Hash Brown Potato Casserole

By Kathy Johnson

Ingredients

• 2 12 oz or large bags Ore-Ida southern style hash browns (not shredded)
• 1/4 stick margarine; melted
• 1 8 oz sour cream
• 1 can cream of chicken soup
• 1/4 cup onion; finely chopped
• 2 tsp salt
• 1/2-1 tsp black pepper
• 2 cup sharp cheddar cheese; grated
• 1 stack ritz crackers; crushed (optional)
• 1 stick margarine; melted (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

Cook onions in 1/4 stick margarine. Add to potatoes; mix all ingredients except crackers and 1 stick margarine. Pour in a greased 13x9 glass casserole dish. Bake in a 350 degree preheated oven for 1 hour. When using last two ingredients, cook 40-45 minutes then add crackers and margarine, then return to oven and cook the rest of the time.