Good Old Fashioned Comfort Food ...

This was one of my contributions for Easter dinner at my mom's on Sunday. It's good, old-fashioned comfort food that's hard to beat ... and it's easy and delicious! It also goes great with ham. In all the excitement of serving dinner, I almost forgot to take a picture. The potatoes were very popular and went fast ...

DELUXE HASH BROWN POTATOES
1 can cream of potato soup
1 can cream of celery soup
12 oz sour cream (use regular)
1 green pepper, chopped
1 onion, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
1 -32 oz. bag frozen Ore-Ida cubed hash brown potatoes

Stir soups through salt and pepper together and add partially thawed potatoes last. I let potatoes get to room temp while I'm putting the other ingredients together. That way, they're easier to stir.

Put mixture in greased 9x13 pan. Bake 1-1/2 to 2 hours at 325 degrees. I always sprinkle the top with alternating stripes of parsley and paprika. I made this dish on Saturday and baked it just before I took it to my mom's. Then I popped it in a warm oven when we got there ...