Aunt Nellie's Hash Brown Casserole
My Aunt Nellie still makes me her signature casserole when I come to visit. This hash brown casserole recipe is a little taste of heaven. Save the leftovers and freeze them for another dinner or lunch. You might think the beef stock is an odd ingredient to use in this casserole. However, you don't actually taste it in the finished product; it is used to make the casserole creamier. You could use chicken stock in its place. Try Aunt Nellie's Hash Brown Casserole today. This hash brown casserole recipe is simple to make. After mixing the ingredients together, cook the hash brown mixture in a skillet and then bake it in the oven. Baking it makes the casserole hot and bubbly. This side dish will fit in at almost any family meal. After all, every holiday needs a potato dish, right? Let Aunt Nellie's Hash Brown Casserole be your next potato side dish.
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Cooking Time1 hr
Cooking MethodCasserole, Oven
Ingredients
- 1 (26-ounce) bag frozen hash browns
- 2 cup Colby cheese, grated
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup beef stock or broth
- 2 tablespoon melted butter, divided
- salt, to taste
- garlic powder, to taste
- pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Combine frozen hash browns, cheese, and onion in a large bowl.
- Combine the milk, beef stock, half the melted butter, the garlic powder, salt, and black pepper in another bowl.
- Mix until well blended, then pour the mixture over the hash browns and mix well.
- Heat the remaining butter in a large, ovenproof skillet over high heat.
- When the skillet is hot, spoon in the hash brown mixture.
- Cook the hash browns, stirring occasionally, until hot and all of the cheese has melted (about 7 minutes).
- Put the skillet into the oven and bake for 45 to 60 minutes or until the surface of the hash browns is crisp and browned.