Contest Winning Cheesy Potato Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 13x9 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, whisk together soup, sour cream, salt and pepper. Stir in cheese, onion and hash browns until well mixed. Spoon evenly into baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, mix together cereal and butter. Sprinkle evenly on top of hash brown mixture.
• Bake uncovered for 45 to 50 minutes, or until hot and bubbly. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving. Season with additional salt and pepper to taste if desired. Garnish with additional sliced green onion if desired.

Steps:

• Defrost potatoes, melt butter, and mix together all ingredients.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour in a 9x13 baking dish.
• From Carol, I sprinkle it with paprika before baking.

Steps:

• Place potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain and mash potatoes. Stir in the onion dip, cottage cheese, salt and pepper. , Transfer to a greased shallow 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with cheddar cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.

Steps:

• Place potatoes on a baking sheet and poke holes in two sides with a fork.
• Coat potatoes with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Bake for at 425°F (220°C) for 45 minutes.
• Remove potatoes from oven, and let cool. Chop into 1-inch (2 ½ cm) pieces.
• Lay half of the potatoes on the bottom of a greased 9x13 inch (23x33 cm) baking dish.
• Sprinkle on half of the bacon, spread half of the sour cream, and sprinkle on half of the cheese.
• Repeat for a second layer.
• Bake for 20 minutes at reduced temp of 350°F (180°C), or until cheese is golden brown and the edges start crisping up.
• Sprinkle with chives.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a deep 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Place yellow and red potatoes into a large pot and cover with salted water; bring to a boil. Cook until soft, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Combine mozzarella cheese, Cheddar cheese, sour cream, and mayonnaise in a large bowl; mix well. Slowly add potatoes and toss; use a wooden spoon or flat spatula to avoid mashing the potatoes.
• Pour potatoes into the prepared pan. Dot butter over the top and cover with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and uncover. Preheat the oven's broiler. Return to the oven and broil until top is browned, about 5 minutes.

Steps:

• Boil potatoes until cooked.
• While potatoes are boiling, fry bacon.
• Chop fried bacon.
• Drain potatoes and place in a large mixing bowl.
• Add all other ingredients.
• Whip with electric mixer (don't whip until completely smooth - leave some chunks in it; if you whip it too much it will be soupy).
• Put whipped potato mixture into a 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix soup, sour cream and seasonings in large bowl. Stir in potatoes and cheese.
• Spoon into 13x9-inch baking dish. Mix cracker crumbs and butter; sprinkle over potato mixture.
• Bake 50 min. or until heated through.