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Hash Brown Casserole – A Thanksgiving requirement

Hash Brown Casserole - A Thanksgiving Requirement
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It doesn’t matter if you are eating it fresh from the oven on Thanksgiving evening, or cold from the fridge on the day after, this Hash Brown Casserole will not disappoint! You can eat it the way it is, put it on a leftovers sandwich, mix turkey in, or cover it in hot sauce. There are very few things that don’t work with this dish.

All of our Thanksgivings recipes are favorites. Hash Brown Casserole, however, is always near the top of the list. The cheddar, sour cream, and Cream of Potato Soup mix together in ways that really surprised me. The hash browns soak up a bit of the soup mixture and blend the whole dish together. This is usually the first casserole dish that is empty.

If you would like to make an easy adjustment to this recipe, you can substitute in most “cream of” soups for the Cream of Potato Soup. We have tried it with Cream of Mushroom and Cream of Chicken and both were really good. The basic of Cream of Potato, however, is still the favorite.

This is a casserole that you can make a couple of days before hand and just reheat it when you need it. If you do, make sure that you cover it with aluminum foil before putting it in the oven to reheat and heat it until the cheese and soup mix is bubbling.

Keep in mind, this dish is made two times to feed over 100 people. If you cut everything in half then you will have what you need for one casserole. Having a backup casserole already done might be nice to have though!

As always, let me know what you think of the recipe. To do that you can either rate it, leave a comment, or do both! I really appreciate the feedback and can’t wait to hear from you!

Enjoy!

Hash Brown Casserole - A Thanksgiving Requirement
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Hash Brown Casserole

Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time40 mins
Total Time55 mins
CourseMain Course
CuisineAmerican
KeywordThanksgiving
Servings: 2 Casseroles
Author: Mom Adkins

Ingredients

Auflaufmasse

  • 2,7 kg Frozen Hashbrowns thawed
  • 345 g Butter melted
  • 3 Dosen Cream of potato Soup
  • 690 g Sour Cream or half Schmand, half Creme fraiche
  • 675 g Shredded Cheddar
  • 3 TL Salt
  • ¾ TL Pepper

Topping

  • 165 g Cornflakes crumbled
  • 165 g Butter melted

Instructions

  • Break up the hashbrowns into tiny pieces.
  • Mix with the butter, soup, sour cream, cheddar, salt and pepper. Put it all in a casserole form.
  • Sauté the cornflakes in the butter and pour on top of the potatoes in the casserole.
  • Back in the oven at 175 degrees for ca. 30-40 minutes.
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Cheese Ball – The Perfect Thanksgiving Appetizer

Cheese Ball
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Granted, Thanksgiving is all about the main course with the desserts following as a close second. This Cheese Ball, however, really puts the appetizers back in the running. It is super easy to make. It can be made on the day before. This is really is a perfect addition to your Thanksgiving repertoire!

We celebrate Thanksgiving in Germany so it has grown to a massive event over the years. We are usually right around 100 people each year and there are usually some that we have to leave out because we don’t have room. For this reason, we needed an appetizer that people could eat while waiting for everyone to show up. Cheese Ball to the rescue!

On the day before, or even a couple of days before hand, you can quickly mix this together and leave it in the fridge. One year I even made it 3 days in advance. The only problem was that I had to keep my husband and kids away from it! Those are the types of problems that tell you a recipe is a good one.

Naturally, if you are celebrating with less people you can cut the recipe down fairly easily. Salt and pepper are just added to taste and the walnuts are the topping. As long as you reduce the cream cheese and cheddar proportionately you will be good to go.

As always, let me know what you think of the recipe. To do that you can either rate it, leave a comment, or do both! I really appreciate the feedback and can’t wait to hear from you!

Enjoy!

Cheese Ball
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Cheese ball

Even though the appetizer tends to get forgotten on Thanksgiving, this Cheese Ball will have you adding it back in in a hurry!
Prep Time10 mins
Total Time10 mins
CourseSide Dish
CuisineAmerican
KeywordVegetarian
Servings: 1 Cheeseball
Author: Mom Adkins

Equipment

  • Handmixer

Ingredients

  • 800 g Cream Cheese
  • 450 g Shredded Cheddar
  • some Salt to taste
  • some Pepper to taste
  • a bit chopped Walnut

Instructions

  • Soften the Cream Cheese with the hand mixer.
  • Add the cheddar, salt, and pepper and mix very well.
  • Form the cheese into a ball, wrap it in saran wrap and put it in the fridge over night.
  • Roll the ball in the chopped walnuts and it is ready to serve.

Notes

It is best if it is in the fridge over night, but as long as the cream cheese is fairly solid you are good to go.