Vaquero Lapatata Cazuela (Cowboy Potato Casserole)

Name: Vaquero Lapatata Cazuela (Cowboy Potato Casserole)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup sour cream; 1 (7 ounce) bottle tomatillo salsa; 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper; 1 teaspoon celery salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin; 2 teaspoons garlic powder; 1 bunch fresch cilantro, chopped; 1 tablespoon lime juice; 8 slices bacon, chopped; 6 green onions, diced; 1 red pepper, diced; 20 ounces Simply Potatoes® Shredded Hash Browns; 1 cup mexican cheese

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Ready In:: 1hr 15mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
¹⁄₂ cup sour cream
1 (7 ounce) bottle tomatillo salsa
1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 teaspoon celery salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 bunch fresch cilantro, chopped
1 tablespoon lime juice
8 slices bacon, chopped
6 green onions, diced
1 red pepper, diced
20 ounces Simply Potatoes® Shredded Hash Browns
1 cup mexican cheese

directions

Place the first 9 ingredients in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth.
Fry bacon until crisp, drain on paper towel. Saute' green onions and red peppers in bacon grease until soft, drain on paper towel.
Butter 9x13 casserole dish.
Mix the sauce, potatoes, bacon, onions and red peppers together and place in casserole dish. Top with mexican cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees until center begins to bubble, around 45 minutes.
Enjoy!