The beauty of cheesy potato casserole is in its utter simplicity, it whips up in minutes, and it’s seriously good. A perfect creamy dish of comfort food!
Sometimes you just want comfort food.
Cheese, potatoes, butter, sour cream…all baked together in one perfect dish. Sure, it’s not exactly health food, but it’s not intended to be. It’s the dish you bring to potlucks and sick friends, the one you serve at home to take the edge of an otherwise bad day.
The beauty of this mouthwatering cheesy potato casserole (sometimes also referred to as “Funeral Potatoes,”) is in its utter simplicity. It whips up in minutes, taking advantage of convenient pre-diced potatoes and other ready-to-use ingredients.
And it’s so good. Seriously. Next time you’ll want to double the recipe!
Cheesy Potato Casserole
Here is what you need:
¾ cup onions 8 tablespoons butter 1 10¾ oz. can condensed cream of chicken soup 1 cup sour cream ½ teaspoon seasoned salt ½ teaspoon garlic powder 1 20 oz. package diced potato hash browns 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese 1½ cups corn flakes, crushed or corn flake crumbsStep 1: Preheat oven to 350ºF. Chop onions; sauté onions in 1 tablespoon butter until translucent; set aside. Melt remaining butter.
Step 2: In a large bowl, whisk together soup and sour cream then add half of melted butter, seasoned salt and garlic powder.
Step 3: Mix in potatoes, onions and cheese.
Step 4: Transfer potato mixture into heatproof baking dish. Combine cornflakes and remaining melted butter and sprinkle evenly over top of casserole.
Step 5: Bake for 40-45 minutes or until heated and bubbly.

Cheesy Potato Casserole
This super simple casserole is comfort food at its best!
Ingredients
- ¾ cup onions
- 8 tablespoons butter
- 1 10¾ oz. can condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup sour cream
- ½ teaspoon seasoned salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 20 oz. package diced potato hash browns
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 1½ cups corn flakes crushed or corn flake crumbs
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Chop onions; sauté onions in 1 tablespoon butter until translucent; set aside. Melt remaining butter.
In a large bowl, whisk together soup and sour cream, then add half of melted butter, seasoned salt and garlic powder.
- Mix in potatoes, onions and cheese.
Transfer potato mixture into heatproof baking dish. Combine cornflakes and remaining melted butter and sprinkle evenly over top of casserole.
Bake for 40-45 minutes or until heated and bubbly.
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Where does the sour cream come in?
Sorry for the missing step, the sour cream should be added in step 2! 🙂
That looks delicious. I’ve actually never been that successful at potato bakes for some reason. I think I get impatient and pull them out too soon!
This is my all time favorite recipe! We actually make this one for holidays. My mom has made it for thanksgiving and christmas ever since I can remember and it has always been my favorite dish!
My family has made a very, very similar recipe for years! It’s one of our favorites, especially my husband’s.
For our family, anything with potatoes is always very traditional pick! Thanks for sharing this, looks very delicious and want to try it out myself as well 🙂