My wife dearly loves hash brown casserole. I'll eat it, but it's not a favorite of mine, and none of our kids really pine over it, either. Donna is a very giving cook - she seldom makes any dishes that aren't someone else's favorites; as a result, she never gets to eat hash brown casserole unless we go to Cracker Barrel or unless my mother decides to send some to our house.

Last week, Donna was talking about it, and how she had found a simple recipe on Pinterest (a site that I simply cannot seem to get the hang of). I got the recipe from her, then picked up the ingredients in an effort to surprise her with it this past weekend. Well, she saw the ingredients and killed the surprise, but I obviously went ahead with cooking it.

Ingredients

• 32 ounces shredded hash browns
• 1/2 cup butter, unsalted
• 1 can (10.75 ounces) cream of chicken soup
• 2 cups sour cream
• 1/2 yellow onion, finely chopped
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp coarse ground black pepper

Cooking Steps

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
• Melt butter
• Mix all ingredients in a large bowl until well combined
• Spread evenly in a typical 9x13 baking dish
• Bake for 45 minutes (until the top is melted and browned)

As you can see, this is about as simple of a recipe as you can hope for; I had it ready in less than ten minutes.

The final result was delicious (in Donna's estimation). If this is the kind of thing that you enjoy, give it a shot.

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