What Are Funeral Potatoes?  

Funeral potatoes is a Midwestern dish made with hash browns or cubed potatoes, cheese, and canned cream soup. The casserole, which features a crunchy cracker or potato chip topping, gets its name from its place on the traditional after-funeral dinner table. It’s also common at picnics, potlucks, and all sorts of social gatherings. 

Funeral Potato Ingredients 

These are the ingredients you’ll need to make this easy funeral potato recipe: 

• Canned soup and sour cream: This rich and creamy recipe starts with a mixture of canned cream of chicken soup and a pint of sour cream. 
• Cheddar: You’ll need 1 ½ cups grated Cheddar cheese for these cheesy potato casserole. 
• Onion flakes: Add flavor with ½ cup of dehydrated onion flakes. 
• Hash browns: Use a package of frozen shredded hash browns, thawed. 
• Potato chips: Top the funeral potatoes with a cup of crushed potato chips. 

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