Cheesy Potatoes
Dec 18, 2024
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If you are looking to switch up your potato side dish recipes, we have the perfect one. This Cheesy Potatoes recipe is so simple to put together. The ingredients consist of items that are more than likely already in your kitchen: potatoes, sour cream, butter, cream of chicken soup, cheddar cheese and green onion! That’s it!
This Cheesy Potato Casserole is a quick and easy side dish that’s not only filling but is the perfect compliment to any protein! From chicken, salmon and even steak, you can’t go wrong with this cheesy potato recipe! If you love this recipe, check out our Funeral Potatoes and Twice Baked Potato Casserole as well.
Why We Love This Recipe
- Easy ingredients
- Inexpensive to make
- Serves a crowd
- Family approved
Recipe Tip
When using fresh potatoes in a recipe, remember to drain the potatoes in a strainer. Place them back into the pan you boiled the potatoes in. Leave the burner off and gently stir the potatoes and the heat will absorb the remaining moisture.
This will prevent you from having soggy or watery potatoes!
How To Make Cheesy Potatoes (with real potatoes)
We all typically have potatoes that we need to use up. Are we right? If you want to use fresh potatoes, instead of frozen, here’s how to do it:
- Peel and dice your potatoes.
- Boil the diced potatoes until they are fork tender, typically about 10-15 minutes.
- Remove the potatoes from the heat and drain very well.
- Allow the potatoes to cool to room temperature before following the recipe card below with the remaining steps.
Ingredients Needed To Make Cheesy Potatoes
- Potatoes – you can use fresh or diced frozen potatoes. You can even use a bag of the Potatoes O’Brien that adds in diced bell peppers and onions.
- Soup – while our recipe developer used cream of chicken soup, you can substitute this out for cream of mushroom as well.
- Sour cream – if you want to be a little healthier with this recipe, replace with plain Greek yogurt.
- Cheese – this is important: use freshly grated cheese so that it melts evenly. Using pre-shredded cheese, there’s a coating that dries the cheese, out and it doesn’t fully melt.
- Butter – you can use salted or unsalted here. If using salted butter, be sure to adjust the salt amount to taste.
- Salt and pepper – potatoes just need these two ingredients. You can also use garlic salt for added flavor.
How To Make Cheesy Potato Recipe
Preheat oven to 375°.
In a large bowl, mix together the butter, sour cream, cream of mushroom soup, green onions and 1/2 c of shredded cheese.
Add in diced potatoes, and stir until combined.
Place in a pre-greased 9×13 baking dish, and top with remaining cheese.
Bake for 20-25 minutes until cheese is nicely melted.
Serve, and enjoy!
Can You Freeze Cheesy Potatoes?
This cheesy potato recipe is a great one to deliver to friends or family who either needs a pick me up, a meal train or great for new moms! You can freeze this recipe previous to baking it for up to 3 months in an airtight container. Allow it to thaw overnight in the refrigerator before baking.
More Delicious Potato Recipes You’ll Enjoy
- Twice Baked Potatoes – if you’ve never had twice baked potatoes, this is a must try recipe.
- Loaded Potato Skins – whether you are watching the game or want to make potato skins at home, here’s how to make restaurant quality skins in your kitchen!
- Mashed Potatoes Recipe – a easy homemade mashed potato recipe that is out of this world!
Cheesy Potatoes
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. diced potatoes or 32 oz. bag frozen potatoes
- 1/4 c butter melted
- 1 c sour cream
- 10.5 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1/4 c green onions
- 8 oz. cheddar cheese freshly grated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- In a large bowl, mix together the butter, sour cream, cream of mushroom soup, green onions and 1/2 c of shredded cheese.
- Add in diced potatoes and stir until combined.
- Place in a pre-greased 9×13 baking dish and top with remaining cheese.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until cheese is nicely melted.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
