Branding Must Have: Super Potatoes

Posted By: Jesse Williams

This recipe is my number one recipe for any and all pot lucks, including branding. It is easy to make, especially in big batches, freezable, and always a favorite around the dinner table. I like to make all sizes, ranging from individual to party size, to have on hand in my freezer. They do take some time to thaw so I usually set them out the night before or the morning of to make sure.

Ingredients

2lbs frozen hashbrowns **
1 cup diced onions
2 cans mushroom soup
500mL (large carton) sour cream
1/2 cup margarine
2 + 1 cups shredded cheddar cheese
salt & pepper to taste

**I tried to use diced potatoes from my garden. It DID NOT work! I think maybe if you fried them first, but that's too much work for this gal. Just cheap out and buy the $2.00 bags!

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F.

Literally just mix this all together in one GIANT bowl. Add 2 cups of cheese into the mixture and save the remaining cup to sprinkle on top.

Grease a large tin pan (because nobody wants to clean pans after branding!) and spread the mixture into the pan. Top with extra cheese. Put a layer of foil on top.

Cook at 350F for about an hour. Test with a fork to make sure it is hot all the way through.

*I triple the recipe to feed about 45 people at branding. I also make extra and freeze in individual tin containers for Clay and I to just pop in the oven when we're feeling lazy!