Spicy Mexican Funeral Potatoes

If you love cheesy potatoes, this recipe is a fun Mexican twist on the famous Funeral Potatoes. This recipe for healthier funeral potatoes is perfect for a party or brunch.

(*This post was sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission. Our family LOVES potatoes, and all opinions are my own. As always, I appreciate the support you give to my sponsors.)

Are you ready for the ultimate hash brown casserole recipe?

I took my favorite Idaho® potatoes and made funeral potatoes. If you have been reading my blog for a while, you know it wouldn't be me if I didn't give them a "healthier" spicy twist :-).

If you read up on traditional funeral potatoes, they are unhealthy. You will find that most funeral potato recipes have canned cream of chicken soup, which is a salt-laden mess. I will admit, my recipe has a LOT of cheese, but I tried to make these a better-for-you dish!

• It is made without cream of chicken soup. I subbed Greek yogurt, so this cheesy potato dish is still creamy!
• It has much lower sodium and fat.
• Uses corn tortilla chips instead of potato chips on top.
• Gets a spicy makeover with fire-roasted hatch chiles.

This recipe may have been made healthier, but your guests will never know. This cheesy hash brown dish is full of flavor! Get ready for a meal with these reader favorite gluten free side dish recipes.

As you know from all of the potato recipes on the blog, our family eats a LOT of potatoes. I always buy Idaho potatoes when I can. We loved this Sloppy Joe Pie with a mashed potato crust. The Idaho potatoes whipped up so fluffy!

• Idaho-grown potatoes have a high solids content, so there is more potato and less water.
• When properly prepared, the high quantity of starch grains cooks to a light, fluffy texture and full, firm appearance.
• Idaho’s ideal growing conditions – the rich, volcanic soil, climate, and irrigation – are what differentiate Idaho® potatoes from potatoes grown in other states.

I hope you agree that this is the BEST cheesy potato recipe ever. If you don't like spice, feel free to leave out the fire-roasted hatch green chiles!

There are lots of ways you can make funeral potatoes. You can make this funeral potatoes recipe in a crockpot, but I prefer to make mine in a cast-iron skillet. By using a cast-iron skillet, you can go easily from stovetop to oven.

One thing I love about this recipe for funeral potatoes is the quantity it makes. This recipe is the best cheesy potatoes for a crowd recipe. You can even make ahead this funeral potato dish.

To make ahead:

• Brown the onion, bell pepper, and hatch chiles in a skillet with olive oil.
• Mix the potatoes, cheese, Greek yogurt, and seasonings.
• Mix the onion mixture with the potatoes and put in a freezer (or refrigerator-safe) dish.
• Bake when you are ready.

If you are new to hatch chiles, I have a video tutorial to show you how to fire roast hatch chiles and use them in recipes.

Instructions:

First, shred your Idaho potatoes into hash browns in a food processor. (You can use a grater, but it takes forever!)

Cook the onion and yellow peppers in a cast-iron skillet until they are soft.

Add all of the ingredients to the skillet and mix well. Now you have to top it with crushed corn tortilla chips and bake!!

More Delicious Potato Recipes To Try:

• This delicious Mashed Potato Pie with Bacon Roses is a pretty side dish that everyone loves.
• If you love pizza, these Pizza Stuffed Hasselback Potatoes make a fun side dish.
• Bacon and cheese were meant to go together in this delicious Bacon Ricotta Scalloped Potatoes recipe.
• Something a little different, this Jambalaya Stuffed Baked Potatoes recipe makes a hearty meal.

📖 Recipe

Easy Healthier Funeral Potatoes with a Mexican Twist

Sandi Gaertner

A healthier version of funeral potatoes with fire roasted hatch chiles.

4.82 from 11 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 45 minutes mins

Course Gluten Free Side Dish Recipes

Cuisine American

Servings 12

Calories 175 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 4 potatoes large Idaho russet
• ▢ ½ cup bell pepper diced
• ▢ ½ cup onion diced
• ▢ 1 teaspoon garlic minced
• ▢ ⅓ cup scallions
• ▢ 1 ½ cups Greek yogurt plain
• ▢ 1 ¼ cups cheddar cheese
• ▢ ¼ cup hatch chiles less if you don't like spicy
• ▢ 2 teaspoons cumin
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 teaspoon onion salt
• ▢ ⅓ cup tortilla chips crushed

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 375F degrees.
• Use a food processor to shred 4 large potatoes.
• In a large 12 inch cast iron skillet, add oil, onion, pepper, and garlic. Saute until the onions are soft.
• Add scallion and hatch chiles and sauté 2 minutes.
• Add shredded potato to a large bowl, add yogurt, cheeses, and seasoning. Mix well.
• Add the potato mixture to the skillet.
• Top with crushed tortilla chips.
• Bake for 30 minutes until cooked.

SPECIAL NOTE

Please know that every gluten free flour blend has a different starch to grain ratio. If you use a blend I didn't test, you may need to adjust your moisture levels in your baked goods.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 175kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 9gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 346mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3g

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