Hash brown Casserole with Ham is full of cheese and a delicious creamy potato base. Perfect for breakfast, you will love how many this easy to make casserole serves and everyone will enjoy every bite in the morning!
Hash Brown Casserole with Ham
This hash brown casserole with ham makes a perfect breakfast! Great to make on holiday mornings (or after a holiday with left over ham pieces!) this breakfast casserole is simply a base of hash brown potatoes, creamy potato soup and sour cream, with melty hot cheese and diced up ham. Just YUM!!
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Here is what you need to gather to get started:
- frozen hash browns
- ham
- condensed cream of potato soup
- sour cream
- shredded cheddar cheese
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Substituting Cream of Potato Soup
This recipe is really forgiving. While it will change up the flavor, you can substitute cream of potato with cream of chicken or cream of cheddar soup in a pinch.
Where is the Ham?
Ham and Hash brown casserole is great when you have left over ham, but what if you don’t? No problem at all!
You can buy diced ham in the prepackaged meat area (by the turkey, etc) that you can use for this casserole. You can also buy chunks of ham typically in the meat departments, all pre-cooked.
Will the Hash Browns Crisp up?
No, the bottom base of hash browns act as potatoes and are not the same as skillet fried hash browns, which crisp up in oil.
How to make Ham & Hashbrown Casserole
Preheat oven to 375 and grease a 2.5 quart casserole dish (typically a 13 x 9 pan) with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, add frozen hash browns, diced ham, soup, sour cream and 1 cup cheddar cheese.
Mix well to evenly coat everything in the bowl.
Pour hashbrowns into prepared pan and spread evenly.
Top your potatoes with remaining shredded cheese (because you can never have too much cheese)
Bake ham and hash brown casserole, uncovered, for 45-55 minutes or until center is hot and cheese is melted.
Serve immediately while still hot.
Serves 8
Can you prep Ham and Hash brown Casserole the night before?
You can, but its best to fully defrost your hash browns to eliminate any extra water in the mixture. Drain any excess and then proceed in preparation as normal.
Keep casserole dish covered and cold.
Breakfast Casseroles
One thing I really took advantage of this year was breakfast casseroles. They can be salty with lots of cheese or sweet (like my French Toast Casserole) and take no time at all to make.
But what I really love are filling hearty casseroles and hash browns are SO good as a perfect base to keep you full all morning long!
Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole – Breakfast Casserole with a full layer of tater tots, breakfast pork sausage, eggs, and cheddar cheese will help you get the day started off right! Recipe is perfect for holiday and make head mornings with quick assembly.
Amish Breakfast Casserole (with cottage cheese) – Amish breakfast casserole is a mouthwatering cheesy casserole made with shredded cheese, dense cottage cheese, and bacon – a perfect large volume breakfast casserole to feed a potluck or to serve on busy holiday mornings.
Biscuits and Gravy Casserole –Biscuits and Gravy Breakfast Casserole folds hearty sausage and delicious egg into savory biscuits and gravy, a tasty southern country style breakfast recipe with the perfect amount of pepper that will keep you full all day!
Cinnamon Apple Breakfast Bake – Apple breakfast bake with cinnamon, vanilla and caramel drizzle, can be served as a delicious breakfast casserole or with ice cream as an apple pie dessert.
Blueberry French Toast Casserole – Blueberry French Toast Casserole with cream cheese and homemade fresh blueberry sauce, will wake up your taste buds in the morning. Plus as a prep ahead overnight casserole, this is also the perfect recipe for busy holiday mornings with lots of friends and family to feed.
Cracker Barrel Copycat Casserole – Cracker Barrel Hash brown Casserole, yum!! This copycat recipe that tastes JUST LIKE cracker barrels infamous breakfast side dish casserole and is perfect to feed the whole crowd.
Sausage Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole – Sausage Hash brown Breakfast Casserole is a filling, hearty and delicious way to start off your morning! Once you taste the combined flavors of this awesome morning bake, you will never want to skip breakfast again
More Amazing Breakfast Recipes
The morning doesn’t always have to be about casseroles! You can serve with one of these other breakfast recipe ideas:
- Roasted Breakfast Potatoes – Roasted Breakfast Potatoes with garlic and chili powder are a delicious way to wake up! Done in the oven in under 30 minutes
- Cinnamon Southern Fried Apples – Cinnamon Southern Fried Apples with pecans, a delicious savory and sweet side dish that can also be served for breakfast. Coated in delicious brown sugar and pecans, every bite is perfection!
- Skillet Breakfast Potatoes – Often referred to as “home fries” you can skillet fry up your potatoes right in a skillet and they are a crowd favorite.
Ham and Hashbrown Casserole
Cheesy Hashbrown Casserole with Ham is a perfect breakfast casserole with lots of melted cheese, sour cream, and cream of potato base. Chunks of ham make a great breakfast protein - so filling and a great make ahead breakfast casserole with crispy topping!
Ingredients
- 1 package frozen hash browns 16. oz
- 1 cup ham (diced)
- 1 can (10.75 oz.) condensed cream of potato soup)
- 1 container sour cream, 8 oz.
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese + more for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 and grease a 2.5 quart casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, add hash browns, diced ham, cream of potato soup, sour cream and 1 cup cheddar cheese.
- Mix well to evenly coat.
- Pour ham and hash browns into prepared pan and spread evenly.
- Top casserole with remaining cheese.
- Bake ham hash brown casserole, uncovered, for 45-55 minutes or until center is hot and cheese is melted.
- Serve immediately while hot and bubbly.
Notes
Please see article about prepping this breakfast casserole ahead
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 23Total Fat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 164mgCarbohydrates: 0gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 4g
Nutritional information is automatically calculated with ingredients and serving size and may not be accurate. Please always double check with your own nutritional apps as well.
Lisa says
Hello, can I substitute cream of celery if I don’t have cream of potato? Let me know, thank you!
Trisha says
Lisa, you can substitute cream soups 1 for 1 in this case, but it will change the flavor. The texture will be the same and it will cook however. As long as you enjoy cream of celery, it should be fine. I just have honestly never tried it.
Teresa says
Hello. Can I freeze this recipe before baking it? Would like to have a casserole in the freezer on hand.
Trisha says
I have actually never frozen this particular recipe before, but in general shouldnt have an issue. I would wait till ready to bake to add the cheese topping and you may need to extend cooking just a tad longer to account for the extra cold from the freezer.
Trisha