Potato Bacon Casserole

By ellenbalizabeth

Ingredients

• 4 cups frozen shredded hash brown potatoes
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 8 ounces bacon or turkey bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 1 cup (4 oz.) shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 can (12 fl. oz.) * NESTLÉ® CARNATION® Evaporated Milk
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten or 1/4 cup egg substitute
• 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from nestleusa.wordpress.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

PREHEAT oven to 350° F. Grease 8-inch-square baking dish.

LAYER 1/2 potatoes, 1/2 onion, 1/2 bacon and 1/2 cheese in prepared baking dish; repeat layers. Combine evaporated milk, egg and seasoned salt in small bowl. Pour evenly over potato mixture; cover.

BAKE for 55 to 60 minutes. Uncover; bake for an additional 5 minutes. Let stand for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

My FAV dish to make and take to my MOM group

Very yummy! I didn’t have any evaporated milk on hand so I used half and half, and it worked just fine! If I make this again I might add more eggs for extra protein.

You need to get an oven thermometer, and make sure your oven is set correctly. Chances are, your oven is set too low, causing you to have to cook longer on each recipe. You can find out general info on how to change the temp of your oven here:

A couple of things.. I have cooked this in both a gas and electric oven. I have found that EVERYTHING cooks faster in a gas oven. If a recipe says 45 to 55 minutes, With gas, I always check it at 45 and it rarely goes longer than 50 minutes. I didn’t take the foil off and cook the additional minutes either time. It was completely done but not overdone. Regarding the “Beer-Mosa” yumm-o! As a twist, try a wheat beer like Shock Top with pineapple juice in it (to taste). When I managed a bar, it was a HUGE seller. Another wheat beer is apricot flavored beer. Delicious by itself, but try it with oj.. almost too good to be true and I’m not a beer drinker!!

As far as the temperature of your oven goes, you may have hot spots. (that’s okay, most conventional ovens do!) Hot spots are basically areas in your oven that run much hotter than other areas, which makes these other areas cooler than the temperature you desired.

If you don’t want to re-calibrate your oven, the solution to cooking perfection is to rotate your dish about halfway through cooking time. (remember, each time you open the oven it loses heat, so try not to open it too often or for too long!)

Check your oven temp with an oven thermometer, and then, CLEAN YOUR OVEN! Pay attention to the thermostat in the back … usually a metal probe that sticks out … make sure there is no gunk dried and caked on to it … after cleaning, check the temp again … it may go back to normal! Good luck!

My oven was baking slow too. We replaced the bottom element and it backs perfect now. I will have to try this casserole real soon.

This was fantastic! I used fresh grated red potatoes with skin on to retain vitamins and earthiness flavor. I added bell pepper and substitued Canadian bacon. This is a definite keeper and will make over and over again. Thanks for the tip!

I just had my first Poor Mans Mimoso yesterday on Pier 39 in San Francisco – it was excellent!!! They took Shock Top Beer and added 30% fresh squeezed orange juice. I am going to serve it at my open house pool party in September.

Congrats on the new gig. Looking forward to following your newest cooking adventure. I would suggest borrowing or investing in a few oven thermometers. Place them in front, in back, on top, middle, and lower portions of your oven. Turn it on to 350• and see what they register. Seems like some trouble, but after over 30 years of dealing with various ovens, it’s always helped me figure out the accuracy, hot, and not so hot spots in my ovens. Hope this helps!

Hi ! Suggestion for your oven issue… Go get an oven temp gauge… It hangs in your oven when it’s on and tells you what your actual temp is… Yours migh be a little off so maybe this will make your timing issues easier

RE: oven bake time. There is no fixed formula. I have a similar issue with my oven since it is electric. To solve the problem requires that the oven is properly preheated (wait for the alarm) and then experiment with 5 or 10 minute increments. If the recipe calls for 60 minutes, try 70. If still not cooked try 75, if overlooked try 65. You’ll find the magic number in 2 or 3 try’s.

Nick, , that much milk with only one egg and no flour to thicken it seems like an impossible task for any oven. I would add a tablespoon of flour to the milk and shake it in a covered container and then pour over the casserole. Also would add 2-3 more eggs.

You need to buy an oven thermometer! It’s very inexpensive and you just hang it on your oven rack. Set your oven to 350 degrees, wait 10-15 min for it to heat up then read the thermometer! See how far off your oven temp is. Say it’s off 25 degrees, you can start setting it accordingly. Just ck it everytime before you pop something in the oven! Easy peasy!

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Wow, birth weight record broken for triplets - 20lbs!!! Makes my 15lbs seem so light :)

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