Funeral Potatoes

27 Reviews

Prep: 5 min
Cook: 10 min
Ready In: 15 min

“This dish was served at my aunt's home after a family funeral. The woman who brought this fabulous dish had no name for it, so in my family, it is now known as the 'Funeral Potatoes'. I make it for every holiday and special barbecues too.” - by Nancy Mottu

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) jar process cheese sauce
1 cup sour cream
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup
1 1/4 cups water
1/2 cup butter, melted
salt and pepper to taste
1 (2 pound) package frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
2 cups bread crumbs

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Directions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch casserole dish.
In a large bowl, whisk together the processed cheese, sour cream, mushroom soup, celery soup, water, 1/2 of the margarine and salt and pepper to taste.
Place potatoes in prepared dish, add soup mixture and mix well.
Mix crumbs with remaining melted margarine and sprinkle over top of potato casserole.
Bake at 325 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 40 to 50 minutes or until crumbs are lightly browned and casserole is bubbling.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (11 total)

Calories
418 cal
21%

Fat
30.3 g
47%

Carbs
37 g
12%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (27)

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STACEYSULLIVAN

Aug. 16, 2007

"Oddly, our family also calls this dish "Funeral Potatoes" and that's the title I used to search for this. As others have mentioned, I too use the cubed hash browns (or the O'Brien kind); I use shredde..." See mored cheese (of the cheddar variety) and one can of soup - cream of chicken. I also use corn flakes instead of bread crumbs. Also, I add about 1/2 of an onion, diced. Awesome! A great compliment to ham. I always make this for Easter. Good for potlucks too!"

GailMHS

Mar. 18, 2008

" Funeral potatoes are yummy, one of my fav dishes. however, this particular recipe is bland and runny. Yes, I made exactly to the recipe. I won't use this recipe again, and advise anyone looking for..." See more funeral potatoes, to keep looking."

Cami C

Apr. 6, 2007

"I've made a recipe like this with just a few changes. Instead of using celery and mushroom soup I use two cans of cream of chicken, and use shredded cheese instead of process cheese. I also use crus..." See morehed corn flakes instead of bread crumbs, and ad green onions. Very good."

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