Name: Cheesy Potatoes, AKA Funeral Potatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 1 ½ -1 ¾ pounds of russet potatoes, cooked, peeled, and diced small. *see note; 2 Tablespoons butter; 1 small onion, diced; 1 clove of garlic, minced; 2 tablespoons flour; ¾ cup chicken broth; ½ cup milk; ¾ tsp salt; ¼ tsp pepper; ¼ tsp rosemary; ¼ tsp thyme; 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese; 1/3 cup sour cream; ; 10 ritz crackers, crushed into crumbs; 1 1/4 cup corn flakes, crushed; 1 ½ tablespoons melted butter

Cheesy Potatoes, AKA Funeral Potatoes

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An easy to make creamy and cheesy sauce and canned soup free!

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 70 minutes
Yield: 5-6 servings 1x

Ingredients

Scale

1 ½ –1 ¾ pounds of russet potatoes, cooked, peeled, and diced small. *see note

2 Tablespoons butter

1 small onion, diced

1 clove of garlic, minced

2 tablespoons flour

¾ cup chicken broth

½ cup milk

¾ tsp salt

¼ tsp pepper

¼ tsp rosemary

¼ tsp thyme

1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

1/3 cup sour cream

Topping-

10 ritz crackers, crushed into crumbs

1 1/4 cup corn flakes, crushed

1 ½ tablespoons melted butter

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly spray a 9×9 or 10×10 baking dish and set aside.

Melt the butter in a large sauce pan over medium heat and add the onions. Saute the onions till soft, about 6 minutes and then add the garlic and cook another minute of two. Sprinkle the flour in and cook, stirring constantly, for 3-4 minutes. Reduce heat to medium low and add the broth, milk and seasonings and continue stirring till starting to simmer. Simmer till sauce thickens a bit, about 5-6 minutes. Take off the heat and stir in cheese till melted and then add in the sour cream.

In a large bowl add the cooked and diced potatoes. Pour the cream sauce over the potatoes and gently stir till combined. Spread evenly into the prepared baking dish.

Topping-

In a small bowl combine the cracker crumbs and the corn flakes. Pour the melted butter and stir till butter is evenly distributed. Sprinkle over potatoes in baking dish.

Bake covered for about 30 minutes and then remove foil and bake another 15 minutes till topping is starting to golden and potatoes are bubbly.

Notes

I bake my potatoes in the oven until about 5 minutes before they would be perfectly cooked. If you bake them all the way they will not hold their shape in the finished product and you may end up with a somewhat mashed potato type situation. After the potatoes are baked and have cooled for a bit, I put them in the fridge to get cold. Then I peel them (just the tear off the skin) and then dice them small. You can also shred them on the large side of a box grater.

This dish can be made several days ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator. If making ahead, put topping on right before placing in oven and add about 10-15 minutes to the baking time.

This recipe can easily be doubled and made in a 9×13 casserole dish. For my little family of 4, the smaller casserole dish works the best without heaps of leftovers.

Keywords: Funeral Potatoes, Cheesy Potatoes

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