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Slow-Cooker Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole

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Corey Valley
Updated Jan 20, 2022
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When you’re cooking for a crowd, break out the slow cooker for an easy, delicious side dish. These slow-cooker cheesy hash browns is the dish of legends at potlucks everywhere. Don’t count on having any leftovers the next day, but if you do, warm them up in the microwave and serve them with scrambled eggs for a hearty next-day breakfast.

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  • If you’d like to amp up your potluck game, this is the dish to take you to “superstar” level. Beloved by young and old, meat eaters and vegetarians, it’s a warm and satisfying side dish that will complement whatever else is being served. Best of all, making cheesy potatoes in a slow cooker is really just a matter of sautéing onion and garlic in butter for a few minutes, combining the other ingredients, then setting the slow cooker on low. When you come back five hours later, you’ve got a hearty, cheesy sidedish that’s ready to do you proud. This cheesy hashbrown casserole is just one of the time-tested recipes for that you’ll find in Betty’s best one-dish meals and casseroles.

Slow-Cooker Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 5 hr 15 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 2 bags (20 oz each) refrigerated shredded hash brown potatoes
  • 3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (12 oz)
  • 2 cups sour cream
  • 1 can (10 1/2 oz) condensed cream of mushroom soup
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
  • Step 
    2
    In 8-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Cook onion and garlic in butter, stirring frequently, 2 to 3 minutes or until translucent and soft.
  • Step 
    3
    In large bowl, stir onion mixture and remaining ingredients until well combined.
  • Step 
    4
    Place in slow cooker. Cover and cook on Low heat setting 3 hours; stir. Cover and cook on Low heat setting 2 to 3 hours longer or until center of casserole reaches at least 165°F and edges are bubbly. Stir.

Nutrition

230 Calories
19g Total Fat
9g Protein
5g Total Carbohydrate
2g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: About 3/4 Cup
Calories
230
Calories from Fat
170
Total Fat
19g
29%
Saturated Fat
10g
51%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
55mg
18%
Sodium
510mg
21%
Potassium
115mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
5g
2%
Dietary Fiber
2g
11%
Sugars
2g
Protein
9g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
10%
10%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
25%
25%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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