Copy Cat Cracker Barrel Hash Brown Casserole

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Hello Everyone! Welcome to my brand new blog! I absolutely love food and cooking, so for my first blog post I decided to share my very favorite breakfast recipe...Hash Brown Casserole! I could honestly eat this for breakfast, lunch and dinner!

For this recipe you will need:
1 frozen bag of hash browns (thawed)
1/2 cup butter, melted (not pictured)
8 oz sharp cheddar cheese
8 oz sour cream
1 can cream of chicken soup
1 small onion, finely chopped
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Non-stick cooking spray
9x13 Pyrex


Steps are as follows:

1.      Preheat your oven to 425 degrees

2.      Empty the hash browns into very large mixing bowl and season them with salt and pepper

3.      Add the sour cream, cream of chicken soup, melted butter, and onion. Mix until well combined

4.      Add half of the cheese and mix in

5.      Add the rest of the cheese and mix in

6.      Spray the 9x13 glass Pyrex with non stick spray

7.      Evenly spread the hash browns in Pyrex

You’ll want to cover the dish with aluminum foil to keep the mixture from drying out or over browning. Place in oven and let cook for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, take out and remove foil. Be careful when removing the foil – the steam can burn you. Allow to cook for another 10-15 minutes or until browned to your desire.

This recipe can be time consuming for early mornings so a lot of times I will make it the night before. It reheats wonderfully and I actually think it tastes better the next day. 

A few notes:
I used I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, reduced fat cheese, fat free sour cream, and 99% fat free cream of chicken soup. You can use full fat or a mixture of either as well as real butter. I have made this recipe with many different variations and it does not affect the flavor.

Many other recipes I found in my quest for the perfect recipe say to cook at 350 degrees. My personal opinion is it takes twice as long as the 40 minutes they state for cooking time. Feel free to cook it slower if that makes you feel more comfortable.

Please buy frozen hash browns! The ones in the refrigerated section have a very different flavor and do not cook as well.

For chopping onions, I use a very small food chopper I bought for about $10 many years ago. I have certainly got my money out of it. I also have a hand held pampered chef chopper – similar to the slap chop that also works very well. I just find the mini food chopper easier to clean.

I hope you enjoy this recipe!