Kelly Potatoes

I have seen this item sitting on many church buffet dinner tables and heard it named many different names. This recipe came from my mom. It's always a HUGE hit, probably because it's so low-fat. *cough*

Here's what you need:

1 (2 lb.) bag frozen hash brown potatoes
2 (8 oz.) cartons sour cream
1/2 c. chopped onions
1 (10 3/4 oz.) can cream of chicken or mushroom soup
2 c. shredded cheese, cheddar, sharp or other
pepper to taste
2 c. corn flake crumbs
1/4 c. butter, melted

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Stir together first 6 ingredients in large bowl.
Spoon mixture into sprayed 9 x 13 casserole dish.
Sprinkle with cornflakes, then drizzle evenly with melted butter.
**I sometimes like to pre-mix the cornflakes and butter and add a handful of grated parmesan cheese**

Bake at 325° for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until bubbly.

Crockpot Shepard's Pie

Wanna see what's on for dinner tonight? Jake's favourite is Shepard's Pie. I happened to have some leftover garlic mashed potatoes, but didn't want to heat up my oven. So I think I came up with a decent Crockpot version.

Crockpot Shepard's Pie

 

1 lb lean ground beef

1 cup mushrooms - sliced

1 small onion - chopped

3 cloves garlic

onion powder, salt & pepper, paprika

leftover mashed potatoes

1 cup water

2 cups frozen vegetables (I just went for easy peas and corn)

1 1/2 cups shredded cheese (I used cheddar and Monterey Jack)

2 tbsp Dark gravy mix - I used Bisto

In a saucepan, cook the beef with onions, garlic & mushrooms.

Add onion powder, salt & pepper.

Drain the grease.

Spray bottom and edges of crockpot with nonstick spray.

Add the beef mixture.

Add water.

Stir in gravy mix.

Add frozen vegetables.

Layer shredded cheese on top.

Pat down mashed potatoes to cover it all, make effort to seal edges and gaps.

Sprinkle paprika on top.

Cover.

High 3 hours. OR on Low 5-6 hours.

Remove lid 30 minutes prior to serving to cook off excess liquid and to crust up the potato a bit.

Voila!

** if you omit the cheese and/or replace the gravy mix with GFCF versions, this could become a Gluten/Casein-Free meal as well**