You may know these by other names - Cheesy Potatoes, Potato Casserole - but the name by which we know them is Funeral Potatoes. For those of you that aren't familiar with Mormon (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) culture, there are a few things that we rely on and are known for: strong families, going to church, lots of kids, and Funeral Potatoes.
Why are they called Funeral Potatoes? Well, when there's a death in a family, the church goes into action. Meals are brought in, children are cared for, and the Relief Society (the women's organization) prepares a dinner after the funeral for the family members. You can count on ham, rolls, salad, sometimes green beans or jello, and Funeral Potatoes.
Funeral potatoes serve a lot of people and they are incredibly easy to make. They have absolutely no nutritional value - if you set out to design a dish that was worse nutritionally, you'd be hard pressed -
but they are cheesy, and buttery and one of the world's great comfort foods. They are also good for occasions other than a funeral. We like them for Easter dinner. With ham. And rolls. And salad. But no jello.
Funeral Potatoes
Peel and cook 6 potatoes. Grate them into a 13x9" baking dish. Or use about 3/4 of a bag of frozen hash browns. This makes it even easier.
Saute 1 small chopped onion in 1/4 c. butter for 5 minutes, add 1 can cream of chicken soup, 1 c. sour cream, and 3/4 c. grated cheese.
Pour over potatoes and mix lightly.
Top with 2 c. crushed cornflakes mixed with 2 tbs. melted butter.
Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
See wasn't that easy? And aren't they wonderful?
Serve nice and warm with any other comfort food you want.
1 comment:
Oh yeah, funeral potatoes - the staple of the Gasson Family Easter celebration and the best comfort food for the grieving family, as long as they dont' have heart disease! Paired with spiral cut ham and overcooked green beans,they have fed the spirits of countless mourners.
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