Hash Brown Casserole

I made hash brown casserole over the weekend & it was delicious! A couple years ago I made the Loveless Cafe hash brown casserole & didn't love it, so I never tried it again. We were grilling out hamburgers & John wanted something besides french fries, so I decided to give this casserole another go, albeit using a different recipe. I loved it! I'll definitely be making this one again.

Hash Brown Casserole

Adapted from Cooking Light

Serves 9 (1 cup servings)

Ingredients:

1 cup thinly sliced green onions

1 cup shredded, reduced-fat, sharp cheddar cheese

1/4 tsp pepper

1/4 tsp onion powder

1/4 tsp mustard powder

1 garlic clove, minced

1/2 tsp paprika

*1 (32 ounce) package frozen Southern-style hash brown potatoes, thawed

1 (16 ounce) carton light sour cream

1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup

Cooking spray

4 tbsp butter, melted

1/2 cup Panko Japanese breadcrumbs

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Combine first 9 ingredients (up to cooking spray) in a large bowl.

Spoon into a 13x9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.

Sprinkle with panko, a little extra cheese, & melted butter.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until bubbly.

Kim's Notes:

*I bought Publix brand hash browns & just kept them in the fridge. Apparently they take 1-2 hours to thaw if frozen.

I tried to make this casserole more like mac & cheese by adding mustard powder, garlic & panko. It worked! Highly recommend this recipe.