SMOTHERED COVERED HASH BROWNS

By gaster16

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, diced
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil divided
• 1 (16 oz.) package frozen shredded hash browns thawed
• 1 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoons pepper
• 8 American cheese slices

Preparation

Step 1

Saute onion in 1 tablespoon hot vegetable oil over medium heat 8 minutes or until tender. Stir together onion, hash brown, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Drop hash brown mixture into 3-1/2” rounds. Cook in matches, 5 minutes on each side, or until lightly browned, adding remaining oil as necessary. Press down with a spatula to flatten, top each round with a cheese slice. Cook 5 minutes.