Delicious & Easy Cheesy Potatoes with a Secret Ingredient
Hi guys! I’m Sara, Tiffany’s sister, and I’ve got a delicious recipe for easy cheesy potatoes for you that comes with a secret ingredient!
This is one of my favorite recipes of all time! It’s the one on our table at every holiday and the one that always get eaten the fastest.
I know everyone probably has a dish in their repertoire that looks somewhat like this. I don’t know what it is about Americans, but we love us some creamy, cheesy, potatoes!
But ours has a secret ingredient.
Are you ready for this?
Onion & chive cream cheese.
I’m serious guys, this special cream cheese makes this dish THE BOMB! My husband literally dreams about this side dish. And once you make it yourself, you’ll understand why.
Delicious & Easy Cheesy Potatoes
- 1⁄2 cup butter (1 cube)
- 1 10.5 oz can Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1 8 oz carton onion & chive cream cheese tub
- 2 cups cheddar cheese (adjust amount to taste)
- 1 32 oz bag hash brown potato cubes
Preheat oven to 350. Melt butter in a large pot. Add soup and cream cheese and stir until cream cheese is mixture is smooth and creamy.
Next, add cheddar cheese and stir until melted and well blended.
Then, add hash brown potatoes and stir until evenly coated. Pour into a 9″X13″ pan.
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Cover the easy cheesy potatoes and bake for about 45 min, then remove foil and bake an additional 10 min.
Pair these easy cheesy potatoes with your favorite meal! We love serving them with ham and these roasted parmesan green beans.
Easy Cheesy Potatoes (Secret Ingredient)
Cheesy potatoes are an easy side dish that can be made for potlucks, funerals, and almost any occasion. This recipe for easy cheesy potatoes puts a new twist on a traditional side dish with two secret ingredients that make it even more delicious than traditional!
Ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter (1 cube)
- 1 10.5 oz can Cream of Chicken Soup
- 1 8 oz carton onion & chive cream cheese tub
- 2 cups cheddar cheese (adjust amount to taste)
- 1 32 oz bag hash brown potato cubes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Melt butter in a large pot.
- Add soup and cream cheese and stir until cream cheese is mixture is smooth and creamy.
- Add cheddar cheese and stir until melted and well blended.
- Add hash brown potatoes and stir until evenly coated.
- Pour into a 9″X13″ pan.
- Cover and bake for about 45 min
- Remove foil and bake an additional 10 min.
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Your cheesy potato recipe sounds delicious, Sara, but I’m just wondering about the potatoes. Are they put in frozen, thawed, or partially thawed? Thanks!
They are put in frozen!
Thank you so much for your quick response, Tiffany. I really appreciate it. Your cheesy potato recipe sounds absolutely delicious and I’m greatly looking forward to taking it to the next potluck dinner we attend! 🙂
You can change this cheesy potatoes up by switching the cream of chicken soup for Campbell’s health request cheddar cheese soup. Also I prefer to precook the potatoes in the microwave which saves time in oven and they come out nice and tender. Love using crushed Ritz crackers with butter as a crunchy topping.