This Funeral Potatoes recipe is a delicious, garlicky, cheesy potato casserole with the added crunch of cornflakes! Once you get past the morbid name – Funeral potatoes is a dish which is traditionally served after a funeral in Utah – you will be surprised at how much your thanksgiving guests will love this side dish.
It’s easy to prepare in advance too. Start by frying the onion and garlic before mixing them with hash brown potatoes, condensed soup, sour cream, Parmesan cheese, Cheddar cheese, salt, pepper. Place the mixture in a baking dish and top with a crunchy topping made from cornflakes, Cheddar and melted butter. Simply delicious!
To make my Funeral Potatoes, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
Place 2 tablespoons of butter in a skillet and melt over medium heat. Add the onion and cook for about 6 minutes until translucent. Add the garlic and cook while stirring for an additional 2 minutes.
Mix the cooked onions and garlic together in a bowl with the hash browns, condensed soup, sour cream, Parmesan cheese, salt, pepper and 1 ½ cups of the Cheddar cheese.
Place the potato mixture in a 9 x 13 inch casserole dish.
Melt the remaining two tablespoons of butter. Mix with the with the remaining ½ cup of Cheddar cheese and cornflakes, Sprinkle on top of the casserole.
Bake the casserole in the oven for about one hour. You will know it’s cooked when it begins to bubble around the sides.
Serve alongside your favorite Thanksgiving dishes.
This Funeral Potatoes recipe is and amazing Thanksgiving side dish - creamy, crunchy, garlicky! It has it all! Try it out soon and come back to leave a comment below letting me know how you get on.
OMG, these Funeral Potatoes are a total game changer! Made 'em for Thanksgiving and it was a hit! Everyone was askin' for the recipe. Super easy to whip up, and that cheesy goodness? Yasss! Definitely a new fam fave!
Wow!
Super easy, loved it!
Wow! These Funeral Potatoes were a hit at our family gathering! I made them for the first time and they disapeered in moments. The crunch from the cornflakes paired with the creamy goodness was to die for! Everyone asked for the recipe. I’m so proud to have discovered this tasty dish!
These Funeral Potatoes were a hit at my family dinner, super easy to make.
I love it! Thanks for sharing recipe!