Cheesy Potato Casserole
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Cheesy Potato Casserole is a solar cooking recipe. It uses dehydrated potato dices from your food storage or supermarket. It is loaded with cheese, bacon, and sour cream and will make you think you are eating a loaded baked potato.
Author: Merry Bevill
Recipe type: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 2 cups dehydrated potato dices
- 3 cups water
- 12 oz can of evaporated milk
- ½ cup of greek yogurt or sour cream
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
- 2½ cups shredded Cheddar or Mexiblend cheese
- 6 slices of bacon (cooked until crispy and crumbled)
- green onions, sliced
Instructions
- Pre-heat the solar oven while preparing the ingredients.
- Place the dry, dehydrated potato dices into a dark, solar oven safe pot. Add the 3 cups of water. Place the pot into the solar oven and let the potatoes rehydrate for about an hour. The potatoes should still be slightly firm and not mushy and over rehydrated, because they will continue to rehydrate while cooking.
- Remove from the solar oven and drain off any remaining water. There should be about 4 cups of potatoes.
- Add the evaporated milk, Greek yogurt, salt, and pepper. Add 2 cups of the cheese, reserving the other ½ cup for later. Add 4 slices of bacon. Stir to mix well.
- Place in the hot solar oven for approximately 1½ - 2 hours.
- When baked to your liking, top with the remaining cheese, bacon, and the green onions. Place back into the oven to let the cheese melt, about 15 - 30 minutes depending on how hot the oven is.
- Actual Cooking time will vary depending on the type of solar cooker, the weather, and the amount of food being cooked. For best results, and the shortest cooking time, keep the oven pointed directly into the sun.
Notes
Fresh potatoes can also be used. Boil 4 - 8 small to medium potatoes in water until firm but tender, about 15 - 20 minutes. Let cool, then peel and dice enough for 4 cups. Proceed with solar oven directions.
To bake in a kitchen oven, pour the potato mixture into a greased 3 qt casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes. Proceed to top with cheese and bacon and onions as above.
To bake in a kitchen oven, pour the potato mixture into a greased 3 qt casserole dish and bake at 350 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes. Proceed to top with cheese and bacon and onions as above.
Recipe by Sunshine On My Shoulder Solar Cooking Guide at https://www.sunshineonmyshoulder.com/cheesy-potato-casserole/