Description
This Cracker Barrel Hashbrown Casserole (Crockpot & Oven) recipe is a great copycat of the restaurant version but even creamier and cheesier!
Ingredients
2 – 20 oz. packages of Simply Potatoes refrigerated shredded potatoes
1 large sweet onion
1 stick butter
1 cup sour cream
1 tsp each seasoned salt, garlic powder, onion powder, ground mustard, pepper
8 oz shredded colby jack cheese (or more to taste)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
Instructions
Crockpot Directions:
If you’re making this dish for a large gathering, the crockpot is a great way to free up oven space and make a large batch of this dish. Here are the crockpot directions:
- Dice onion.
- Melt butter in the microwave in 30 second increments until completely melted.
- Shred cheese if not using pre-shredded.
- Add all ingredients to a crockpot, reserving a small portion of the cheese to add on top, mix together, top with reserved cheese and cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8.
- Optional: for a golden brown top, remove hash brown casserole from the Crockpot, add to a large baking dish, and broil until golden brown.
Oven Directions:
If you’re like me and LOVE the crispy, brown edges of hashbrown casserole you might prefer the oven baked method to ensure the top and edges are brown and crispy.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Dice onion.
- Melt butter in the microwave in 30 second increments until completely melted.
- Shred cheese if not using pre-shredded.
- Add all ingredients to a bowl and combine, reserving a small portion of the cheese to add on top. Mix ingredients together.
- Add all ingredients to a large baking dish, topping with the reserved cheese and bake for 45-60 minutes until bubbling and golden brown.
Notes
This recipe is similar to Cracker Barrel’s flavor; however, their version is definitely drier than this one. If you like a dry casserole, use only one can of cream of chicken.
This recipe does produce brown and crispy edges around the bottom of the crockpot; however the top does not brown. You may transfer this to an oven safe dish to broil if desired.
This recipe is great to make in a large batch for the week. We love to reheat it in a hot skillet to add crispy edges.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Sides
- Method: Crockpot
- Cuisine: American
