Mashed Baked Potato Casserole

Submitted by smiles4u

"This was on Paula's Home Cooking this morning. I will be trying these very soon! sounds easy and delicious."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 4 cups frozen hash browns
• 1 (7 5/8 ounce) package instant mashed potatoes with butter and herbs
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups boiling water
• 2 cups prepared French fried onion rings

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Bring a pot of water to the boil and add the hash browns. Cook for 5 minutes and drain.
3. In a large bowl, mix together the cooked hash browns, mashed potato mix, butter, cream cheese, jack cheese, sour cream, garlic salt, salt and pepper. Stir in the boiling water.
4. Place in a greased 2-quart casserole dish. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes. Sprinkle the onion rings over the casserole and bake for about 5 to 8 minutes longer until onions are golden brown.

Reviews

[cooking_with_gass]

very yummy! i made my mashed potatos similar to this with sour cream, ranch dressing, jack cheese and baked it a few minuets with friend onions on top, and i tought those were good! these kick my potatos up a notch, thanks so much! <3 it!

 

[MikosMom]

These are really something special! Great texture and great taste. My whole family loved them. In addition to the french fried onions, I also added some shredded cheddar cheese and already-cooked bacon bits to the top the last few minutes of baking. Absolutely delicious!!

 

[mandabears]

we made this recipe for the last Thanksgiving day dinner and it was a huge hit. i could not find the herb seasoned mashed potatoes, so i just used the regular ones. a new family tradition, thanks for posting and saving me the work.

 

[mailbelle]

Made this for Thanksgiving. I didn't add any salt, but it was still quite salty tasting (I guess from the instant flavored mashed potatoes). If I try it again, I'll use unsalted butter to see if that cuts down on the saltiness.

 

[SaraBellaBean]

UNBELIEVABLE! I saw this on Paula's show and had to make it for tonights dinner. I substituted the french fried onion rings and instead I put sliced green onions into the mixture and baked it for 35 minutes. PERRRRRRRFECT!