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This Chicken Hashbrown Casserole Recipe is delicious! It is so creamy and delicious. Plus, the crunchy topping is amazing! You can throw this together in little to no time. It is the perfect recipe for busy nights.
Easy Chicken Hashbrown Casserole:
This Cheesy Chicken Hash Brown Casserole Recipe is one of the best casseroles I have ever tried. It is loaded with cheesy hashbrowns and lots of yummy chicken.
It is so good and my family just loves when I make this. I steam broccoli in the microwave for an easy side dish. My kid’s like to dip the broccoli in the yummy casserole sauce.
This recipe is creamy and full of flavor. My family loves this easy chicken hashbrown casserole! It really is the perfect meal rather you are wanting a good comfort food or just battling a sickness. It is amazing any time of the year!
My family request this meal so much that it is on rotation with Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole and the no peek chicken and rice recipe! These recipes are all delicious oven baked recipes.
Cheesy Chicken Hashbrown Casserole recipe:
Is dinner time crazy at your house? Whew! It can be hectic around here for sure! This is the perfect recipe for busy days of work and sports and activities. Just make it ahead and bake it when you get home. Dinner will be a breeze. It also freezes well.
Save time and money!
Save yourself from the chaos and make this casserole everyone is sure to love. This recipe is perfect in a 9×13 casserole dish. The ones with the lid are really handy if you are taking this dish somewhere. I use the disposable pans for the one I put in the freezer. It’s nice to just be able to toss the dish. Plus, they don’t have to worry about trying to get it back to you.
I also like freezing individual servings so my husband and I can have a quick lunch! It is so good the next day. So much better than the drive-thru.
Ingredients:
- Frozen Hashbrowns
- Cheddar cheese
- Salt
- Pepper
- Sour cream
- Cream of chicken soup or one batch of homemade cream of chicken soup
- Milk
- Cooked chicken, shredded
- Corn flakes, crushed
- Melted butter
How to make Chicken Hashbrown Casserole:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a large bowl combine together cheddar cheese, hashbrown, salt, pepper, sour cream, cream of chicken soup, milk and chicken.
- Place into a lightly greased 9×13 baking dish.
- In a small mixing bowl, mix together the crushed cornflakes with the melted butter. Sprinkle over the hash brown potato casserole.
- Bake for 30 minutes to an hour or until golden brown.
Salt and pepper to taste. Let set before serving.
The entire family loves Cheesy chicken potato casserole recipe!
It is comfort food at its best! There is just something about this casserole that is so delicious. Curl up after a long day with a plate of this tasty cheesey chicken potato casserole. It is just so cheesy and delicious. It just makes you feel better!
Another one of our favorite comfort food recipes is Crock Pot Chicken Noodle Soup. I made this one night for dinner and took a container to a friend that had been feeling under the weather. You just never know what someone might be going through. Being organized and having a menu plan has allowed me to not only to get dinner on the table for my family but to bless others.
Variation Ideas:
This recipe truly is just so easy! You can even use rotisserie chicken to make this recipe even quicker! I like to buy a rotisserie chicken and have it for dinner one night with Grilled Green Beans and Foil Pack Grilled Potatoes!
My family loves the cornflakes topping but you can substitute crushed Ritz crackers instead. It is just as good! Just use what you have on hand! I have even mixed both because I didn’t have enough for the recipe. You can also top this casserole with bacon, jalapeño’s, the options are endless! Sometimes we even add in some chopped onions.
Casserole’s are my favorite!
We love making Casserole’s in my family! They are so easy and I love the fact that everything is in one pan! I usually add a side and dinner is complete!
If your family loves this recipe, try Easy Cheesy Potato Casserole Recipe. This recipe is so good and in 40 minutes dinner will be on the table! It reminds me of Cracker Barrel’s hashbrown chicken casserole. Yummy! If you are looking for an easy meal that your entire family will enjoy, try Spicy Creamy Chicken Pasta Recipe. It is loaded with tender chicken, tomatoes, cream cheese and more! It is creamy and delicious!
Another easy casserole is Hamburger Casserole recipe! Our entire family loves it!
Print this Chicken Hashbrown Casserole Recipe below:
Easy Chicken Hashbrown Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 20 oz bag of frozen hashbrowns
- 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 1 teaspoon of pepper
- 2 cups of sour cream
- 10.5 oz can of cream of chicken soup or one batch of homemade cream of chicken soup
- 1/2 cup of milk
- 1 lb of cooked chicken shredded
- 2 cups of corn flakes crushed
- 4 tablespoons of butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl mix together the salt, pepper, sour cream, cream of chicken soup and milk. Then stir in the chicken, cheese and hashbrowns.
- Place into a lightly greased 9×13 baking pan.
- In a small mixing bowl, mix together the crushed cornflakes with the melted butter. Sprinkle over the casserole.
- Bake for 1 hour or until golden brown.
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I love that idea!
This will be a great recipe for post Thanksgiving turkey. Either way will be good.
Perfect! Thanks
Easy to make with leftover pulled chicken. I’d suggest a lil more milk, a smidge on the dry side. Tasty and a win for the family.
Yes, that will work great.
Can I use the thawed hashbrowns that are in the refrigerator section at the stores?
Thank you for commenting. I love these ideas!
This is our favorite chicken casserole. I love that I don’t have to chop vegetables as part of the prep. I add frozen mixed vegetables to make it a complete meal in one. Today I used French’s fried onions as the crunchy topping. I’ve used corn flakes, Ritz crackers, and Panko as toppings before.
This dish was amazing! The only things I tweaked was I didn’t have sour cream so I used a stick of cream cheese, I used ritz crackers instead of corn flakes, and I used cubed hash browns with onions and green bell peppers instead of shredded hash browns and honestly I think that was a great call because the onions and the green bell peppers added a lot of flavor to the dish!
Do you use shredded hashbrowns, or cubed?
Recipe sounds delicious, ready to try it.
Hi Mandy I tried your Chicken Hashbrown Cassarole four weeks ago, it was a hit with my family. very delicious I love comfort food. So today (Feb.18, 2022) I ask my family did they want to order out. They said how about that hashbrown cassarole you made, so we are having it again. Also we are have the apple pie made with the can biscuits. Your meals are so quick and delicious keep them coming.
What a great recipe! And so I interesting to see how others adapt for their needs and tastes!! Love this!
I love this recipe! I add an onion to it and only use about 1 cup of fat free sour cream (not a big fan of sour cream and between the soup and sour cream, one cup is plenty). I use 2% cheddar and rotisserie chicken breast meat in an effort to cut fat and calories where I can. I did take another commenter’s advice and only put the cornflakes/butter on for the last fifteen minutes of the baking time. So easy and delicious. I have made it with fresh potatoes before when I had some to use up. It wasn’t bad but I prefer the frozen hash browns – the consistency is a little better.
Yummy! A big hit with our family. Feeds a crowd.
MADE this and it was delicious
This is one of my husband and my favorite casserole recipes. It’s full of flavor and I’ll make this when it’s snowing outside. Will serve it with dinner rolls or a loaf of Italian bread.
I take the hash browns out of the freezer before I go to work. (Less time to unthaw while baking.)
-I also am not a corn flake fan either, so I put more shredded cheddar cheese on top.
-I used Ritz crackers on some recipes that call for something crunchy on top.
Thank you Kim!
I didn’t have cream of chicken so I used cream of mushroom and added a small amount of Chicken Better Than Bouillon for the chicken flavor. Next time I will not add salt or not use the bouillon as it was a little salty with the soup and bouillon. I added a package of frozen mixed veggies and it made it a one dish meal, which is a plus for me. Everyone loved it! Great recipe!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for sharing!
Awesome Dinner!! Only 2 of us so now we have extra yummy dinners in the freezer!!
Thanks for sharing!!
Yes, those would work great in this recipe as well.
You can use frozen Ore-Ida Potatoes O’Brien instead of the hash browns!!! So delicious!!! ?
I’m so glad you enjoyed it – Thank you for sharing!
What a delicious dish. My family loved it. I used the garlic butter ritz crackers on the top and I didn’t have milk so I omitted it.
This is a casserole I get a craving for, because it is so good!! Great flavor, and every time I’ve made this, it always hits the spot!
This is great to hear – Thanks for sharing!
I have made this recipe multiple times with corn flakes or gluten free bread crumbs and it is a huge family favorite. I have to double the recipe to make sure we have left overs since my family cant get enough of it.
I have made this recipe several times. It’s easy and delicious! I even get requests for it.
This was GREAT. I’ve shared this with multiple family members. Thank you for this great dinner.
I’ve made this recipe several times. It’s so good and easy!
I’m so glad that you enjoyed and that your substitution worked great! Thanks for sharing!
This is great! 1st time I made it I didn’t have frozen hashbrowns so used 1 little milk carton type box of Costco’s dried hashbrowns, followed the directions of filling the box with hot water for 12 minutes, then added them instead of frozen. Next week having company and making it for the 4th time the same way. Used mixture of crushed Ritz crackers and crispy onion topping. YUM!
Thank you!
Excellent Recipe!! Really cheesy and good – will make it often!! Thanks for sharing!!
Crunched up potato chips will work on the top as well. No butter needed.
Would a large can of chicken work? This sounds so good!
I think it’s so funny how people see a recipe and then change everything about it. I made this just like it said and we loved it! Will def make again!
Could you cook this in crockpot? If so, how long?
Phyllis – Yes, you can freeze the leftovers and heat them up in the oven when you’re ready to enjoy them again. Thank you.
When I freeze this recipe, I let the casserole defrost in the refrigerator overnight before cooking it to make sure that it defrosts. Thank you.
Nalize – You can make this recipe with shredded or sliced potatoes if you don’t have access to frozen hashbrowns. Thank you.
I freeze it before it’s cooked and I make 2 casseroles. I cook 1 for dinner and freeze the other. Thank you.
Tammy – Generally, when I make this casserole, I make 2, 1 for dinner and 1 to freeze for a future dinner. I have a large family so we can generally eat the entire casserole for 1 meal. Thank you.
Can I freeze the leftovers as there is just the two of us? It looks delicious! Thank you
How would you cook from frozen? Longer than an hour I would imagine. Or do you thaw first, then cook like regular?
That sounds delicious. Thank you for sharing Katrina!
Made this tonight. Only thing I did different was use crushed up bacon cheddar it’s as the topping, and I highly recommend. This dinner is fantastic!
Please help if you dont get hashbrowns what can you then use for this recipe? Please want to make it but dont want to make it if i dont have a proper guideline please
Yes, I think that would work great. Thank you.
Yes, this casserole freezes great. Thank you.
I am making several meals for a friend. (Cancer) I want to make the hash brown casserole. Can this be frozen for later use?
Very good. The corn flake burn easily. The second time I cooked it, I put it in for 40 minutes then put the corn flakes on for 10 minutes. Even 10 minutes was too much time. Next time I will only go 5 minutes. Maybe add green chilies too.
could U use saltine crackers for the top
If you are going to freeze one do you freeze it before it’s cooked or afterwards? Also do you double the recipe to freeze one or just split it in half to freeze one?
Do you freeze it uncooked or after it’s cooked and if you plant freeze one do you double the recipe or just split it in half and freeze half?
I just used 1 bag of hash browns. Thank you.
Y’all.. how many bags of the hasbrowns are you supposed to use? I definitely just used one. It’s in the oven now. I’m scared that I was supposed to use two. The recipe says 1 20 oz bags of hash browns. Help.
Yes, definitely!
Can you premake and store in the fridge for a few hours before cooking?
I use Ritz crackers as the crunch factor so no butter in the topping….
Yum! Great Idea!
I use Spicy Doritos instead of Corn Flakes
Great idea – Thanks for sharing Barb!
Instead of the corn flakes I used crunchy onions in the package. so good!
Sheila – I haven’t used cream of celery before but I think that it would still taste good!
Anyone ever use cream of celery instead?? If so, did it still turn out okay? I really don’t like cream of chicken or cream of mushroom? Thanks in advance ?
Someone asked if the hash browns should be thawed first. Definitely yes. If they are frozen, the other ingredients won’t mix in well. Ask me how I know this, LOL.
This is my family’s new favorite, I can’t count how many times I’ve made this already!
I’ve made this several times. It’s really excellent I don’t thaw the hash browns. I really like it. Next time I’m going to add red pepper flakes, and cook some bacon, and use the bacon drippings to sauté celery and onions and, of course, add the bacon in the end. Also, I never have corn flakes so I use crushed potato chips on top and add a little Parmesan on top of the chips.Should be even better.
No, I put in frozen
This recipe was really good but I made a few changes. I was rushed & didn’t have time to cook a chicken. So on my way home i bought a Deli rotisserie chicken. I skinned, de-boned & shredded it. After I blended all of the ingredients, I added a little more pepper, salt, a small chopped onion, a Tbles of garlic powder & a Tbles of onion powder. I Blended it all really good. & poured it in my pan, greased with butter. I let it bake for 30 minutes then I added the topping and baked another 30 minutes. The casserole didn’t look done so I loosely put some foil on top & baked it another 10 min. It was perfect and so delicious
I served it with seasoned lima beans and corn bread. ?
You could use crushed ritz crackers and the butter that’s always good!
Yes, I would think so, or you can just omit all together
I don’t want to use corn flakes nor potato chips for topping. Any other suggestive substitutes?? I was wondering about bread crumbs for topping! Any thoughts??
Either will work. I generally put in frozen.
Should the hash browns be thawed out a little?
i had this for dinner, and it was like crack, i just couldnt get enough of it!
This was so easy and my family devoured it
its in my oven now. nummers!
This was really good and is going to become one of my favorites. That being said, I had several substitutions. First, I’m not a big fan of sour cream and 2 cups of it sounded overwhelming so I substituted a partial can of cream of mushroom soup for the second cup of sour cream. Second, I added a teaspoon of Better than Bouillion. Third, I’m not supposed to eat salt so I substituted 1/4 cup of diced jalapeños to add flavor. Fourth, I don’t keep cornflakes in the house, so I substituted an equal amount of crushed potato chips in the butter. Word of advice, had to cover with foil about half way through because it was getting too brown.
I MAKE THIS POTATO CASSEROLE BUT NEVER ADDED THE CHICKEN. I ADD 4 TEASPOONS OF BLACK PEPPER THOUGH. IT IS DELICIOUS AND MY SONS FAVORITE IN THE WORLD.
I made this last night and it was delicious!!
Do you thaw the hash brown potatoes first? Answer ASAP.
THANKS
Going to try this.
Looking forward to make these recipes. I know my family would love them.
Do you defrost the hash browns?
Chicken Hashbrown Casserole sure does look good!!!