This potato casserole was a last minute creation and switch from the original potato dish. What happened you ask? I received two amazing things in the mail.
Kraft Philadelphia Cream Cheese in Spinach and Artichoke flavor (oh my holy tonguegasmic delight on triscuits, that’s all I’m sayin’) and their Sundried Tomato & Basil flavor.
The sundried tomato and basil got me thinking about mashed potatoes and how good that would be but, I didn’t think mashed potatoes would be quite up to the task of our Ham and Deep Fried Turkey and Southern Green Beans cooked all day with bacon, garlic and onions… so I came up with this Potato Casserole and it might have been THE most popular thing on the table.
Potato Casserole with SunDried Tomato and Basil Cream Cheese
(This made enough for a 10X13 casserole dish)
- 4 lbs red potatoes
- 2 C green onions, chopped
- 3/4 C SunDried Tomato & Basil Cream Cheese, divided (1/4 C and 1/2 C)
- 2 1/2 C Light Sour Cream
- 2 C Sharp Cheddar Cheese, grated
- 3 to 4 C Lay’s Potato Chips, crushed
- 2 Tbsp pepper
- 1 Tbsp salt
- 1 1/2 sticks butter, divided and cut into chunks
**
- Boil the potatoes until tender, drain and set aside. Cut into chunks when cool enough to work with.
- In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, melt 1/2 stick of butter and 1/4 C SunDried Tomato & Basil Cream Cheese, add in green onions and stir fry briefly.
- In a large bowl combine chopped potatoes and all other ingredients, except potato chips.
- Mix well.
- Spread into a 10X13 glass baking dish, top with crushed potato chips. Cover with tinfoil and cook at 350 for 20 minutes, remove tinfoil and cook another 5 to 10 minutes until the chips begin to ‘golden’ up.
- Serve immediately.*
*if you want to re-heat this in the microwave, scoop the chips off, heat and then top with more chips.
** Carissa said “That’s a LOT of pepper”; she’s right. But, with the cream cheese, butter and sour cream, it can stand that much pepper. If you’re a bit squeamish to add that much pepper, just do 1 Tbsp and the you can add more after cooking.
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I’m drooling over here.
YUM…
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All I can say is they may sundried tomato cream cheese and I didn’t know about it!!!!!!!!
Oh and WHAT’s up with that much pepper?? TABLESPOON?? huh??
I’m all over red potatoes.. yummmmm
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Wow! That looks so delicious and I am starving right now. I’ll have to try this one. Thanks for the recipe!!
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Just busted my buttons, purely on the power of suggestion. Potato chips in casserole? Genius.
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Yum! This looks delicious!
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Woman, you make me hungry all the time.
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That’s so not right. My stomach is growling so loud I can’t hear the TV. That looks delicious!
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There’s a spinach and artichoke cream cheese?!!! That just sounds dangerous. Like I might just eat it with a spoon.
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You had me at potato 😉
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Wow, that looks so good! I haven’t seen that cream cheese but I guess I have an excuse now!
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this sounds so good I just happen to have that cream cheese in my fridge right now I just need pototoes I think we only have 2:) Those will be on the list and this may be made tonight or tomorrow.
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I ALSO made this one, man I am on a roll here:)
It took me a few more days than expected since I waited for the hubs to just dig the red potatoes from the garden, I hated to buy them when we had them growing.
It was also very good, I did omit the potato chips, this girl has got to show herself in a bathing suit on the beach in about 3wks so you gotta make some sacrafices.
It got 2 thumbs up from me and the hubs-the kids not so much, but don’t feel bad they are weird and super picky. My son doesn’t like mashed potatoes or cheese-I am not sure if he is mine or not:)
OMG I am droooooooooling over that! It’s even more delicious looking than what I envisioned on the phone. 🙂