Looking for the perfect cozy dinner? In this video, we’re showing you 3 of the top-rated potato casseroles from Allrecipes that will make your evenings stress-free and satisfying! From the hearty, comforting Hamburger Potato Casserole to the creamy, cheesy Scalloped Potatoes and Ham, and the spicy, savory Buffalo Chicken Roasted Potato Casserole, these recipes are guaranteed to be a hit at the dinner table. Whether you're feeding the family or craving something deliciously comforting, these casseroles are the answer!
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00:00Potatoes aren't just for side dishes.
00:02I've got three main dish recipes
00:04where the potato is the star of the show.
00:05First off, I'm giving you a buffalo chicken
00:08roasted potato casserole.
00:09Next up, cheesy scallop potatoes with ham.
00:12And then finally, our top rated,
00:15most popular potato casserole with my own little twist.
00:18Starting off with the buffalo potato chicken casserole.
00:21You can control the spiciness here.
00:22You can use whatever potato you want here.
00:24My favorite potato is the gold potato.
00:27These are gonna hold up to cooking
00:28without getting too mushy,
00:30but they just have a nice little
00:31buttery kind of sweet flavor.
00:32So I'm just gonna cube them up
00:33like you would roasted potatoes
00:36because the first step of the recipe
00:37is to roast the potatoes
00:39and then we add the chicken and everything else.
00:41All three recipes I'm using today
00:43are all recipes, top rated recipes.
00:45They'll all be linked below,
00:46but know that I might make a couple little,
00:48you know, changes to them.
00:50And it's not because the recipes don't work.
00:51It's because I just like to make a couple little
00:54zhuzhs every now and then.
00:57Potatoes are cut.
00:58Now we have to get our buffalo spice mixture going.
01:01We're gonna do about equal parts
01:03of olive oil and buffalo sauce or hot sauce.
01:06I like this kind for buffalo flavor.
01:10And then into that mixture,
01:13some garlic powder and paprika.
01:16Some black pepper and salt.
01:17You're just gonna kind of heat this up over low heat
01:19just to kind of bring everything together.
01:23All right, so we're going to take
01:26about half or so of our spice mixture
01:30and toss the potatoes in it.
01:31You just wanna be sure it is all well coated.
01:35You know the formula, color equals flavor.
01:37So take your casserole dish and coat it with cooking spray.
01:41We're gonna roast the potatoes.
01:42This is gonna be the first layer of our casserole.
01:45Potatoes just take a lot of salt,
01:47so I'm just gonna give them an extra little sprinkle.
01:51All right, now this goes into a very hot oven.
01:55Recipe calls for 500.
01:57My oven runs a little hotter than it's supposed to,
02:01so I'm gonna do 475.
02:04This is gonna take about 40 minutes or so,
02:06and you're just gonna kind of toss them
02:07until they're all roasted,
02:08and then we'll just build on top of that.
02:10While that is happening,
02:11we're going to marinate our chicken.
02:13So I'm just using boneless, skinless chicken breast.
02:15You could totally use chicken thighs for this recipe.
02:18Just gonna dice it up into bite-sized pieces
02:21similar to the potatoes.
02:22We're just gonna put the chicken
02:23in the same bowl as the potatoes
02:26and toss it with the remaining sauce.
02:28I'm gonna let this hang out for about,
02:30well, while the potatoes cook.
02:32Also, in the meantime, cook off some bacon.
02:35That's also going in this delicious casserole.
02:37All right, our potatoes are just about done,
02:39and we're gonna top it with the chicken,
02:40but before we do that,
02:41I'm just going to sear the chicken off a little bit.
02:44This is just gonna speed up the cooking time
02:46because those potatoes are pretty much done,
02:47and then we just layer it.
02:49Potatoes have the color and the crispy texture.
02:53And then the chicken just goes on top of that
02:55just to cool it off a little bit, you know, for my kids.
02:58I'm gonna just add a little drizzle of ranch
03:01in between the two.
03:02That's just gonna kind of cool off some of that heat.
03:04And on goes the chicken.
03:06A sprinkle of cheese.
03:07This is just a Mexican shredded cheese.
03:11That bacon we cooked.
03:13This has game day written all over it.
03:16And then that's it.
03:17It goes right back into the oven.
03:18Everything is still really hot,
03:20so it's only gonna take about 15 more minutes.
03:22Oh my goodness.
03:26I just wish y'all could smell it.
03:28I just wish you could smell this.
03:30Starting off with a bang.
03:33Little more green onion.
03:36Oh yeah.
03:39It is everything that we just put in that casserole dish.
03:42You can taste every single thing individually,
03:45but also at the same time.
03:46It's definitely rich and hearty enough
03:49that it will fill you up for dinner.
03:50It will feed a crowd,
03:52so it makes it perfect for a party also.
03:54For something this delicious
03:55that started with the humble potato,
03:58should be illegal.
03:59Okay, for my next trick,
04:01cheesy scallop potatoes with ham.
04:04Typically, you've seen scallop potatoes as a side dish,
04:07but add in some ham,
04:09and all of a sudden, it's a main entree.
04:11You could serve this with just a simple salad
04:13or some green beans, and dinner's done.
04:17We know scallop potatoes are very thinly sliced potatoes
04:21that are layered with cream and cheese.
04:23You just wanna slice them as thin as you can, okay?
04:26Potatoes are done.
04:27The only other thing you have to chop up is an onion.
04:30The cream sauce is the next component
04:32for the scallop potatoes,
04:34so I'm gonna start by melting butter,
04:36three tablespoons of butter,
04:38and once that's melted, I'm gonna add in the onion,
04:41so just in a classic bechamel,
04:42you don't add the onion like that,
04:44but I think it adds really good flavor.
04:46Now, you're just gonna cook those onions
04:47until they're soft and translucent.
04:49All right, once that's softened, go in with your flour.
04:54Same amount of flour as you do butter.
04:57Then, you wanna cook that for a couple minutes
04:59to get the starchy taste out.
05:02All right, then go in with half-and-half and milk,
05:05and you just wanna kinda whisk that in,
05:08and we're gonna bring that to a simmer
05:10until it is a thickened cream sauce.
05:13Once it's all thick and rich and creamy,
05:17we'll just season it and take it off the heat.
05:20I'm just gonna season it up with salt and pepper,
05:22a little garlic powder, a little onion powder,
05:24paprika, and Worcestershire.
05:27All right, thick and creamy,
05:29and now we just layer it all up.
05:31You're gonna go in with half of your potatoes.
05:33Just kinda overlap them.
05:35Okay, next goes your ham,
05:37and you're just gonna take deli ham
05:40and just kinda chop it up a little bit.
05:42Every little bite gets a little ham, a little potato.
05:45Then, I'm going in with half of my cheese,
05:47so this is a mixture of cheddar and Monterey Jack.
05:50I'm lovin' this version versus just classic scallop potatoes
05:55that are generally just with Parmesan
05:57or something a little more classic.
06:01I like the bold flavors goin' on in here.
06:03Okay, goin' on with cheese.
06:05I'm gonna save just a little bit of cheese for the very top.
06:12And then, just a little more cheese,
06:13and then this goes into the oven.
06:14You're gonna cover it for the first 40 minutes,
06:17and then uncover it until it's all browned and bubbly.
06:20I like to spray the top of my foil
06:24when I'm covering something cheesy
06:26so that it doesn't pull all the cheese off
06:29when you take the foil off.
06:31This one bakes at 375 for about 40 minutes.
06:34Then again, we'll uncover it for another 20 or so
06:36until it's bubbly.
06:37Divine.
06:39Okay.
06:44Cheesy scallop potatoes with ham.
06:48You'll see it's bubbly,
06:49you know, like that creamy mixture has come up.
06:52That needs to get reacquainted with the potatoes,
06:54so it has to sit for about 10 minutes or so
06:57before we can dig in, unfortunately.
07:00Little fresh chives to fancy it up.
07:03Oh my gosh, creamy indulgence.
07:15Look at that.
07:20Dinner is served.
07:24This is the dreamiest pan of potatoes I've ever made.
07:28The potatoes are just so tender, they melt,
07:30but yet they still, like, held their shape a little bit.
07:34But the salty ham and cheese
07:37with that kind of, like, sweet creaminess,
07:40A plus, plus, plus.
07:42This recipe is our top rated potato casserole recipe.
07:47It is called hamburger potato casserole.
07:49However, today I'm turning it into sausage potato casserole.
07:53That's the only thing I'm changing
07:55is I'm using sausage instead of ground beef.
07:58You do whatever you want.
07:59So I'm just gonna brown off the sausage in the skillet.
08:03So that's that.
08:04That just cooks until it is browned and crumbly.
08:07Okay, for this one we're making just a creamy little mixture
08:11to pour over it with our favorite can of convenience,
08:15cream of mushroom soup.
08:17I'm just gonna add a little bit
08:18of finely chopped onion in here.
08:21Okay, and then I'm just gonna stir in some milk
08:23and season it with some salt and pepper.
08:25Now all we have to do is slice our potatoes.
08:27Since I'm using the gold potatoes
08:29with that really thin skin again,
08:31I'm not going to peel them.
08:32If you want to, you can.
08:34Good to go.
08:36Gonna drain that and layer it up.
08:38Okay, casserole dish, gonna give it a spray.
08:42And I'm gonna layer in the potatoes and sausage
08:44and then I'll pour the soup mixture over.
08:48I mean, who doesn't love this?
08:50Could always add in some peppers, I think would be nice,
08:53some bell peppers.
08:54I think I might do that next time or some spinach.
08:58Okay, and then pour our soup mixture over.
09:01Now I'm gonna cover it and cook it most of the way
09:04and then we'll uncover it, top it with some cheese
09:06and finish it off.
09:08That's it.
09:09Potatoes are mostly tender, so now we're going to uncover it
09:12and top it with cheese and then finish baking
09:15until everything is tender and the cheese is melted.
09:19Back into the oven, we're almost done.
09:22Oh, hello deliciousness.
09:27I know it's not your most nutritious dinner,
09:30but see, we can make it look nutritious.
09:33This isn't the prettiest one of the day,
09:35but I really think it's the one your family's
09:37gonna like the most because the definition of,
09:41like I said, meat and potatoes.
09:43Also the definition of just comfort food.
09:45I love how the little bits of sausage and cheese
09:48that I saved for the top, you know, kind of crust it up
09:51because then you've got all the different textures
09:53going on now, you've got the soft and the creamy,
09:55but you also have that kind of crunch.
10:00Mm, excellent move using the Italian sausage.
10:04It is like a whole different experience
10:05from when I have made this with the hamburger meat
10:08and I'm telling you, I mean, it pops in there.
10:13That was a good move.
10:15Sausage and potato casserole for the win.
10:19So next time you're at the store,
10:20grab the big old bag of potatoes,
10:22make all three of these and let me know
10:23which one's your favorite.
10:25Because you can, you can get all three dinners
10:28with one bag of potatoes.
10:29Potato, potata, however you say it, it's damn good.