Casserole Challenge
Recently, I was asked participate in a Church Lady Casserole Challenge with four other food bloggers: Mimi makes vintage Weight Watchers recipes, Retro Ruth blogs about all things mid-century, Yinzerella dishes up recipes from a plastic, guacamole-coloured box and Erica tests out retro recipes. We all dug deep into our collections and passed along a recipe for someone else to make.
I got stuck with the super-exciting-sounding “Potato Casserole,” courtesy of Mimi. Look, I’m the last one to throw stones at anyone’s culinary habits, but come on. How good could a potato, white bread and Velveeta casserole be? Besides, I’d already featured Schwartzies Hash Browns on the blog and if anyone knows cheesy potato goodness, it’s cakers. Right?
Wrong.
Fellow cakers, we have been beaten. Potato Casserole kicks Schwartzies’ ass to the curb.
This is simply the best potato casserole I’ve ever tasted.
It's like I fell in love with it. When I was away from it, I couldn't wait to get back to it. I put it under my pillow at night. I even considered dating it, but that’s a whole other blog post.
Just do yourself a favour and put Potato Casserole on your bucket list. You won't regret it. So long as it's not thong season, m'kay?
Check out the other casserole recipes made by my lovely colleagues:
Lazy Bride’s Dish made by Erica
Anything Anytime Casserole made by Mimi
Sausage Apple Noodle Casserole made by Ruth
Cock-A-Doodle Casserole made by Yinzerella
Any guesses which casserole was the one I submitted?
Just look at all the burnt cheesy goodness.
Potato Casserole
10 medium or 8 large potatoes, peeled, diced and cooked
1 large onion, chopped
4 slices fresh white bread, cubed
½ pound Velveeta cheese, diced (half the box)
1 tablespoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons parsley flakes
Mix all together and put in 9” x 13” pan. Melt 1 cup margarine in 1 cup milk. Pour over potato mixture and cover with foil. Refrigerate overnight. Sprinkle with 1 cup crushed Corn Flakes or Ritz crackers before baking. Bake at 375° uncovered for 45 minutes. Serve hot.
Source: Our Best Home Cooking, Polish Civic Hall Association of Pittsburgh
