Ok, so let me tell you about the dozens of funeral potatoes I have tried here in Utah. I swear they were invented here but don't quote me. I have been to many church functions, family get togethers, and unfortunately funerals. Everyone of these have served funeral potatoes and I have to say say.... yuck!
Growing up in San diego I have never in my life heard of funeral potatoes. It was so foreign to me. People topping cheesy potatoes with cereal atrocious!!! Then one fine girls camp I finally was plated with this sloppy mess. I sat there staring at this plate of slop thinking "there is no way this will be good" I finally take the first bite and WOW! Amazing to my surprise.
Years later I have tried mushy, stringy, sloppy, flavor missing, soupy funeral potatoes. Some people top it with bread crumbs. DON'T I repeat DON'T! So I have done some in the kitchen testing until I found the perfect yet simple way to make funeral potatoes. Please, please try my recipe out before trying someone else's. I promise you will be wowed and so will everyone else.
Ingredients:
1- 32 oz diced potatoes (not shredded)
8 oz sour cream
2- 10.5 oz cream of chicken, celery or mushroom
2 Cups cheddar or sharp cheese shredded
1/2 Cup melted butter
1 yellow onion diced
3 handfuls corn flakes
1/4 tsp black pepper
1 tsp Himalayan pink salt
1/4 tsp seasoning salt
Preheat 375°
Pour almost defrosted potatoes in a bowl with diced onion. Add sour cream and cream of soup. Mix well. Add melted butter. Mix. Add 1 1/2 Cups cheese. Mix. Add salts and pepper. Mix and pour into 9x13 pan and flatten with back of spoon. Sprinkle salt and pepper on top. Add remaining cheese and crushed cornflakes. Bake for 45 minutes or until crispy cheese.
All the ingredients needed
Potatoes and onion
Add sour cream
Add cream of chicken
Add cheese and stir
Add pepper
Salt
Seasoning salt
Pour into pan
Pat down flat
Sprinkle salt and pepper. Add cheese
Crush corn flakes and sprinkle on top
Put into oven
Look at that!
Oh yeah! So delicious!!!
Let cool 5 minutes and enjoy!