This Hash Brown Casserole with Corn Flakes is one of my most popular dishes and with good reason. Shredded hash browns, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and shredded cheese are topped with buttery cornflakes to make a dish that is the ultimate comfort food. Try this or any of our 10 Simple Casserole Recipes and tell me what you think.
This recipe was inspired by my Cheesy HashBrown Casserole which is great to try if you want another variation on this dish. Cracker Barrel does an amazing hash brown casserole that also inspired me. You may have also heard this dish referred to as funeral potatoes since it is a dish people will often bring over after a funeral.
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⭐Why Hash Brown Casserole With Corn Flakes Is Awesome
- Great for Sunday dinner or even holiday meals
- The star of many potlucks
- Works great for breakfast, brunch or as a side dish at dinner.
🥣Ingredient Notes
- Hash brown potatoes - Shredded potatoes work best for this recipe. Thaw the hashbrowns before using.
- Cream of chicken soup - Adds a delightful creaminess and texture.
- Sour cream - Adds a tangy, creamy flavor to the dish.
- Cheddar cheese - You can also use a cheddar jack mix. You can use pre-shredded or grate your own cheese.
- Onion - Chopped. I used a white onion.
- Butter - Makes the cornflakes tasty and crunchy.
- Corn flakes - Give the casserole a hint of sweetness and crunch
📋How To Make Easy Hash Brown Casserole
STEP 1: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine thawed hashbrowns, cream of chicken soup, sour cream, shredded cheddar, chopped onions, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
STEP 2: Mix well until all the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
STEP 3: Spread Hash Brown Casserole mixture in a greased 13 x 9 baking dish. If you are making this the day before, you can cover it and put it in the refrigerator at this point, and add the cornflakes and butter in the morning.
STEP 4: If you are making this to use right away, crush 2 cups of cornflakes and sprinkle them over the casserole. Melt ¼ cup of butter in the microwave and evenly pour the melted butter over the cornflake topping to make buttery cornflakes.
STEP 5: Cover the hashbrown casserole with aluminum foil and bake in a 350-degree F oven for 55 minutes. Serve immediately.
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👩🏻🍳Expert Tips
Tip 1: For a variation on this recipe, feel free to add cooked and crumbled bacon, sliced bell peppers, or diced ham.
Tip 2: I love this Anchor Hocking Bake and Take set. It makes it so easy to bring this potato casserole to a gathering.
Tip 3: Thaw the hashbrowns before using them in this recipe.
🤷🏻♀️Recipe FAQs
How do I store this cornflake casserole?
You can store this in the casserole dish in an airtight container in the fridge. It will last for up to 5 days. You can reheat leftover casserole in the microwave, and pop it in the toaster oven to broil for a few minutes so the corn flakes can get crispy.
Can I make Hash Brown Casserole with Corn Flakes the night before?
Yes! You can mix up all the ingredients and place them in the casserole pan covered until the next morning. Add the cornflakes and butter in the morning. Then just bake according to instructions. I often do this on Christmas Eve when I am making them for the next day.
What can I serve with this cheesy hash brown casserole?
Whole Cajun Roast Chicken - makes a flavorful chicken that everyone loves. It is just as good as anything you'd buy in a store.
Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich - You can make this crispy Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich Recipe at home. It is so easy and can be customized in any way you want!
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📖 Recipe
Hash Brown Casserole with Corn Flakes
Equipment
Ingredients
For casserole
- 2 pounds shredded hash brown potatoes thawed
- 1 cream of chicken soup 10.75 oz
- 8 oz sour cream
- 2 cups shredded cheddar or cheddar jack mix
- ½ cup onions chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Pinch pepper
For the topping
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 2 cups cornflakes crushed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine all the ingredients except for the cornflakes and butter in a large bowl. Put the cornflakes and butter aside for the topping.
- Spread mixture in a greased 13 x 9 casserole dish.
- Crush 2 cups of cornflakes and sprinkle them over the casserole. Melt ¼ cup of butter in the microwave and evenly pour over corn flake mixture.
- Cover with foil and bake in a 350 degree oven for 55 minutes. Serve immediately.
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Notes
- For a variation on this recipe, feel free to add cooked and crumbled bacon, sliced bell peppers, or diced ham.
- Thaw the hashbrowns before using them in this recipe.
- You can store this in the casserole dish in an airtight container in the fridge. It will last for up to 5 days. You can reheat this in the microwave, and pop it in the toaster oven to broil for a few minutes so the corn flakes can get crispy.
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Tracy
This is so delicious!! My family absolutely loved it. So so good. Thank you!
Emily
I love hash browns & I love casseroles so this recipe is a winner in my book! I love that it stays good for days, hello leftovers!
Kushigalu
One of my favourite casserole recipe. I will be making this for dinner soon.
veenaazmanov
Hash Brown is one of my family favorite dish any day. But have never tried it with this amazing and unique topping of Corn flakes.
Slee
This casserole is a favorite for our church dinners. We make 2 large pans and NEVER have any left over. I guess we should start making 3 large pans! Thank you for sharing.
Sarah
I made a very similar recipe to this today, but had a problem with the corn flake crust, so I looked online and found your recipe, and I thought maybe you could help me. The casserole was great, but the cornflake topping was not crunchy/crispy...instead it was kind of tough and chewy. I used 1 1/2 cups of crushed cornflakes and 3 TBS of melted butter, except I meted the butter stove-top, then mixed in the cornflakes. Do you think that might be the problem? Because you say to put the dry cornflakes on the casserole first, then pour the butter over top. Doing it this way would seem to not get all the cornflakes fully wet and immersed into the butter...so is that the key? I cooked on 350 for 50 minutes. Thanks for any advice you can give!
Ashley
How did adding meat to it work out? Has anyone tried adding eggs as well?
Vicky
Thanks for the kind words!
Sumer
Yum! So good and so simple to make. So glad I found this website! Can't wait to try the biscuit egg and sausage casserole!
Sumer
I'm absolutely doing this for dinner tonight! Going to throw in some breakfast sausage so the meat eaters won't complain but this looks delicious!!!!
Vicky
Oh my gosh, what a nightmare. So sorry to hear the oven gave out. Never tried it in the microwave. If you did, please let me know how it turned out.
P. Casey
Oven failure. Company coming. I have casserole ready to go. It needs to have cornflake topping added. then baked. Can it be salvaged by doing in microwave?
Vicky
Hi Marie, if you scroll past the last photo there is a print button which will just print the recipe and not everything else. It should come out to just one page. Hope this helps. Have a wonderful new year.
Vicky
I have never tried that. If you do, please report back and let us know how it worked.
Halle
Can I separate into two dishes and freeze one dish (prior to baking) for future use?