Family Recipe

Finding a family recipe that was unique and a "signature" to my family was a rather tricky assignment to fulfill.  My grandmother is the "cook" in the family, and is always cooking everything for family functions, which happen rather frequently.  The rest of us, well that's another story.  After I thought about it for a while I decided to include a recipe that my mother makes for all major family get togethers.  Since my mom isn't much of a "chef", to say the least, I thought it would be rather appropriate to include possibly the only dish my mom is successful preparing! 

Recipe:

1 can cream of chicken soup

1-8 oz container of sour cream

1/2 cup butter, melted (1 stick)

1 bag (32 oz) frozen hashbrowns, thawed

1-8 oz package shredded cheddar cheese

1/2 cup crushed corn flakes

Salt and pepper to taste

1. In a large bowl, combine cream of chicken soup, sour cream and cheese.  Mix well.

2. Add potatoes to the mixture.  Mix well.

3.  Add mixture to a 3 quart shallow baking dish.

4.  Combine melted butter and crushed corn flakes for topping.

5.  Sprinkle the cornflake topping over the potatoes.

6.  Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

I sometimes make this "side dish" into a "main dish" by adding cubed ham or smoked sausage.  We also had a vegitarian in the family, and my mom would substitute the cream of chicken soup with cream of mushroom soup, which was still pretty tasty.  This is a very tasty and very easy recipe to make, so if you have time, or are having a food rut, try my "family recipe", you won't be dissappointed!