Million Dollar Potato Casserole – We are obsessed with this casserole! SO creamy & delicious! Frozen hash browns, cream of chicken soup, cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream and cheddar cheese. Top with crushed Ritz crackers. Tastes like a million bucks! We always have a pan in the freezer for a quick side dish! #casserole #sidedish #potatocasserole
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This Million Dollar Potato Casserole lives up to its name. It tastes like a million bucks! I made this potato casserole for dinner last week and we were both blown away. It is super creamy and delicious. I could have made a meal out of just this potato casserole. It was that good! This might be our favorite potato casserole. Well, maybe the second favorite behind our beloved Crack Potatoes.
How to Make Million Dollar Potato Casserole
Million Dollar Potato Casserole is super easy to make. Simply mix together cottage cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, onion powder, garlic powder, cream of chicken soup, cheddar cheese and frozen shredded hash brown potatoes. Spread the potato mixture into a baking dish. Top the casserole with some crushed Ritz cracker and butter and bake.
You don’t have to thaw the frozen hash browns ahead of time. You can but it will still be just fine if you toss them in the casserole mixture frozen or partially frozen.
I know a lot of you have an aversion to cottage cheese. You gotta trust me on this one. It makes the potatoes so creamy and delicious. I promise you won’t even know it is in the potatoes. Cottage cheese is not something that I et straight out of the container, but I LOVE it in casseroles. I promise I wouldn’t steer you wrong. Picky eaters have to stick together!!!
Can Potato Casserole be Frozen?
You can make this potato casserole ahead of time and refrigerate or freeze for later. I usually split the potato mixture between several 8×8-inch foil pans. I love being able to pull a pan out for a quick side!
To bake the casserole after freezing, thaw completely and bake as directed below. If reheating the casserole, thaw completely and cover with aluminum foil. Bake at 350ºF for 30 to 40 minutes, until warm.
What to Serve with Million Dollar Potatoes
I love a good potato casserole and this Million Dollar Potato Casserole is one of the best. It goes with everything! Grilled chicken, pork, steaks, chicken fingers – anything! Here are a few of our favorite recipes from the blog that go great with this Million Dollar Potato Casserole:
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Million Dollar Potato Casserole
Ingredients:
- 1 (32-oz) bag frozen shredded hash browns
- 1 (10.5-oz) can cream of chicken soup
- 1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 cup sour cream
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 sleeve Ritz crackers, crushed
- ¼ cup butter, melted
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375ºF. Lightly spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, combine potatoes, soup, cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, garlic powder, onion powder, and cheddar cheese. Pour into prepared dish.
- Combine crushed Ritz crackers and melted butter. Sprinkle on top of potatoes.
- Bake uncovered for 50 to 60 minutes, until bubbly.
Notes:
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How can i use fresh potatoes
I made this in 9×13 and took to tailgate, but it’s getting too cold now, want to make again but would like to use crockpot ( I don’t have time to cook in crockpot pot as too early in morning)
Thoughts on baking oven, reheating in crockpot for ability to take somewhere?
I think that would work fine.
I think it would be ok to “mix” everything together a few hours ahead, refrigerate, add the Ritz mixture prior to baking later, ( like a few hours) just trying to save some time
What are your thoughts?
This is a was a big hit at my family Easter dinner yesterday. I doubled the recipe and loaded a 9×13 and an 8×10 pan. Delicious! I will definitely make again!
Have you ever used cooked shredded or diced potatoes before? Ie not frozen?
I have not, so I don’t know how the cooking time would change. You can use freshly shredded if you prefer.
I couldn’t get shredded hashbrowns so I got tater tots.. would you use them ?
Yes – you can definitely make this with tater tots. I keep them frozen so they are easier to mix.
I’m curious that if you are prepping this ahead of time and/or baking and then saving it for the next day to warm up and serve……do you still do the ritz crackers and butter then or not until you are warming it up for the time before serving? I’m also adding bacon bits to mine.
Either way is fine. You can add the crackers when you reheat it if you prefer. I also LOVE the addition of bacon!
Thanks. But if you do the crackers ahead of time and freeze or refrigerate with the crackers on too won’t they get overly soggy and won’t crisp up as well in the over? 🤷🏻♂️. Merry Xmas.
No, but it sounds like you really want to just add them before baking and that is perfectly fine.
Can you substitute the cottage cheese for something else? My husband doesn’t like cottage cheese.
Any changes and substitutions to the recipe would be up to you.
I too hate cottage cheese, however you would never know this has cottage cheese in it! Try it! If he hates it, I would suggest ricotta as a substitute.
I also add finely chopped onions too
I agree – you don’t even know its in there except it makes the dish creamier than the funeral potato recipes….
Short on oven space – any thoughts on whether this would be good in crockpot?
That would be fine
How long would you cook in a crockpot on low
Maybe 4 to 6 hours
Can this be made “ vegetarian” with another “cream” soup beside cream of chicken?
Any cream of soup will work fine.
Fabulous, everyone wanted the recipe.
Do you drain the moisture from thawed hash browns before using?
no
Can I just tater tots instead? I have plenty of those but no shredded hash browns- will that work?
Sure
Can I use ricotta cheese instead of cottage cheese?
Could I add roasted chicken breast to this?? Should I add some chicken broth so it’s not too thick?? N I cannot use cottage cheese could I just use sour cream??
I think chicken would be a great addition.
Could ham be added to this casserole for main dish ?
sure