Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole

Essential Everyday

1 (10.5 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup

1 cup light sour cream

½ cup fat free milk

1 (30 ounce) package shredded hash browns

1 ½ cups shredded mild cheddar cheese

1 cup chopped onion

1 ½ cups corn flakes, crushed

2 tablespoons butter, melted

The ceremonial Crushing of the Cornflakes with an audience of one.


In large mixing bowl, combine soup, sour cream and milk; salt and pepper to taste. Stir in hash browns, cheese and onions; mix until well combined.

Transfer to a greased 2 ½-quart baking dish. Combine crushed corn flakes and melted butter; sprinkle over potatoes.

Looks rich!


Bake, covered, in a preheated 350F oven 45 minutes. Remove cover and continue baking 15 minutes or until bubbly.



Look at all 'em cornflakes! The crushing was worth it.


Note: Potatoes can be assembled 1 day ahead.

It's probably meant to be a side, but since it was a weeknight I called this a meal in a bowl. 

My Rating: 3/5 "I like the texture and sweetness that the cornflakes add to your standard cheese potato recipe. But my partner and I both had a really hard time with the onion. For some reason adding the onion took the zing away from the other flavors and made it all kind of bland. I liked where this was going, but not so much where it ended up."

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