{Chicken, Bacon & Ranch} Hash-Brown Casserole

As most of you already know, I am a HUGE fan of Plain Chicken’s site!  Her’s was one of the first blogs I start reading and still one of my favorites today!  Her ‘crack’ recipes (think bacon, cheese & ranch) are some of her most popular and some of my family’s personal favorites as well!  Last week, my sister made her Cracked Out Tater Tot Casserole but added chicken and subbed the Tater Tots for hash-browns.  Doesn’t that sound delicious?  Once she told me about it, I added it to our menu for the week and buddy, did we clean out that pan last night!  Uncle Bee had THIRDS!  This stuff is DANGEROUS!

Chicken, Bacon & Ranch Hash-Brown Casserole (adapted recipe source)

Ingredients

2 cups cooked chicken, shredded or chopped
2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
1 {1 oz}package ranch dressing mix
1 {3 oz} package oscar meyer real bacon pieces
1 can cream of chicken soup
16 oz sour cream
1 {30 oz} bag frozen hash-brown potatoes

Fresh chives for topping

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray 13×9 pan with cooking spray.  In a large bowl combine the first 6 ingredients.  Fold in the hash-browns.  Spoon mixture into pan.  Bake for 50-55 minutes or until bubbly.  Top with lots of freshly chopped chives.  Enjoy!