There’s just something about comfort food.
Ooey, Gooey, Cheesy, Warm, Filling Food that feeds your belly and your soul. Eaten with family and friends, this is the food that is served at baby showers, brunches, afternoons with friends and family. The food of your childhood and your best memories.
Everyone has a recipe for Hashbrown Bakes and Casseroles, those recipes passed among friends and family, this one. This is my new favoritest of all favorites. It’s cheesy and gooey, hot and slightly crisp, while creamy, with just a dash of tang from the sour cream and a sweet bite from the onions.
What? You want the recipe? Okay 
Grate 2 C of sharp cheddar cheese (or.. pepper jack would be FABULOUS if you like that extra ZING!!!), chop 1/2 of one large yellow onion and 10 oz of cooked ham
Mix together with 2 (10.5 oz) cans of cream of potato soup, 1 (16 oz) tub of sour cream and a 30 oz package of frozen shredded hashbrowns, add about 1 Tbsp pepper, 1/2 Tbsp salt, a dash of paprika (smoked, if you have it).
Once this is all thoroughly mixed, layer it into a 9X13 casserole dish
Top with 2 C of your favorite grated cheese blend. I use an Italian Blend: Parmesan, Mozzarella, Fontina, Provolone, Asiago and Romano (If you’re keeping count… that’s SEVEN cheeses in this dish)*
Place in the oven and bake at 325 for 1 hour, or until hot and bubbly and golden brown around the edges
Serve immediately.
This dish will have everyone wanting more and asking for the recipe. They’ll probably even offer to do the dishes for you, in exchange for the recipe *wink, wink*
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Recipe: Cheesy Ham and Hashbrown Bake
Ingredients
- 30 oz. bag of frozen shredded hashbrowns
- 2 (10.5 oz) cans of cream of potato soup
- 1 (16 oz) tub of sour cream
- 10 oz. smoked ham (you can use packages of lunchmeat, deli meat.. whatever); chopped
- 1/2 of one medium to large yellow onion, diced
- 2 C fresh grated sharp cheddar cheese
- 2 C favorite cheese blend (I use a 6 cheese italian blend)
- 2 Tbsp pepper
- salt to taste
- dash of smoked paprika
Instructions
- chop the onion and ham, grate the cheese
- mix together with the sour cream, hashbrowns, soup, onion, cheddar cheese and seasonings.
- spread into a 9X13 baking dish and top with 2 C cheese blend.
- bake at 325 for one hour or until hot and bubbly and golden brown around the edges
Quick Notes
* you can make this the night before and then take it out of the refrigerator about 20 minutes before baking. * I’ve done it both ways and there’s really no difference in the flavor
Variations
* add some zip by using pepper jack instead of cheddar * add some color by chopping some red or green peppers to the mix
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Whomever you share this cake with will be forever devoted to you and thanking you for showing them the light. This is after all, the chocolate cake that shames all other chocolate cakes.
