Loaded Hashbrown Casserole

30 mins
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Bake the potatoes and then freeze them for about an hour so they are good and cold.
  2. 2Take a cheese grater and grate the potatoes over the bowl to make hashbrowns.
  3. 3Clean up any mess from grating the potatoes.
  4. 4Season the grated potatoes with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and a little bit of cayenne pepper.
  5. 5Gently fluff the seasoned potatoes with two forks, trying not to mash them.
  6. 6Dice up some green onions, saving some for garnish, and put the rest in the bowl with the potatoes.
  7. 7Dice up some leftover bacon, saving a little bit for garnish, and put the rest in the bowl.
  8. 8Fluff the mixture of potatoes, green onions, and bacon.
  9. 9Grate the cheese into the mixture; ensure it's freshly grated for better melting.
  10. 10Fluff the mixture again after adding the cheese.
  11. 11Grate a slightly frozen stick of butter into the mixture.
  12. 12Fluff the mixture one more time after adding the butter.
  13. 13Add little dollops of sour cream to the mixture, ensuring it's spread out evenly for fluffing.
  14. 14Fluff the mixture with the sour cream.
  15. 15Butter a casserole dish.
  16. 16Add the potato mixture to the buttered casserole dish.
  17. 17Top with more grated cheese, specifically on one side if your husband doesn't like extra cheese.
  18. 18Sprinkle the leftover bacon and green onions on top for garnish.
  19. 19Bake the casserole in the oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for about 30 minutes.

Ingredients

  • 5 Baked potatoes
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Garlic powder
  • Red cayenne pepper
  • 1 bunch Green onions
  • Bacon
  • 1 block Cheese
  • 1 stick Butter
  • 1 container Sour cream

Equipment

Cheese graterGlass bowlForksCutting boardKnifeCasserole dishOven

Tips

  • Potatoes need to be good and cold.
  • Try not to mash the potatoes, fluff them.