14 Easy Recipes That Use Frozen Potatoes

These hearty and comforting frozen potato recipes will easily feed your family from breakfast to dinner.

Cheeseburger Casserole
Photo: Photography: Alison Miksch, Prop Styling: Sarah Elizabeth Cleveland, Food Styling: Melissa Gray

Savvy Southern cooks are experts at creating dinners with what's in the pantry and freezer, and one of the most convenient ingredients to have is frozen potatoes. These frozen potato recipes will feed your family from breakfast to dinner. Use your frozen potatoes to make our casseroles, quiches, frittatas, and more. Hearty, comforting, and filling, these frozen potato recipes couldn't be easier. When you're in a pinch and can't make it to the store, use what you already have in your kitchen with these incredible frozen potato recipes.

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Deep-Dish Loaded Hash Brown Casserole

Deep-Dish Loaded Hash Brown Casserole

Jennifer Causey; Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall; Prop Stylist: Missie Neville Crawford

Start your morning on the right foot with this irresistible hash brown casserole. Loaded with cheese, bacon, eggs, and more, this dish will make you the star of breakfast.

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Party Potatoes

Party Potatoes - Southern Living

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

With just five ingredients and 15 minutes of active time, you'll have a delicious and easy dish for anyone to enjoy. These party potatoes are a creamy, crunchy delight that is sure to please a crowd.

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Spiced-Up Shoestring Fries

Southern Living Spiced-Up Shoestring Fries on a plate to serve with chipotle mayonnaise.

Victor Protasio; Food Stylist: Ruth Blackburn; Prop Stylist: Christine Keely

Elevate your standard frozen fries by using this spicy recipe. With just using spices you already have in your cabinet, you can make frozen shoestring fries taste homemade.

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Hashbrown Casserole

Hashbrown Casserole

Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

With just a few store-bought ingredients, this comforting casserole is as easy as dumping them into the casserole dish, stirring, and baking. The buttery cornflake topping isn’t required, but it’s delicious.

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Cheesy Chili Hash Brown Bake

Cheesy Chili Hash Brown Bake
Jennifer Davick

This might be our easiest casserole ever—it only calls for 5 ingredients. A browned and crisp topping of frozen country-style shredded hash browns will be your new favorite chili topping.

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Skillet-Toasted Gnocchi with Peas

Skillet-Toasted Gnocchi with Peas
Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford; Food Styling Torie Cox

Store-bought potato gnocchi is a fun diversion from your usual pasta night. Peas and bright lemon make this easy dinner taste springy, and you can add a protein like shrimp or chicken if you're feeding a hungry crowd.

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Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole

Tater Tot Breakfast Bake
Jennifer Causey

Eggs, cheese, tater tots, and bacon are the key to a simple, crowd-pleasing breakfast casserole that's been a reader favorite for years. Make this the night before, and pop it in the oven in the morning to bake.

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Cowboy Casserole

Cowboy Casserole in a dish with a single serving on a plate

Robby Lozano; Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall

This hearty dinner casserole is topped with a layer of crispy tater tots, so yeah, the kids are going to eat it up. Cans of beans, tomatoes, and green chiles come together to make the base of this tater tot-crusted winner.

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Sausage-Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole

Sausage-Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole
Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos

Southern cooks know that a big-batch breakfast casserole in the freezer is a lifesaver. This sausage, hash brown, and egg bake is perfect to have on hand for holidays, guests, or a weeknight breakfast for supper.

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Chicken Pot Pie with Bacon-and-Cheddar Biscuits

Chicken Pot Pie with Bacon-and-Cheddar Biscuits
Becky Luigart Stayner

How could we make classic chicken pot pie even cozier? By swapping a pastry crust for a topping of homemade bacon-cheddar biscuits, that's how.

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Cheeseburger Casserole

Cheeseburger Casserole
Photography: Alison Miksch, Prop Styling: Sarah Elizabeth Cleveland, Food Styling: Melissa Gray

Need an easy fix for cheeseburger cravings during the winter months when you're not grilling outdoors? Meet the kids' new favorite dinner, complete with tater tots on top instead of on the side.

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Funeral Potatoes

Funeral Potatoes

This old-school Southern dish is known for comforting neighbors in times of need and sorrow. Make it anytime you crave a creamy, cheesy dish. The potato chip topping is irresistible.

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Hash Brown Patties

Hash Brown Patties
Photographer Victor Protasio, Food Stylist Margaret Dickey, Prop Stylist Prissy Lee

Frozen hash browns are perfectly seasoned and pan-fried with cheddar cheese until golden. These are so good, you’ll want to keep some on hand. You can make these ahead of time, freeze them, and reheat them in the oven.

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Ham And Potato Casserole

Southern Living Ham and Potato Casserole scooped out onto plates to serve

Victor Protasio, Food Stylist: Margaret Dickey

Frozen diced hash browns are the secret to cooking this casserole fast. These petite cuts cook quickly and have enough bite to make the casserole substantial. 

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