Funeral potatoes are the ultimate potato casserole for comfort.

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Funeral potatoes are the ultimate comfort food.

Learn how to make funeral potatoes.

Southern Living Funeral Potatoes in the baking dish ready to serve

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No matter the reason for eating them, folks will be satiated and bellies full with.

They’ll probably be coming back for seconds and thirds until it’s all gone.

Why Are They Called Funeral Potatoes?

Southern Living Funeral Potatoes ingredients

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Funeral potatoes most likely got their name by being a favorable side dish at an after-churchor after-funeralmeal or potluck.

What Are Funeral Potatoes?

Much like ahashbrown casserole, funeral potatoes is a dish that’s got potatoes in it.

Funeral Potatoes with a scoop out

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)can cream of chicken soup

1/2tsp.kosher salt

1/4tsp.freshlyground black pepper

1/4tsp.garlic powder

1(30-oz.)pkg.

frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed

2cupsshredded Cheddar cheese(about 8 oz.)

3/4cupfinely choppedwhite onion

2heaping cupscornflake cereal, coarsely crushed (2 1/2 oz.)

Southern Living Funeral Potatoes greasing the dish

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1/4cupunsalted butter, melted

Directions

Prepare oven and baking dish:

Preheat oven to 350F.

Lightly grease a 9- x 13-inch baking dish.

Fold in the thawed hash brown potatoes, Cheddar cheese, and onion.

Southern Living Funeral Potatoes whisking together the sour cream mixture

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Sprinkle the butter-coated cornflakes evenly over the potato mixture.

Southern Living Funeral Potatoes stirring in the potatoes and cheese

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Southern Living Funeral Potatoes spreading the potato mixture in the prepared dish

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Southern Living Funeral Potatoes stirring together the cornflake mixture

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Southern Living Funeral Potatoes adding the topping to the casserole

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Southern Living Funeral Potatoes after baking

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