These cheesy potatoes are diced potatoes tossed in a creamy blend of sour cream, butter and cheese, then baked to golden brown perfection. A quick and easy casserole recipe that’s perfect for feeding a crowd and pairs perfectly with chicken, pork and beef.
When I’m looking for a side dish that I know will satisfy, I turn to family favorites such as funeral potatoes, baked mac and cheese, green beans with bacon and this cheesy potato recipe.
You can never go wrong with potatoes and cheese, it’s a flavor combination that never goes out of style. These cheesy potatoes take minutes to put together, and always get rave reviews from family and friends. A great dish for Thanksgiving or Christmas festivities!
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Cheesy Potatoes Ingredients
To make this recipe, you will need cubed potatoes such as frozen hash browns, melted butter, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, onion, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, cheddar cheese and fresh parsley.
How Do You Make Cheesy Potatoes?
Place cubed potatoes, butter, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, seasonings and cheese in a large bowl. Stir gently to combine the ingredients. Spread the potato mixture into an even layer in a baking dish. Sprinkle more cheese over the top of the potatoes. Bake until golden brown, then add a sprinkle of fresh parsley and serve.
Tips For The Perfect Side Dish
- Be sure to mince your onion finely for this dish, as you only want small pieces in each bite.
- I highly recommend using freshly grated cheese for your casserole. The pre-shredded bags of cheese at the grocery store often contain anti caking agents and do not melt smoothly.
- The easiest way to make this dish is with a bag of frozen diced hash browns. If you prefer, you can use fresh diced potatoes, just be sure to boil them until tender before use. If you’re using fresh potatoes, I recommend using Yukon Gold or Russet varieties.
- Serve your potatoes alongside main course options such as rack of lamb, chicken scallopini, crockpot meatloaf, Mississippi pot roast, or shrimp seasoned with shrimp marinade.
- This casserole feeds a crowd, but can easily be cut in half in a 9 inch square pan for a small group.
- This dish will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. To reheat your cheesy potatoes, cover the pan with foil and bake at 350 degrees F for 20-30 minutes. To heat individual servings, you can use a microwave and cook for 2 minutes.
Quick Tip
To make this dish in advance, prepare the recipe, then store the casserole in the refrigerator until you’re ready to eat. You can assemble your cheesy potatoes up to 8 hours in advance.
Recipe FAQs
Scalloped potatoes are sliced raw potatoes cooked in a cheese sauce. Cheesy potatoes are diced cooked potatoes that are warmed through in a cheese and sour cream mixture.
You can use whole milk Greek yogurt or creme fraiche instead of sour cream in cheesy potatoes. Just be aware that the flavor may not be exactly the same, as yogurt is tangier than sour cream, and creme fraiche is not as thick as sour cream.
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Flavor Variations
While these potatoes are great as-is, you can add other ingredients to customize this recipe to your tastes.
- Protein: Make this side dish into a main course by adding 2 cups of cooked diced meat such as chicken, ham or sausage.
- Cheese: While cheddar cheese is a classic ingredient in this casserole, feel free to substitute a different variety of cheese such as Colby Jack, mozzarella or Monterey Jack. You can also do a combination of cheeses!
- Vegetables: Feel free to add some cooked veggies such as mushrooms or spinach.
- Topping: Add a crunchy topping such as cooked crumbled bacon, green onion, crushed cornflakes, panko bread crumbs, crumbled ritz crackers, or crushed potato chips.
- Soup: Swap out the cream of chicken soup for cream of mushroom soup or cream of celery soup.
These cheesy potatoes are on our holiday table every year, but we also enjoy this one year round! I love that it’s easy to prepare, and my family loves the rich and savory flavors.
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Cheesy Potatoes
Ingredients
- 2 lb bag frozen cubed hash browns thawed, or use 2 pounds of cubed boiled potatoes
- 6 tablespoons butter melted
- 10 1/2 ounce can cream of chicken soup
- 2 cups sour cream
- 1/3 cup onion finely diced
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese divided use
- cooking spray
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9"x13" baking dish with cooking spray.
- Place the cubed potatoes, butter, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, onion, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and 1 cup of cheddar cheese in a bowl. Stir to combine.
- Spoon the potato mixture into the prepared pan.
- Sprinkle the remaining 1 1/2 cups of cheese over the potato layer.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes or until top is golden brown. Sprinkle with parsley if desired, then serve.
Notes
- I highly recommend using freshly grated cheese for your casserole. The pre-shredded bags of cheese at the grocery store often contain preservatives and anti caking agents and do not melt smoothly.
- The easiest way to make this dish is with a bag of frozen diced hash browns. If you prefer, you can use fresh diced potatoes, just be sure to boil them until tender before use. If you’re using fresh potatoes, I recommend using Yukon Gold or Russet varieties.
Easy to make on busy day
Made as directed but didn’t have cream of chicken soup but used cheddar cheese soup
Turned out perfect.
Yummy
What a crowd-pleasing dish! We all unanimously agreed this was one of the best potato dishes we all had! 10 out of 10!
Recipe delightful easy to follow and could not get enough of the cheesy potatoes I even shared with my coworkers and they all approved the cheesy potatoes were DELICIOUS!
Tried this to do something different, needless to say it only lasted a few minutes. I’ve probably made it a dozen times the last few months. It’s a great tasting recipe and everyone loves it. I always add a little extra cheese and have gone as far as making two dishes, put a layer of the mix in a dish, spread a layer of cheese, another layer of the mix, a layer of cheese on top. Whichever way you choose to do it, it still comes out delicious. Easy and quick to make also.
These potatoes are cheesy perfection. It’s hard to stop eating after one helping! haha
Oh my goodness this is cheesy heaven, this was such an amazing addition to our dinner. I served it with grilled chicken and green beans and it made for the easiest most delicious dinner. So simple and delicious.
These potatoes were fantastic! I just loved the hint of garlic in them.
This looks so delicious and tasty! I can’t wait to make this recipe! My family is going to love it!
Absolute cheesy deliciousness, definitely making again soon
My kids loved this – even my picky one!
Oh, my! these cheesy spuds look amazing! I can see them on the table as a side dish to so many things!
Look at all of that cheesy goodness! This dish is the PERFECT side dish. I wish I had a big helping right now.
My family could not get enough of this meal it was so tasty!
i agree! you can never go wrong! perfect combination!