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August 2, 2011
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Confetti Scalloped Potatoes

Comforting Potatoes
Prep time:
14 minutes
Bake time:
35-40 minutes

Grandma's recipe card for these potatoes is dog-eared and faded, so I know it's a good recipe.

Grandma's recipe card for these potatoes is dog-eared and faded, so I know it's a good recipe.

Ingredients

Serves 8 

  • 8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 (16-ounce) package frozen hash brown potatoes
  • 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can cream of celery soup
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 (11-ounce) can Mexicorn, drained
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup crushed cheese crackers, divided
Directions
  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 375ºF.

  2. 2

    Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Sauté onion in hot butter, stirring continually, until tender, about 2 minutes.

  3. 3

    Add hash brown potatoes, soup and milk to onion mixture and mix well.

  4. 4

    Stir the Mexicorn, Cheddar and 1/2 cup cracker crumbs into the potato mixture.

  5. 5

    Spoon mixture into a 13 × 9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining cracker crumbs on top. Bake until browned, about 35 to 40 minutes.

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Grandma's Secret Tip

Grandma's Secret Tip

When Grandma started making this rich potato casserole, she couldn't buy Mexicorn in her small town. Instead, she used one 11-ounce can of whole kernel corn and 1 tablespoon chopped pimientos. The taste was very similar to Mexicorn.

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