Crack Potatoes – the ORIGINAL recipe!! Potato casserole made with sour cream, cheddar cheese, real bacon bits, ranch dip mix, frozen shredded hash brown potatoes. Can make ahead and freeze for later. Everyone RAVES about these yummy potatoes! SO good!! Make them tonight!
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Pin This RecipeOne of our favorite dips is Cheddar Bacon Ranch dip, or what I refer to as “Crack“. I usually only make it during football season because it is HIGHLY addictive. I only made this once this football season and I forgot to take it to the tailgate. I left it in my parent’s refrigerator! I was devastated!
I took the dip back home and started thinking about what to do with it – other than eat it all by myself. I decided to mix the dip into a big bag of frozen hash browns. The result? A fantastic potato casserole! We absolutely love this! Chicken Legs requests this all the time. I divided the potatoes up into 3 disposable foil pans and froze them so we always have potatoes when we need them. We just finished off the last pan, so I guess I need to add this to my grocery list this week.
Crack Potatoes
Ingredients:
- 2 (16-oz) containers sour cream
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1½ cups cooked chopped bacon (about 1½ pounds bacon)
- 2 (1-oz) packages Ranch Dressing mix
- 1 (32-oz) bag frozen shredded hash brown potatoes
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 400ºF. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray.
- Combine sour cream, cheese, cooked bacon and ranch mix. Stir in hash browns and mix well. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake uncovered for 45 to 60 minutes.
Notes:
Steph
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if you choose to use real potatoes, make sure you squeeze out excess water first or you will end up with a sloppy mess!
I have not read all the comments (there are just too many!) Anyone try this with fat free sour cream and fat free cheese? does it work? This sounds awesome, but gotta watch those calories!
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The small pan would feed 3-4 people – if any of them are like my husband, then I would go with 3.
The large pan will feed about 8-10 people.
Just a quick question…if I make it in the 13×9 pan about how many does it feed and if I brea k it down to the 7×7 pan how many does that feed?? 🙂
Thanks Steph! Can't wait to make them and hope they all fit in the pans that I bought!
I'd just keep the potatoes in the fridge. I'd probably cook them about an hour.
I am planning on making these for staff breakfast on Friday morning. I made a test batch over the weekend and they are delicious! I have a question though… I am making a double recipe with bacon and a double without. I bought 2 – 16 5/8 by 11 7/8 by 2 1/2 inch pans to make them in… I am going to put them together tomorrow night and put them in the oven Friday morning before work. Should I keep them in the fridge or freezer over night and how long should I cook them for together in the oven in the morning? THANKS!
found it…made it…LOVED it 🙂
I just discovered your blog this evening…not sure what rock I've been under! Let me tell you, I can't stop printing out recipes…and to top it off, I'm supposed to be on a diet, and my stomach is grumbling up a storm! Love Plain Chicken!!!
Fresh potatoes do not work so well. My sis-in-law made this and I loved it, so I wanted to try it. I like to cook with all fresh ingredients so I used freshly-shredded potatoes and bacon. The potatoes quickly turned gray. They did not cook the same as the fresh hash browns, the sour cream didn't absorb as well, and the dish looked really unappetizing–who wants to eat gray mush? Will make this again, but I guess I stick with the frozen hash browns–must be whatever additive they put in them.
When using fresh potatoes bake the potatoes first, let them cool and then peel and shred! That's how my momma makes hash browns for breakfast.
Finally made this last night after pinning it a few months back. LOVED! So, so good! Thanks for sharing.
OMG! I found your blog from Pintrest and this looks fantastic! Can't wait to try this tomorrow night.
A friend posted this on pinterest and it looks delicious. We are going to give a try tonight. Thanks for sharing!
Molly – fresh potatoes should be fine. I use a 30 oz bag, so just use the same amount of fresh shredded potatoes.
Also found this on Pinterest as people are pining it like crazy. Can I do this with fresh potatoes (don't have hash browns right now), if I shred them big? Will try tomorrow !