Ham And Hash Brown Casserole Cheesy

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (32 ounce) package frozen hash brown potatoes
• 8 ounces cooked diced ham
• 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans condensed cream of potato soup
• 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 1 1/2 cups grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 1. preheat oven to 375*f. lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• 2 2. in a large bowl, mix hash browns, ham, cream of potato soup, sour cream, and cheddar cheese. spread evenly into prepared dish. sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
• 3 3. bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until bubbly and lightly brown. serve immediately.
• 4 my note: i made it this past weekend. he loved it. instead of using the sharp cheddar, i used medium cheddar. i also added 1/4c red bell peppers, 1/4c green bell peppers, and 1/4c onions, and 1/4c mushrooms. also after i serve this onto a plate, i grate some fresh parmesean cheese to give it a little kick. the peppers added such a wonderful flavor to this dish. this is going to be a favorite for a long time.
• 5 don't subsitute cream of chicken or celery soup for the cream of potato. it's a key ingredient and worth the trip to the market to get it if you don't have it on hand.
• 6 i did cover loosely with foil after about 20 minutes when it looked like the edges were browning too early, but next time i'm just going to let it go. i didn't think a cup of ham would be enough or that this would actually serve 12, but it was just right. i used diced hash browns instead of the shreds, and shredded parmesan from a bag instead of the shaker can. next time i might throw in some chopped jalapenos or green chiles for more zip -- bacon crumbles would be good too. breakfast burrito idea for leftovers also sounds fabulous!
• 7 i made this for a church group and got rave good reviews, and many recipe requests. i agreed with other reviewers that it was very salty, if you can use any low sodium ingredients do so. to the reviewer whose results were soupy, i wonder if you might have used ready to serve, rather than condensed soup. thanks for the reviewer this recipe! this is an addition to my original review. i recently made this again, i omitted the parmesan cheese, instead topping it with an additional handful of cheddar. this eliminated the salt problem! wonderful stuff, try it you will be pleased!