Slow Cooked Cheesy Ranch Potatoes

These Slow Cooker Cheesy Ranch Potatoes are creamy, comforting, and loaded with tender potatoes, cheese, and ranch flavor. A simple side dish or hearty meal for busy days!

Course Side Dish

Cuisine American, Southern

Keyword cheesy-ranch-potatoes-recipe, slow-cooked-cheesy-ranch-potatoes

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 6

Resting Time 20

Total Time 6 30

Servings servings

Calories 387kcal

Author Melissa Sperka

Ingredients

6 Tbsp salted butter or unsalted butter melted
1 10 3/4 oz can cream of potato soup
1 10 3/4 oz can cream of celery soup
1 8 oz sour cream
1 cup low sodium chicken broth
1 0.4 oz package dry buttermilk ranch dressing mix i.e. Hidden Valley
1/2 tsp garlic salt OR seasoned salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
30 oz package frozen hash brown potatoes thawed
1 medium sweet onion diced
3 cups shredded colby-jack cheese
4 medium thinly sliced green onions for garnishing

Instructions

Spray the inside of a 6 quart slow cooker liberally with cooking spray.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the butter, cream of potato soup, cream of celery soup, sour cream, chicken broth, ranch dressing mix, garlic salt or seasoned salt and black pepper.
Add the thawed hash brown potatoes, diced onion and 2 ½ cup shredded Colby-Jack cheese. Mix until the potatoes are evenly coated. Pour Into the slow cooker.
Cover the opening of the slow cooker with paper towels to absorb the condensation, then fit the lid tightly on top. The paper towels will prevent the condensation from dripping back into the potatoes making the sauce too thin.
Cook on low for 5-6 hours or until the potatoes are cooked through and fork tender.
Uncover and sprinkle with the remaining shredded cheese. Once done, leave uncovered and let stand for 20 minutes prior to serving. Garnish with thinly sliced green onion.

Notes

Hash Browns - This recipe is made using frozen cubed hash browns. The hash brown potatoes should be thawed prior to mixing with the remaining ingredients. You can use your favorite brand.
Crock Pot - You can make these potatoes in any shape slow cooker. should you choose to use a smaller slow cooker the cooking time may need to be adjusted as it may take longer to cook, so adjust accordingly.
Cheese - You can use another flavor of cheese in the same amount to suit your taste. Sharp cheddar cheese, gruyere cheese, swiss cheese, mozzarella cheese or spicy pepper jack cheese.
Peppers - You could add diced red bell pepper and green bell peppers to the potato mixture.
Protein - You could add diced ham or bacon.

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