Cool Ranch Potato Casserole

Cool Ranch Potato Casserole – great make-ahead and freezer side dish! Potatoes loaded with taco seasoning, ranch, and diced tomatoes and green chiles. Great for potlucks! Shredded frozen hash browns, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, diced tomatoes and green chiles, cheddar cheese, taco seasoning, and ranch dressing mix. Our whole family went crazy over this easy potato casserole!! Great for taco night! #casserole #potatocasserole #mexicanrecipe #taconight

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Easy Mexican Side Dish

This Cool Ranch Potato Casserole is perfect for your upcoming Cinco de Mayo Celebration! Potato casserole loaded with taco seasoning, ranch, and some diced tomatoes and green chilies for a kick. These potatoes are seriously delicious! I could make a meal out of just these potatoes.

How to Make Cool Ranch Potato Casserole

This potato casserole is super easy to make. Start with some frozen shredded hash browns. You can use them frozen or thawed. Combine the hash browns with sour cream, cream of chicken soup, taco seasoning, ranch seasoning, Rotel tomatoes, and cheese. Spread the potatoes into a baking dish and pop them in the oven.

You can make this potato casserole ahead of time and refrigerate or freeze for later. I like to divide the potatoes between a few 8×8-inch foil pans. I cook one and freeze the others for a quick side later. To bake after freezing, let the potatoes thaw overnight in the refrigerator and then bake as directed below.

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Feel free to top this Cool Ranch Potato Casserole with some Doritos or Fritos before baking for extra flavor! I garnished our casserole with some chopped green onions. This casserole is the perfect side dish for all of your favorite Mexican dishes. Here are a few of our favorite recipes from the blog that go great with these potatoes:

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Cool Ranch Potato Casserole

Author: Plain Chicken

Yield: 12 people

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 45 minutes mins

Total Time 55 minutes mins

Cool Ranch Potato Casserole – great make-ahead and freezer side dish! Potatoes loaded with taco seasoning, ranch, and diced tomatoes and green chiles. Great for potlucks! Shredded frozen hash browns, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, diced tomatoes and green chiles, cheddar cheese, taco seasoning, and ranch dressing mix. Our whole family went crazy over this easy potato casserole!! Great for taco night! #casserole #potatocasserole #mexicanrecipe #taconight

Equipment:

• Mixing Bowls
• 9×13-inch Baking Dish

Ingredients:

• 1 (30 to 32-oz) bag frozen shredded hash browns
• 1 (10.5-oz) can Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup
• 1 (16-oz) container sour cream
• 1 (10-oz) can diced tomatoes and green chiles, undrained
• 1 (1-oz) package taco seasoning
• 1 (1-oz) package ranch dressing mix
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray.
• Combine cream of chicken soup, sour cream, diced tomatoes and green chiles, taco seasoning, ranch dressing mix and cheese. Stir in hash browns and mix well. Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake uncovered for 45 to 60 minutes.

Notes:

• Can assemble casserole in advance and refrigerate or freeze for later.
• To bake after freezing, thaw completely and bake as directed above.
• Can substitute plain Greek yogurt for sour cream.
• Here is our recipe for Homemade Taco Seasoning made with chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes, oregano, paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-taco-seasoning/
• I suggest using Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup in this dish to control the sodium.
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  • Need Gluten-free Cream of Chicken Soup? You can buy it here: https://amzn.to/3MtqQ1s
  • Here is our recipe for Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-cream-of-chicken-soup/

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