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A large casserole dish containing a baked cheesy potato casserole with a browned topping consisting of crushed Ritz crackers. A scoop has been taken out of the casserole so that the inside creamy part of the casserole can be seen.

Cheesy Texas Potatoes Casserole Recipe

Grace Stewart
This Cheesy Texas Potatoes Casserole Recipe is what you want to make for family gatherings and potlucks! A sure crowd pleaser, everyone will love it!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 213 kcal

Equipment

  • mixing bowl use a very large one!
  • Casserole dish use 9x13 - anything smaller is not recommended because this recipe makes a ton!

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lb hash brown potatoes I used shredded, you can use diced if you prefer
  • 2 cans cream of mushroom soup each can I used was 10.5 oz; you can sub cream of chicken soup if you like
  • ½ cup green onions chopped
  • 8 oz sour cream
  • ½ ts salt I used hash browns with no additional salt so this amount worked for me. If your hash browns contain a lot of salt you may want to adjust this amount down.
  • ½ ts pepper
  • ½ ts garlic powder
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded; feel free to add more cheese if you like (there's definitely room for more!)
  • ½ cup butter melted (for the hash brown mixture)
  • 2 tablespoon butter melted (for the Ritz crumb topping)
  • 1 sleeve Ritz crackers crushed, the sleeve I used had 35 crackers; you could sub around 3 cups of crushed corn flakes

Optional Ingredient

  • bacon bits for sprinkling on top of your casserole!

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 375F. Add the cream of mushroom soup, chopped green onion, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and sour cream to a very large mixing bowl. Then add ½ cup of melted butter and stir to combine well.
    A white mixing bowl containing sour cream, cream of mushroom soup, green onions and seasonings. There is a white bowl with melted butter poised above the mixing bowl.
  • Now add the hash brown potatoes and cheddar cheese to the mixture. Stir to combine well.
    A large blue plastic bowl containing shredded hash browns, cheese, green onions and a liquid mixture containing cream of mushroom soup. There are 2 cooking utensils resting in the bowl.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the crushed Ritz crackers and 2 tablespoon of melted butter and stir well.
    A bowl containing crushed Ritz crackers. There is a small bowl with melted butter poised above the bowl containing the Ritz crackers.
  • Place the hash brown mixture into a 9x13 casserole dish and spread it out evenly. Then add the crushed Ritz cracker crumb topping to the top of the hash brown mixture in an even layer.
    A large casserole dish containing a cheesy shredded hash brown mixture topped by crushed Ritz crackers.
  • Bake for around 45 minutes until the casserole is heated through and the topping is golden brown. Check on your casserole around 30 minutes in. If the crumb topping is starting to burn or is browning too much, you can cover loosely with aluminum foil. Once finished, enjoy immediately!
    A large casserole dish containing a cheesy shredded hash brown mixture topped by crushed Ritz crackers which has just come out of the oven. There is a blue spoon containing some of the dish which it has scooped up.

Notes

Please note that the nutrition information will vary according to what type/brand of hash browns, cream of mushroom soup, etc. that you use.  Apologies for any inconvenience that this may cause.
I like using Ritz crackers but you could sub around 3 cups of crushed corn flakes.
Cream of chicken soup can be subbed for cream of mushroom soup. 
Feel free to sprinkle on some bacon bits if you want! 

Nutrition

Calories: 213kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 8gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.001gCholesterol: 33mgSodium: 452mgPotassium: 474mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 373IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 184mgIron: 1mg
Keyword casserole, potato casserole
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