Please don't make me wade through the whole LDS thread...

[MaryCatherine]

But what exactly are funeral potatoes? And could you share a recipe please??

 

I have severe commitment issues and cannot start through that whole thing, so I picked one page. Obviously this is a good dish and I need good dishes. ;).

 

Thanks so much!

[melissel]

But what exactly are funeral potatoes? And could you share a recipe please??

 

I have severe commitment issues and cannot start through that whole thing, so I picked one page. Obviously this is a good dish and I need good dishes. ;).

 

Thanks so much!

 

I haven't read it, just wanted to say that your post made me :lol::lol::lol:!

[Amira]

Despite what many Mormons claim, we're not the originators of this dish, but it does have its devoted followers. We also didn't start the tradition of serving them at funerals. They're not only served at funerals, though. Personally, I don't make them because canned soups and powdered onions aren't my thing (I honestly can't think of a more 70s dish than this).

 

Here's the recipe I have, although it's a little different because I don't do cornflake crumbs on top and I prefer sliced potatoes.

 

7-8 large potatoes, boiled, peeled, and sliced

2 cans cream of chicken soup

16 oz sour cream

2 cups shredded cheddar

Onion powder

 

Spread the potatoes in a 9x13 baking dish. Combine the rest of the ingredients and spread on top of the potatoes. Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes.

 

Your post made me smile too. :)

Edited January 4, 2011 by Amira

[DianeW88]

Well, here is one version from "The Essential Mormon Cookbook" (which is a fabulous cookbook, Mormon or not, lol). And, yes, they're yummy...they're full of fat. :D Needless to say, these are not an everyday food.

 

Funeral Potatoes

 

12 large potatoes or 1 (32oz.) bag frozen shredded hashbrowns

2 (10.5 oz.) cans cream of chicken soup

2 cups sour cream (I don't use quite this much...I think it makes it a bit soupy)

1 cup grated cheddar cheese

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/3 cup chopped onion

2 cups crushed corn flakes

2 TBSP butter, melted

 

Peel potatoes and boil for 30 minutes, until just tender. Cool and grate into a greased 9x13 pan (or just plop the hashbrowns in the pan). Combine soup, sour cream, cheese, the 1/2 cup melted butter and onions. Gently blend into potatoes. Combine crushed cornflakes and the 2 TBSP melted butter. Sprinkle on top. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

 

You also might want to carry a portable defibrillator with you if you take this dish anywhere. :lol:

 

Also wanted to say...we traditionally serve this with ham. They're delicious together!

Edited January 4, 2011 by DianeW88

[LidiyaDawn]

Curious - would these taste just as good if a person used cream of mushroom instead of cream of chicken? (making it meat-free)

[DianeW88]

Curious - would these taste just as good if a person used cream of mushroom instead of cream of chicken? (making it meat-free)

 

Absolutely! That is yet another variation on the same theme. When we LDS have a funeral, the ladies of the church provide a meal for the family at our church after the service. We usually have around ten or so pans of funeral potatoes donated.....and everyone is slightly different. Which of course means you have to sample a bit from each pan. :lol: Cream of mushroom is a popular substitution for the cream of chicken....and it's equally as delicious.

Edited January 4, 2011 by DianeW88

[Amira]

Curious - would these taste just as good if a person used cream of mushroom instead of cream of chicken? (making it meat-free)

 

Sure. I've had it that way before. You can also use a homemade cream soup mix using vegetable broth instead.

[Dayle in Guatemala]

I'm only posting so I can subscribe to this thread to write the recipe down later! :001_smile: I have absolutely nothing to add except YUM!!!!:drool::thumbup::001_tt1:

[Xuzi]

Absolutely! That is yet another variation on the same theme. When we LDS have a funeral, the ladies of the church provide a meal for the family at out church after the service. We usually have around ten or so pans of funeral potatoes donated.....and everyone is slightly different. Which of course means you have to sample a bit from each pan. :lol: Cream of mushroom is a popular substitution for the cream of chicken....and it's equally as delicious.

At our ward Christmas party there were nearly 20 pans of funeral potatoes to feed just over 100 people. No leftovers. And yes, I did sample the one made with shredded potatoes and the one made with diced potatoes and the one topped with potato chips instead of corn flakes and the one that had extra green onions in it.

 

And then I had piece of ham too, to balance it out. :tongue_smilie:

[Veritaserum]

I've made then without creamed soup (we don't do anything with MSG). I usually just improvise with frozen shredded hashbrowns, shredded cheddar, and lots of sour cream. I don't do cornflakes or potato chips or anything like that on top. Let me see if I can dig up a recipe without creamed soup. ETA: No luck, but I'm pretty sure I substituted a brick of cream cheese for the canned soup. :)

Edited January 4, 2011 by Veritaserum

[MamaSheep]

We call it "cheesy potatoes" at our house (though I don't make them often, because it takes six months for your arteries to clear) because "funeral potatoes" is just too morbid. Also, names like that tend to spawn zombie impressions at my house. I don't know what it is with the zombies lately; a recent addition to the zombie food list is brussels sprouts, which evidently "look like little green braaaaainsssss". Then we get a whole meal where the family sits around saying things like, "Vegetarian zombie wants graaaaaaiiins." And "Plumber zombies clear out draaaaaaiiiiins." "Engineer zombies drive traaaaaaaiiiinssss." Complete with much head lolling and eye rolling and slurred, gravelly voices. I do have to say that my 8yo does an amazing zombie impression. It's a little disturbing.

 

I'm just glad you didn't ask for the green jello and shredded carrot salad recipe. I don't know who came up with that, but it should definitely be allowed to fade off into the sunset. Blech!

[Xuzi]

We call it "cheesy potatoes" at our house (though I don't make them often, because it takes six months for your arteries to clear) because "funeral potatoes" is just too morbid. Also, names like that tend to spawn zombie impressions at my house. I don't know what it is with the zombies lately; a recent addition to the zombie food list is brussels sprouts, which evidently "look like little green braaaaainsssss". Then we get a whole meal where the family sits around saying things like, "Vegetarian zombie wants graaaaaaiiins." And "Plumber zombies clear out draaaaaaiiiiins." "Engineer zombies drive traaaaaaaiiiinssss." Complete with much head lolling and eye rolling and slurred, gravelly voices. I do have to say that my 8yo does an amazing zombie impression. It's a little disturbing.

 

I'm just glad you didn't ask for the green jello and shredded carrot salad recipe. I don't know who came up with that, but it should definitely be allowed to fade off into the sunset. Blech!

:lol::lol::lol: You have awesome kids!

[Amira]

I'm just glad you didn't ask for the green jello and shredded carrot salad recipe. I don't know who came up with that, but it should definitely be allowed to fade off into the sunset. Blech!

 

My sister was once served green jello with onions in an LDS home in Virginia. I honestly don't know how "salad" and "jello" can be in the same title of a recipe, but lots of LDS seem to think it's okay.

[Melinda in VT]

My sister was once served green jello with onions in an LDS home in Virginia. I honestly don't know how "salad" and "jello" can be in the same title of a recipe, but lots of LDS seem to think it's okay.

 

I have to say, my jello consumption has plummeted to just about nill since I left Mormonism. To the point where my kids think it is a delicacy when they encounter it at relatives' houses.

[Amira]

I have to say, my jello consumption has plummeted to just about nill since I left Mormonism. To the point where my kids think it is a delicacy when they encounter it at relatives' houses.

 

Mine do too. Guess we're not very good Mormons. ;)

[MamaSheep]

My sister was once served green jello with onions in an LDS home in Virginia. I honestly don't know how "salad" and "jello" can be in the same title of a recipe, but lots of LDS seem to think it's okay.

 

Well, I can see it for a FRUIT salad. But onions?! Oh that makes me gag just to think about. Maybe someone somewhere along the line got it mixed up with aspic. Which is something else I don't go out of my way to eat.

[Veritaserum]

I've only made jello when someone is sick. It is not salad. :tongue_smilie:

 

We call the potatoes "cheesy potatoes" as well.

[Chrystal]

Looking at the recipes posted I recognize these as a southern dish known as "hashbrown casserole". A version of this is even served at Cracker Barrel.

Great, now I want some. :lol:

[Mekanamom]

Hee hee... And here I was thinking, "Hmmm, funeral potatoes... What are those?"... until I saw the recipe. My grandma made those for every single family dinner we ever had.

 

She also made the jello salad. But she stuck walnuts in it! :tongue_smilie: (I like walnuts, but not in jello salad.)

[Melinda in VT]

Mine do too. Guess we're not very good Mormons. ;)

 

:lol: Our wards really liked potlucks, and Jello was a big part of them.

[MamaSheep]

Looking at the recipes posted I recognize these as a southern dish known as "hashbrown casserole". A version of this is even served at Cracker Barrel.

Great, now I want some. :lol:

 

Yes, same kind of stuff.

[DianeW88]

My MIL thinks no meal is complete without "jello salad"! She thinks I'm a horrible homemaker because I don't ever think to make it. :glare: BTW, her jello "salads" are usually very fluffy and pastel pink and green. :ack2:

[Julie in Austin]

These posts always make me feel like a Very Bad Mormon because these recipes make me want to hornk.

[dangermom]

Well I've never eaten funeral potatoes, and I don't think I've ever had green jello with shredded carrots, but I must admit that at Christmas and Thanksgiving, jello is a necessary part of the dinner (for mom and me, anyway--no one else eats it). Ours are more Regrettable 50's Food than Mormon recipes though, as they are inherited from my grandmother who was not LDS--we have green jello with cottage cheese, pineapple, and sour cream once, and it is the food of the gods. And once we have red jello with cranberries and sour cream. Mmmmm.

 

I never see jello or potatoes at church potlucks. It must come from living in California or something. We have a lot of fancy salads, and tri-tip. Mmmm, tri-tip!

[Mekanamom]

My MIL thinks no meal is complete without "jello salad"! She thinks I'm a horrible homemaker because I don't ever think to make it. :glare: BTW, her jello "salads" are usually very fluffy and pastel pink and green. :ack2:

 

Lol, with mini marshmallows (and/or perhaps chopped walnuts) on top? Hee hee.

[Tammyla]

:svengo:

 

Hey now, those were a recommended board / Christmas recipe a few years ago;). They were yummy, but a little rich for our taste, and I don't remember the cornflakes. I think someone even had a crock-pot recipe.

 

 

Well, here is one version from "The Essential Mormon Cookbook" (which is a fabulous cookbook, Mormon or not, lol). And, yes, they're yummy...they're full of fat. :D Needless to say, these are not an everyday food.

 

Funeral Potatoes

 

12 large potatoes or 1 (32oz.) bag frozen shredded hashbrowns

2 (10.5 oz.) cans cream of chicken soup

2 cups sour cream (I don't use quite this much...I think it makes it a bit soupy)

1 cup grated cheddar cheese

1/2 cup butter, melted

1/3 cup chopped onion

2 cups crushed corn flakes

2 TBSP butter, melted

 

Peel potatoes and boil for 30 minutes, until just tender. Cool and grate into a greased 9x13 pan (or just plop the hashbrowns in the pan). Combine soup, sour cream, cheese, the 1/2 cup melted butter and onions. Gently blend into potatoes. Combine crushed cornflakes and the 2 TBSP melted butter. Sprinkle on top. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

 

You also might want to carry a portable defibrillator with you if you take this dish anywhere. :lol:

 

Also wanted to say...we traditionally serve this with ham. They're delicious together!

[6packofun]

I think it tastes even better with one can of Cream of Onion soup and one of either Cheddar Cheese condensed soup or just Cream of Celery!

[Annie]

I made a slightly more whole food version of funeral potatoes for Christmas. I played around with it, and here's what I came up with:

 

6 potatoes (I shredded them in the food processor)

1 small/med onion cooked up a little bit

Ree's mac and cheese sauce - left out the mustard, used sharp cheddar and colby/jack

1/2is cup of sour cream

 

I baked it at 380 for about an hour. It probably could have stayed in another few minutes since I didn't pre cook the potatoes at all. I just did cheese on top.

 

It got great reviews from everyone, and I'll make them this way again.

[K in MI]

Well I've never eaten funeral potatoes, and I don't think I've ever had green jello with shredded carrots, but I must admit that at Christmas and Thanksgiving, jello is a necessary part of the dinner (for mom and me, anyway--no one else eats it). Ours are more Regrettable 50's Food than Mormon recipes though, as they are inherited from my grandmother who was not LDS--we have green jello with cottage cheese, pineapple, and sour cream once, and it is the food of the gods. And once we have red jello with cranberries and sour cream. Mmmmm.

 

I never see jello or potatoes at church potlucks. It must come from living in California or something. We have a lot of fancy salads, and tri-tip. Mmmm, tri-tip!

 

My mom makes that, too, except she uses yogurt instead of sour cream.

Have you tried red jello with applesauce and dissolved Red Hot candies? It's yummy!!!:D

[cougarmom4]

Funeral potatoes or cheesy potatoes...whatever you call it, the best part is the crunchy topping! Love it!

 

My favorite jello 'salad' is orange jello powder mixed with a container of cottage cheese, a bunch of cool whip, and a can of mandarin oranges. I call it 'gooey salad' and it is yummy! Our green version of it is with lime jello and pineapple. Such an easy thing to make to take to a picnic or potluck!

[OnTheBrink]

Funeral potatoes or cheesy potatoes...whatever you call it, the best part is the crunchy topping! Love it!

 

My favorite jello 'salad' is orange jello powder mixed with a container of cottage cheese, a bunch of cool whip, and a can of mandarin oranges. I call it 'gooey salad' and it is yummy! Our green version of it is with lime jello and pineapple. Such an easy thing to make to take to a picnic or potluck!

 

Toss in mini marshmallows and it's called Fluffy Fluff here. LOL