How to Make Old Fashioned Cheesy Hash Brown & Ham Casserole | Crème de la Crème

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese cuts calories without sacrificing flavor.

cream of chicken soup

🥗Healthier: homemade cream sauce

💰Cheaper: cream of mushroom soup

Homemade sauce can be lower in sodium.

ham

🥗Healthier: turkey ham

💰Cheaper: cooked chicken

Turkey ham is lower in fat.

Chop 1 smallish yellow onion and place it in a skillet over medium heat with 1 stick of butter.

Cook the onion until softened and slightly browned.

Cube 1 pound of ham into rustic pieces.

Add thawed hash browns to a bowl.

Once the onions are ready, add them to the bowl with the hash browns and ham, and toss to combine.

Add 1 can of cream of chicken soup and stir it in.

Eyeball and add about 2 cups of sour cream to the mixture.

Add about 1/3 to 1/2 cup of half and half to the bowl.

Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper, then stir to combine.

Add 2 cups of freshly shredded cheddar cheese and mix well.

Spray a baking dish with cooking spray and pour the mixture into the dish.

Crush a sleeve of Ritz crackers in a Ziploc bag and evenly distribute over the top of the casserole.

Bake in the oven for 45 to 50 minutes.

Carefully remove from the oven and let cool slightly before serving.

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