
• Stir this soup mixture into the mashed potatoes.
• Pour it all into buttered 2.5 quart casserole.
• Mix cornflakes with melted 2 T. butter. Sprinkle on top of potatoes.
• Bake 45 minutes at 350.
• Sprinkle with reserved chopped green onions before serving.