This Cheesy Potato Casserole with bacon is packed with delicious flavor. This recipe is a must-make and a definite keeper! 🥔🧀🥓

overhead view of cheesy potato casserole ready to serve

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Why You Will Love This Cheesy Potato Casserole

It’s creamy, buttery, and cheesy. You can’t go wrong with that combo!
It’s perfect for the holidays or just because. Whether it’s Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, or just a random Thursday, this recipe will be a huge hit.
With 10 servings, it’s great for a crowd. Or you can save the rest for later – it tastes great reheated!

Ingredients Needed for This Cheesy Potatoes Recipe

Ingredient quantities for this easy cheese potato recipe are located in the recipe card at the end of the post.

Potatoes (Yukon Gold or Idaho – but I highly recommend using Yukon Gold for their buttery flavor and delicate skin that doesn’t need to be peeled)
Butter
Heavy whipping cream
Chicken stock or broth
Sour cream
Shredded cheddar cheese
Poultry seasoning
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Salt
Pepper
Bacon

For the best texture, I highly recommend using freshly shredded cheddar cheese.

How To Make Cheesy Potato Casserole

The steps below are just a quick overview of how to make the recipe. The full process in detail is located in the recipe card at the end of the post.

This casserole is super easy to make, so let’s get started!

First, you will need to dice and boil your potatoes until they are just beginning to soften (about nine minutes for potatoes diced into 1″ pieces).

If you use Yukon Gold potatoes, they don’t need to be peeled. If you use Idaho potatoes, peel them before dicing them.

Once boiled, drain them and place them in a buttered 9″ x 13″ casserole dish.

overhead view of chopped potatoes poured into white casserole dish

Make the sauce by combining melted butter, heavy whipping cream, chicken stock or broth, sour cream, 1 cup cheddar cheese, poultry seasoning, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and 2 slices of crumbled bacon.

overhead view of ingredients for cheesy mixture in glass mixing bowl ready to be combined

Pour the mixture over the potatoes and stir to coat them evenly.

overhead view of potatoes with cheesy mixture poured on top

Sprinkle on the remaining shredded cheddar cheese and bake for 40 minutes.

overhead view of potato mixture topped with cheese in casserole dish ready to be placed into oven

Remove from oven, sprinkle on remaining crumbled bacon, and bake for an additional 5 minutes.

overhead view of cheesy potato casserole out of the oven and cooling off in white casserole dish

When the casserole is done baking, let it cool for five minutes and then serve. Enjoy!

overhead view of portion size of cheesy potato casserole served on a white dish

If you find yourself with leftovers the next day, this dish tastes amazing reheated.

Easy Thanksgiving Sides

Baked macaroni and cheese is perfect for any Thanksgiving foods menu. Here are some more Thanksgiving side dish recipes and appetizer recipes:

An appetizer that gets the event started and is exciting to your guests is this Buffalo chicken dip. There will be very little cleanup because this dish will be devoured! The popularity of this dish ranges from Halloween menus to football game day food menus.
The best sweet potato casserole recipe will make you a rockstar to all of your guests and family!
Another winning holiday starter is sausage balls, and they will get eaten up as quickly as the buffalo dip!
A delicious homemade cranberry sauce brings an element of freshness to the holiday table. It is sweet, tart, and delicious!
Green bean casserole isn’t the first dish to jump into your mind when you think of Thanksgiving foods, but it manages to make it onto millions of dinner tables! The reason for that is it is creamy, delicious, and those French onions on top–so good!
Bacon green beans is a dish will amaze your guests after they taste it. It is smokey, sweet, and sensational!
A sausage stuffing recipe that is good enough to be its own meal is the best kind of stuffing.
Corn casserole is another classic dish that brings a delicious cornbread flavor to the Thanksgiving dinner table!

overhead view of buffalo chicken dip garnished with green onions and blue cheese crumbles — **Buffalo Chicken Dip**

overhead view of sweet potato casserole ready to serve with blue spatula — **Buffalo Chicken Dip**

Just look at that cheesy deliciousness down there 😍

Easy Thanksgiving Dessert Recipes

Here are some great ideas for the end of the meal that everyone loves and that will get you a lot of compliments! Try one of these dessert recipes:

Classic pecan pie and traditional pumpkin pie are what everyone expects to have during that Thanksgiving meal. Meeting those expectations is easy with these recipes!
Dive into a filling and fabulous pumpkin cheesecake recipe that will elevate your holiday flavors to a whole new level! It’s truly that amazing.
Any holiday or party is the perfect excuse to whip up a chocolate pudding pie! There’s something irresistible about that creamy texture and rich chocolate flavor that invites you to indulge.
In a rush but craving something sweet? Try a scrumptious no-bake pumpkin cheesecake recipe that combines speed and flavor effortlessly!
Delight the pumpkin enthusiasts in your life with pumpkin bars with cream cheese or pumpkin cookies with chocolate chips. Why not treat them to both? And don’t forget the cream cheese icing—it’s a delectable treat all on its own.
For another pumpkin lover’s delight, try the pumpkin cheesecake fluff dessert. This fluffy pumpkin recipe might just become the new family favorite, requested every year! Serve it as a delightful dip or a light dessert.

overhead view of half of baked pecan nut pie in a clear pie dish on a white countertop — **Pecan Pie**

sideview of slice of pumpkin pie with whipped cream on top laying on a white countertop — **Pecan Pie**

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