You no longer have to make the trip to Cracker Barrel if you’re in the mood for cheesy potatoes. The following copycat recipe shows you exactly how to make Cracker Barrel-style potatoes with cheese, chicken soup, onion, and melted butter. These potatoes have so much incredible flavor and they’re really easy to make. This is a budget-friendly side dish you’re going to love.
This side dish is versatile and pairs with pretty much any protein, whether you fancy grilling chicken or fish, or even treating yourself to a New York strip steak. This side dish is so good it’s pretty hard to distinguish between it and the Cracker Barrel version. If anything, this one is even more delicious and is a total crowd-pleaser. Make this for a potluck or cookout, and just wait – everyone’s going to beg you for the recipe! It’s up to you whether you share it.
This wonderful cheesy potato dish is so easy to make. All you have to do is combine the ingredients and bake in the oven until golden brown and crispy. It’s just so simple!
Why You’ll Love the Recipe:
Cracker Barrel certainly knows how to make tasty cheesy potatoes and now so do you. This is a mouthwatering potato and cheese-based side dish which goes with any kind of meat, poultry or even seafood.
How to Serve It:
This is best served piping hot from the oven, alongside pork, chicken, steak, or another protein.
Ingredients:
- Hash brown potatoes
- Condensed cream of chicken soup
- Chopped yellow onion
- Melted butter
- Sour cream
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Chopped green onions, for garnish
How to make Cracker Barrel Cheesy Potatoes:
Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 13×9-inch baking dish.
Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl.
Then spread it into the baking dish.
Don’t press the mixture down too much.
Bake uncovered for 35 minutes or until golden brown and bubbling.
Serve hot.
Cracker Barrel Cheesy Potatoes
Ingredients
- 30 ounces thawed hash brown potatoes
- 10¾ ounces condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup chopped yellow onion
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- Chopped green onions for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 13x9-inch baking dish.
- Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl, then spread into the baking dish.
- Don’t press the mixture down too much.
- Bake uncovered for 35 minutes or until golden brown and bubbling.
- Serve hot.
Can You Make It Ahead?
Yes, you can. You can also combine all the ingredients the day before (it’s fine to put the hash browns in still frozen if doing this) and keep it in a covered dish in the fridge overnight.
Storage Instructions:
Leftovers will be fine-covered and refrigerated for up to 3 days.
Variations and Substitutions:
You can use tater tots in place of the hash browns if you have some to use up. The cooking time might be a little longer since they take a little more time to cook through. 
