For probably 20 years, my family has made Funeral Potatoes for most of our family dinners. My Aunt Virginia Fairchild used to help with Funeral Dinners at her church, and they always served these potatoes. Actually, we thought we were kind of the only ones who called them Funeral Potatoes, but it appears that they are popular all over the US. I just made these today, to take to a group function, as my part of dinner. They were devoured! I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like these potatoes, except perhaps my nephews, who don’t like cheese. I am now in charge of Funeral luncheons at my church, and we serve these often. The recipe is as follows, and I hope you enjoy them.
Funeral Potatoes
Ingredients:
- Large pkg. of hash browns….I prefer the O’Brien ones with peppers and onions
- If no hash browns are available with above additions, add 1/2 c. of diced peppers and onions.
- 8 oz. Sour Cream
- 2 sticks of margarine or butter
- 1 can of cream of chicken soup
- 1 can of cream of mushroom soup
- 8 oz. shredded cheddar cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
- Doritos or other crunchy chips
Directions:
- Heat oven to 375*. Grease a 9 x 13 pan. Chop onions and peppers if using those.
Put hash browns into a large bowl. Add sour cream, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, cheddar cheese, salt and pepper.
- Melt one stick of butter and add to bowl. Stir until well mixed.Spread mixture into greased pan.
- Melt other stick of butter. Crush Doritos, (in this case, I used Sour Cream and Cheese chips), and top the mixture in the pan with them.
- Pour the melted butter over the Doritos.
- Bake at 375* for about 40 – 45 minutes.
To FREEZE: Cover unbaked mixture with foil and label. This can be frozen and kept in the freezer for up to three months. Thaw. Bake as indicated above.
CROCKPOT: Instead of baking in the oven, you could also use the Crockpot. Spray with vegetable oil, or put a liner in the crockpot. Put mixture in and cook on high for 2 – 3 hours, or low for 3 – 5 hours.
From the Recipe Files of Sherry Ruddell
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Yum! I’ll have to give this recipe a try!