Side Dish Recipe ⇉ Loaded Bacon, Cheddar, and Ranch Potatoes

Best potatoes you will ever make, guaranteed! This recipe feeds a lot of people. I took it to a potluck and the pan came home licked clean, literally! People were going back for seconds and thirds and disappointed when it was all gone. This is a totally addictive potato recipe, you just can't stop eating them! It's a cinch to toss together and goes great with chicken, beef or pork, heck it would even make your sneakers taste good. Recipe can easily be halved to feed a family of four.

Ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 (32 ounce) package frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
• 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
• 8 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
• 1 (1 ounce) package ranch dressing mix
• 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided, or more to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 13X9-inch baking pan with cooking spray or butter.
2. Combine hash browns, sour cream, bacon, ranch mix, and 1 cup Cheddar cheese in a large bowl; stir until well mixed. Spread into baking pan; cover with aluminum foil.
3. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove foil; sprinkle remaining Cheddar cheese evenly across potatoes. Bake until cheese is bubble and lightly browned around the edges, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories425.4
• carbohydrateContent24.9 g
• cholesterolContent74.4 mg
• fatContent35.4 g
• fiberContent1.7 g
• proteinContent17.1 g
• saturatedFatContent19.1 g
• sodiumContent802.5 mg
• sugarContent0.3 g