Funeral Potatoes

The weather is still fabulous here–in the high 60’s today. Hard to believe that it was snowing hard, a week and a half ago. The nice thing is that if you want to be outside, it’s crisp and wonderful. But if you need to work in the house, it feels great to throw the windows open and keep going. Perfect weather for sorting out the garage…or making pumpkin cookies…or molasses cookies…or popcorn balls. Yikes–luckily, it’s also perfect weather for taking long walks! Looks like I’m going to need them.

This is a great recipe that is just as easy to make in a large batch as it is to scale down. Any leftovers keep and reheat really well too.

Funeral Potatoes

15 lbs medium potatoes

3 small cans Cream of Chicken Soup

2 cubes butter

2 pints sour cream

3 cups shredded cheddar cheese

1 T. Onion flakes

2 tsp. chicken bouillon granules

2-3 cups Corn Flakes-moderately crushed

2 T. melted butter

Boil potatoes in salted water. Drain. Cut into cubes–I run them through a french fry cutter–it works great. Make sauce with the remaining ingredients–except corn flakes and 2 T butter. Pour sauce over potatoes in a large bowl and mix well. Transfer into greased roasting pan or two Pyrex 9 x 13 baking dishes. Put crushed corn flakes into a Ziploc bag with butter and mush the bag until the flakes look slightly damp. Sprinkle over potato mixture. Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes for 1 large pan or 25 minutes for two smaller pans. Frightfully good!

What is your favorite pot luck food to bring to parties?

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Funeral Potatoes

Ingredients

15 lbs medium potatoes
3 small cans Cream of Chicken Soup
2 cubes butter
2 pints sour cream
3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 T. Onion flakes
2 tsp. chicken bouillon granules
2-3 cups Corn Flakes-moderately crushed
2 T. melted butter

Instructions

Boil potatoes in salted water. Drain.
Cut into cubes.
Make sauce with the remaining ingredients--except corn flakes and 2 T butter.
Pour sauce over potatoes in a large bowl and mix well.
Transfer into greased roasting pan or two Pyrex 9 x 13 baking dishes.
Put crushed corn flakes into a Ziploc bag with butter and mush the bag until the flakes look slightly damp.
Sprinkle over potato mixture.
Cover with foil until the last 15 minutes of baking.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes for 1 large pan or 25 minutes for two smaller pans.

9 Replies to “Funeral Potatoes”

Can you believe that I have only had funeral potatoes once? I love them!!! I had forgotten all about them. Thanks for the recipe. I guess I will have to make some now. Well, not this very minute now, but sometime soon. I’ll have to wait until it gets much cooler here in southern California. It’s been in the 90’s this week.

Kim

Yeah, it’s weirdly (is that a word?) warm here too–for October. Well, as soon as it’s cooler, you’ll love this. We sometimes add even a bit more cheese. It’s so good.

I forgot to answer your question as to what is my favorite pot luck food to bring to parties. It would have to be my salsa. I can’t go to any party without taking it. Even if I wanted to take something else, I’m always told I must bring my salsa.

The funny thing is that it is the salsa recipe that came with the salsa maker I bought at the fair. So it is nothing special, but everyone loves it. So I don’t want to disappoint them.

Kim