Au Gratin Hash Browns Potatoes
"I took this to a potluck meal at work, and was bombarded with requests for the recipe. It's fast and easy and delicious!"
photo by *Parsley*
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
12-15
ingredients
- 2 lbs hash brown potatoes
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 pint half-and-half (I use milk)
- 8 tablespoons margarine
- 9 ounces American cheese
- 1 (12 ounce) container cottage cheese
directions
- Spread potatoes evenly into greased 9" x 13" baking pan.
- Layer diced onion over potatoes.
- In a saucepan heat half-and-half, margarine and cheese.
- Cook until melted.
- Stir in cottage cheese.
- Pour sauce over potatoes.
- Let stand at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
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Reviews
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Yup. This is a cosmic experience! Simple to make, hard to stop eating! Many request to re-make this one over and over. -
This was really good! I have made other cheese potato casseroles in the past and I was afraid this wouldn't be as good but it was! The only change I would make would be maybe use 1/2 -3/4 of a small onion. I was afraid that the onion would not cook but it did so there really is no need to cook it first ( which is what I thought about doing at first). I used half and half, low fat cottage cheese, Velveeta and all of the margarine called for, it turned out to be nice and creamy and cheesy and I didn't find it overly greasy. The recipe didn't say but I thawed my potatoes before I made this and it did sit in the fridge overnight. I will be saving this one, thanks! -
Thank goodness I halved this recipe!!! I couldn't stop eating it!! Sooooo good! I didn't really read the recipe before I started to make it - and so it did not sit for an hour - and since the hash browns were frozen and dinner needed to get on the table - I cranked the oven up: 385 for the first 30 minutes (covered), then uncovered at 425 for an additional 30 minutes! Worked perfectly! And, it turned out I didn't have enough cheddar cheese - so I added about 2 ounces of smoked mozzarella to the sauce - great addition!!! In short, this recipe is yummy, a family pleaser AND fool-proof!!! -
I thought I had already reviewed this one....but it seems I havent! I love this. I have probably made it 5 or 6 times in the last couple of months because it is so easy and so yummy. I use milk instead of half and half and I always use velveeta cheese. Everyone at my house loves it! No one realizes there is cottage cheese in it.....shhhhhh! -
This is fabulous comfort food that I ate for breakfast and again with rotisserie chicken and salad for dinner. It's just WAY too much butter. Next time I will cut the butter in half, too. I added salt and pepper in the sauce, spinkled 1/4 cup of shredded cheddar on top, and covered with aluminum foil for the first hour. 9 year old picky eater cleaned his plate!!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Whisper
Macedon, NY
I live near Rochester NY with my husband and our 18-year-old cat, Fluffy. It's actually Fluffy's house, but he allows us to live here as long as we pamper him and feed him generously. Our daughter, Kree, whom some of you know from Zaar, is also living with us again while she begins a new business venture in real estate. She's the one who got me hooked on Zaar and taught me to try new recipes rather than stay in the cooking rut I was in.
In my free time I like to take long rides or sit by the water, both of which I find very relaxing. I also like to do counted cross-stitch and read. I dabble in photography, always looking for that elusive 'perfect' shot. I did more cooking before I started working full-time, and plan to again when I retire (still years away, but dreaming).
