Hash brown Potato Casserole

Hash brown Potato Casserole

Recipe adapted from Paula Dean

• 2 pounds frozen hash brown potatoes
• 4 cups grated Cheddar cheese
• 1 10 ¾ oz. Cream of chicken or Cream of mushroom soup
• 2 cups sour cream
• ½ cup (1 stick) melted butter
• ½- ¾ cup white or yellow onion, chopped
• Salt, pepper, and garlic powder (season to your taste)
• 6-8 pieces bacon; chopped and cooked
• 3 green onion; chopped

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  In a large bowl, combine the potatoes, 2 cups of the Cheddar cheese, soup, sour cream, butter, onion, 1/3 green onions, 1/3 bacon and seasonings.  Place in a buttered 13x9x2 inch pan and bake for 35 minutes.  Remove from the oven and top with remaining Cheddar, green onions and bacon.  Return to oven and bake for 10 minutes longer.