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baking cheesy potatoes in a large electric roaster
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sandra
06/13/07
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We are holding a supper for our town that will be serving around 200 people. I need the amounts of ingredients needed for cheesy potatoes for this many people and how long to cook in a large electric roaster and if more than one is needed. thank you
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ellen
06/13/07
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Yes you will need 4 or at least 3 roasters to do these potatoes. Do you want the recipe with frozen hash browns/tater tots (easy), or the one that is sort of like scalloped potatoes with fresh potatoes in a cheesy sauce (cheap)?
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sandra
06/13/07
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I will be using the recipe for hash brown potatoes---could I get the amounts needed for this recipe---for 200 people,using the hash browns,soup,etc.
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ellen
06/13/07
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Well, I have held off posting this recipe because there are so many variations available on the web, but I am working on electric roaster recipes now, so will post one.
This recipe has quite a few variations. Most folks agree that without the sour cream it is pretty dry, or they double up the canned soup. I often use home made thick white sauce, made with 1/2 beef or chicken broth and 1/2 milk, in place of the soup- or at least I use the low fat, low sodium family size cream of mushroom in plce of regular.
It really matters how cold the mix is to start. If you mixed and refrigerated the night before, it takes about 3 1/2 hours to cook. If the soup/sauce etc is room temp, at least 2 hours.
Electric Roaster Hash Brown Potato Casserole
One roaster (serves 60)
* 5 (2 pound) packages frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed overnight in the refrigerator
* 1-1/2 cups melted butter
* 5 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom, celery or chicken soup
* 5 (8 ounce) containers sour cream
* 2-1/2 cups chopped onions, sauteed in butter until tender but not brown
OPTIONAL, chopped celery or bell pepper cooked with the onions
* 2 1/2 pounds (10 cups) shredded Cheddar cheese, Colby cheese or blends (see note above)
* 1 tablespoon salt
* 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
OPTIONAL, 1 tablespoon hot pepper sauce
OPTIONAL, crushed garlic or garlic powder to taste
OPTIONAL, 5 small cans green chilies
* 5 cups French fried onion bits for topping
1. Spray the inside of the roaster with a heavy coating of non-stick spray. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. In a large bowl, combine hash browns, 1/2 cup melted butter. Make sure hash browns are thawed as per recipe instructions. Pour melted butter/margarine over the potatoes and mix. Then add the cheese and mix. Lastly add the rest of the ingredients.
3. Pour into the roaster, holding back the topping till later.
4. Bake in the electric roaster covered for at least 1 hour, 40 minutes, up to 3 hours if the mix was cold/refrigerated to start with. Sprinkle on the onions,cover, bake 20 minutes longer.
Here are more Variations:
Add some chopped or minced green pepper, or some cooked and crumbled bacon.
About halfway through baking, place more cheese on top and finish baking until the cheese is nicely browned.
***White Sauce***
1 gallon whole milk, warmed but not boiling (or use 1/2 beef stock)
10 ounces flour, may need a little more
1 pound unsalted butter or margarine
1 tablespoon dry mustard
1 1/2 tablespoon salt
White pepper (optional)*
Topping with the French fried onion bits is my preference, as the electric roaster does not give a crisp finish to the top. But you MUST wait till about 20 minutes before serving, or they will get limp.
Cracker Barrel uses Colby cheese. My current favorite blend is the Kraft Mexican blend and Italian blend, 1/2 and 1/2. No spices in this, just many creamy, flavorful cheeses.
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sandra
06/13/07
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thank you for your quick response and break down of ingredients---will certainly make my job alot easier on that day!!!!!!!!
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Sandra
06/28/07
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just making sure,are the ingredients listed above the amount needed for one roaster? thank you
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ellen
06/28/07
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Yes, that is the list for 1 roaster.
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Rita
07/07/08
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Hello,
Do you think one recipe of this size will be enough for a graduation party of approx. 100 ppl where lasagna, chicken breasts, taco salad, ham, fruits, veggies and desserts will also be served?
Thank you and I love this site!!
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ellen
07/07/08
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Yes, as long as there is plenty of lasagna.
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brenda
07/31/08
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Can you use the cube potatoes for this recipe?
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ellen
08/01/08
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The really tiny ones that are basically diced are OK, but most people use shredded.
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brenda
08/02/08
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Would the cooking time be the same for the small cubes as the shredded?
I am not sure that you can get the real small cubes, would I be better off with the shredded?
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ellen
08/02/08
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Yes, shredded. Same time. It is preferred by most (just ask the folks at Cracker barral how many tons they sell)>
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Joel
08/04/08
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The cubed do not cook as well.
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brenda
08/11/08
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I found diced potatoes, do these work better than the cubed?
Can you use different soups or should you use all one kind?
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ellen
08/11/08
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Neither diced nor cubed works as well as shredded, but diced is smaller than cubed. You can mix soups. I think some mushroom improves the dish.
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Karrie
08/22/08
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I always use the cubed and it always turns out great! I never use the shredded but my recipe is just slightly different. If I did a double batch of these how long would it take in a roaster? What is the degree that you cook these on 350 or less?
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ellen
08/23/08
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karrie, how is the recipe different and how many pounds of potatoes in a double batch? If it is quite similar, use the cooking times in the recipe posted above. It makes 1 roaster full using 10 pounds of potatoes. If you doubled you would need two roasters.
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Jody
09/05/08
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I've never made cheesey potatoes in a roaster. I need to make to feed 35-50 people. Please help.
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ellen
09/05/08
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This is too big a range to do accurately. I would make one roaster full- the recipe above that uses 10 pounds shredded frozen potatoes would be fine.
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Jody
09/06/08
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Thanks for the response.
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Carol Mitchell
09/06/08
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making au gratin potaoes for fify in electic roast
How do I prepare au gratin potatoes (not hash browns) and what temp. and how long in an electric roaster
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ellen
09/06/08
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The roaster holds 4-5 times the amount of 1 9x13 dish, or about 12 quarts.
Use the cookwell (the removeable pan). Spray it well with nonstick, or use your preferred pan-greasing method.
Sprinkle it with grated Parmesan cheese to add to the coating, set aside.
Use baking potatoes if you want creamy, new potatoes if you want chunky. Most peope prefer baking-type. Cut into very uniform slices or chunks. The only way I know to shorten the cooking time is to partially precook the potatoes and be sure the sauce /milk is heated when you popur it on, see below.
Make/layer the recipe in the cookwell, thew depth should be 4 inches , not much more.
Have the sauce or milk hot. If it is cold, or you make the dish in advance and refrigerate it before cooking, you add several hours (at least 2) to the cooking time!
Preheat the oven for 20 minutes to 325/350 degrees. Hotter than this, the edges will dry/burn before the middle cooks.
Allow 3 hours cooking time, more if cold. Cook covered. Use a quick read thermometer, if it gets to 180 in the middle before you are ready to serve, turn down to 200 and keep warm.
COOKING TIME VARIES. Depends on the type of potato, the size of the chunks, slices, etc.
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Colleen Burkholtz
11/26/08
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10 large potatoes equals approx. how many pounds?
I just need to know approx. how many large potatoes are in a 5 pound bag?
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ellen
11/26/08
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Usually, they don't pack large potatoes in bags. A large potato is about 8-10 ounces (though they come as big as a pound), so 10 is 5-6 pounds. Bag potatoes usually have more, smaller, potatoes.
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Laurie
01/22/09
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How much onion powder would you add if you didn't want to use onions?
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ellen
01/23/09
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I am not the person to ask. I don't like onion powder and never use it. Frozen diced onions would be a much better choice in this dish.
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yvonne
02/07/09
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So,When you bake these are you baking them in a regular oven and then transferring them to the roaster to keep them warm or baking them in the electric roaster?
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ellen
02/07/09
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These large recipes are baked directly in the cookwell of the roaster. Of course you can also cook a 9x13 pan on the rack in the roaster.
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Bert Meyer
02/28/09
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Thank you! I knew how to make them, just did not know how much per roaster.
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Linda
03/02/09
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Hello,
Thank you for the cheesy potatoe recipe for the roaster. I have always made them in a 9 x 13 pan and in the oven, so this information is very helpful. The only question that I have is instead of using frozen hashbrowns, I was going to use fresh pototoes and shred them myself. The pototoes usually get brown as you are shredding them. Do you know what I can do to the potatoes to avoid the potatoes browning? Thanks for your help.
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ellen
03/02/09
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Yes. This is caused by oxidation of the raw enzymes, Grate into ice water, then blanch in boiling water and you can do them ahead. The blanching will also help the texture of the finished dish. I would be SURE to drain very well as the frozen potatoes give off quite a bit less liquid than fresh.
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Kaye
03/24/09
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baking cheesy potatoes in a 9 x 13 pan
Hi, Im serving lunch for about 40-50 people, how many 9x 13 pans of cheesy potatoes will I need?
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ellen
03/25/09
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About 5 depending on the rest of the menu and how hungry they are.
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Laura
03/25/09
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Hi Ellen,
I am noticing your recipe is very similar to Geri's but yours uses 5 less cans of soup (hers has 5 chicken and 5 mushroom). Your has the cup and a half of butter, hers doesn't. Everything else is pretty much the same. Would hers be more liquidy? I am getting ready to make this Saturday and wondering which way to go.
thanksS!
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ellen
03/25/09
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About the same- up to you.
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marcia
04/09/09
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I've got people coming over on consecutive days. Does anyone know what happens if I mix up the recipe ahead of time. I might want to make both batches at the same time. So, if I mix it up two days ahead of time will it affect the recipe when I bake it?
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ellen
04/09/09
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It will add to the cooking time because it has been in the refrigerator. You might also have a little trouble with the potatoes darkening, especially if you try to use fresh.
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Bethany Vaughn
04/27/09
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Making mashed potatoes for 50-60
We are planning on cooking a meal at the homeless shelter and one thing on the menu is mashed potatoes. How many pounds would I need to feed 50-60 people?
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ellen
04/28/09
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I use 35 to 40 pounds of potatoes to make for 100, so assuming 60, about 26 pounds.
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Darlene
05/12/09
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I use crushed corn flakes mixed with melted butter for the topping of the cheesy potatoes.Would I add that the last 40 minutes also?
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ellen
05/13/09
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If doing in the roaster, add only the last 15 minutes and put a clean, cotton dishtowel right on top. Roasters cook very moist and that topping can get soggy.
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ruth
06/26/09
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do you have a recipe for making home made hash brown potatoes, and freezing them
thanks ruth
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ellen
06/27/09
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Did you see this recipe for freeezer hashbrowns? But do read the intro at the top of the page, it has useful additional hints.
www.ellenskitchen.com/bigpots/oamc/potatoes.html#hashbrowns
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Debbie Pope
09/16/09
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Here are some helpful hints!!
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Shirley Free
10/21/09
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How to bake potatoes in 18 qt. GE Roaster Oven
How do you bake potatoes in a large roaster oven without burning up granite.
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ellen
10/21/09
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I am a little unclear about this question. I bake them just as I do in a regular oven, with the rack on the bottom and normal temps.
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Sally Starko
10/26/09
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would you please e-mail me how many ingredients (quanity) for 30-50 people for cheesy potatoe casserole made in electric roaster or in how many crockpots with directions on how to prepare.
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ellen
10/26/09
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I will not email, as you can get this recipe on site at the bottom of the festive family brunch article.
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