Crowd Pleaser: Potato Casserole

One of the things I learned to make in the kitchen was potato casserole. I remember thinking that it was so hard when I was helping my friend made it. But just a spoonful of it made me realize all the hard work was worth it.

So today I am sharing this potato casserole recipe that my friend taught me. I used to cook it like once a year only but in the past two weeks, I've cooked it 3 times! One of the reasons was I found a simpler way to cook the potatoes. You see, sometimes I don't follow the recipes quite closely, I change stuff around so it becomes an easier dish to make.

Ingredients:

--10 potatoes (just buy a bag of medium size potatoes and use 10. Don't buy 10 individual potatoes that are huge.)

--1 cup and a half of mayonaise.

--1 teaspoon of white vinegar

--1 can of cream of chicken soup

--1 can of water (after you've emptied the cream of chicken soup. use the can for the water)

--1 onion, diced.

--3 cups of plain corn flakes, crushed (use a ziplock bag for this. put the corn flakes in it, make sure the air's out, and then seal it. Use a cup and crush the corn flakes.)

--2-3 tablespoon of butter, melted in the microwave.

--1/2 cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese

--1 teaspoon of salt

Instructions:

1. Wash and bake the potatoes in the oven at 400 degree fahrenheit for 50 minutes.

2. (Don't start this til your potatoes are almost done cooking in the oven.)In a pan, drizzle some olive oil and stir fry the onions til they are soft, not brown.

3. Add the cream of chicken soup to the onion in the pan.

4. Add one can of water to the soup and onion.
Stir and mix.

5. Add the mayonaise to the mixture. Stir and mix.

6. Add the vinegar, salt, and half of the 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese. Stir and mix.

7. When the mixture is boiling, turn the fire off and let it cool while you wait for the potatoes to be done cooking.

8. When the potatoes are done, take them out from the oven and let them cool a little.

8. Cut the potatoes in half and scoop their inside off the skin into a 9x13 baking dish.

9. Mash the potatoes with the spoon a little just to make the big chunks smaller.

10. Pour the mixture of onion, chicken, mayo, and cheese into the baking dish with the potatoes and stir them so the mixture don't just rest on the surface but mix in with the potatoes.

11. On top of the casserole, add the crushed corn flake with melted butter to the top layer and make sure they are distributed evenly and cover the potatoes.

12. Heat your oven to 375 degree fahrenheit.

13. When the oven reaches 375 degree fahrenheit, put the baking dish in and bake for 20 minutes.

13 steps might seem very complicated but it really isn't that hard and the outcome is sooooooo great!

Happy Cooking!