4/28/22

French Onion Potatoes

A super easy 5-ingredient casserole recipe with tender potato pieces cooked in a savory, buttery onion soup base topped with cheese.

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I’m going to go ahead and warn you now… you’re gonna hurt yourself eating these potatoes. Like, go get your stretchy pants on and start rubbing cocoa butter on your belly because you might catch a new stretch mark.

I’ve been making Lipton Onion Potatoes for as long as I can remember. You know, the one where you toss diced potatoes with dry onion soup mix and a little oil then bake them? That recipe has been a staple in a lot of folks’ homes since it came out (in the 70’s? 80’s??).

But today I was thinking of trying something a little different and decided to use a method similar to my Greek Potatoes recipe. 

French Onion Potatoes! A super easy 5-ingredient casserole recipe with tender potato pieces cooked in a savory, buttery onion soup base topped with cheese.

The Greek Potatoes first bake, covered, in a seasoned broth to get nice and tender, then bake uncovered until most of the liquid has cooked out. The liquid condenses down to a something like a sauce that keeps the potatoes perfectly moist and continues to add flavor to the potatoes.

I wanted to use the same method BUT I wanted something as simple and easy as the old school Lipton Onion Potatoes so I combined a can of condensed French onion soup, an envelope of the onion soup mix and a stick of butter (melted) then poured it over some potatoes and crossed my fingers.

When the potatoes were done, I sprinkled on some freshly grated Swiss cheese (because that’s what I had but gruyere would probably be even better), let it melt then dug in. I didn’t know exactly what to expect. Actually, I was worried it would be too salty but it was perfect! 

French Onion Potatoes! A super easy 5-ingredient casserole recipe with tender potato pieces cooked in a savory, buttery onion soup base topped with cheese.

I served these with Southern-Style Canned Green Beans and what I call “quick chicken”. I slice chicken breasts into thin cutlets (because they cook WAY quicker and don’t dry out), marinate them in whatever (today it was olive oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, thyme, garlic and pepper), pat them dry then cook in a skillet with a drizzle of oil.

I think these would also be FABULOUS with steak or anything off the grill.

French Onion Potatoes! A super easy 5-ingredient casserole recipe with tender potato pieces cooked in a savory, buttery onion soup base topped with cheese.

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French Onion Potatoes! A super easy 5-ingredient casserole recipe with tender potato pieces cooked in a savory, buttery onion soup base topped with cheese.

A FEW NOTES ABOUT COOKING FRENCH ONION POTATOES

  • Do not prepare the condensed soup or soup mix – just add to the recipe as-is.
  • I used 6 medium-large potatoes in this batch. You’ll just want enough potatoes to cover the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish. 
  • Substitute Swiss cheese or provolone for the gruyere if desired. 
  • Feel free to add more cheese! Four ounces yields about 2 cups of shredded cheese.
  • You can only double the recipe if you have a baking dish large enough for the potatoes to remain in a single layer. 
  • I don’t think these could be cooked in a crock pot but if you prove me wrong, comment below to let us know!

French Onion Potatoes! A super easy 5-ingredient casserole recipe with tender potato pieces cooked in a savory, buttery onion soup base topped with cheese.

Recipe for French Onion Potatoes

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French Onion Potatoes! A super easy 5-ingredient casserole recipe with tender potato pieces cooked in a savory, buttery onion soup base topped with cheese.
French Onion Potatoes

French Onion Potatoes

Yield: 6 Servings
Author: Mandy Rivers | South Your Mouth
Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 1 HourTotal time: 1 H & 15 M
A super easy 5-ingredient casserole recipe with tender potato pieces cooked in a savory, buttery onion soup base topped with cheese.

Ingredients

  • 1 10-oz can French onion soup
  • 1 1-oz envelope dry onion soup mix
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
  • 2.5 lbs russet potatoes
  • 2 cups shredded gruyere cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Combine condensed soup, dry soup mix and melted butter in a large bowl then stir well.
  3. Peel potatoes then cut into 1-inch pieces. Add potatoes to the soup mixture then stir to coat.
  4. Pour everything into a 13x9 baking dish then spread potatoes evenly into dish.
  5. Cover tightly with aluminum foil then bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes.
  6. Remove foil then continue cooking for 30-45 minutes or until potatoes are tender, stirring 2-3 times to ensure the potatoes cook evenly.
  7. Top with shredded cheese, cover dish tightly with foil then let potatoes rest for about 5-10 minutes to soak up the soup mixture and allow for the cheese to melt.

Notes

  • Do not prepare the condensed soup or soup mix – just add to the recipe as-is.
  • I used 6 medium-large potatoes in this batch. You’ll just want enough potatoes to cover the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish. 
  • Substitute Swiss cheese or provolone for the gruyere if desired. 
  • Feel free to add more cheese! Four ounces yields about 2 cups of shredded cheese.
  • You can only double the recipe if you have a baking dish large enough for the potatoes to remain in a single layer. 
  • I don’t think these could be cooked in a crock pot but if you prove me wrong, comment below to let us know!
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28 comments:

  1. As soon as I read to get your stretch pants I knew that this is a must try recipe 😋

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    1. She had me at stretch pants! LOL

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  2. Can you use frozen has browns in this recipe?

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    1. I'm not sure. I don't have much experience with frozen potatoes or hash browns so I can't guess how they would work.

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  3. My favorite part of a roast was always the potatoes so when I grew up and started cooking for myself I made these as a side all the time. Id cut potatoes add beef broth butter and Lipton onion soup mix. My family loves these!!

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  4. These look delicious! Can’t wait to try!

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  5. I cannot wait to try these potatoes . Just reading the recipe made me hungry.

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  6. Can you use golden potatoes instead of russet?

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  7. Is there any way to make 1/2 dish there's only three total I'm cooling for. Thanks and it looks delicious

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  8. This is better without the stick of butter imo. It turns into a grease fest. I did use extra cheese though.

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    1. I would agree, I’m going to make with 1/4 of the butter next time! Otherwise I love!

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  9. It was a hit! Hubby wants me to try some ham chunks in with it sometime. I like it just fine the way it is. It didn’t have access to the cheese, so I just used provolone! 😋😋😋😋😋 (same as five stars) 🤣

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  10. This is the second time I made these. The first time was last week!! Delicious!!!

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  11. Anyone added chicken to it? I’d like to ☺️

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    1. I put chicken in it. My chicken was already cooked. I don’t know if the chicken for chewy because of that or just because it was already chewy. I added a can of cream of mushroom soup. I also used Parmesan instead of the other cheese. It was delicious!

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  12. After I saw this recipe, I thought I'm starting my diet after I eat this, lol! I love anything potatoes. It's quick and easy. I will add a mix of mozzarella and cheddar cheese. I will just make it a meal and add chicken or beef chunks. I can't wait to try this. By the way, It's ok because my pants are already stretchy, lol! Thanks for introducing me to this delicious recipe. Shalom

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  13. Hi! I made it with frozen hash browns because I was in a hurry. The cubed ones, not the shredded ones. Everything else I followed the recipe exactly and they were great!

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    1. That is genius! I’m cooking for 15 firefighters and needed another shortcut. Thank you.

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  14. I fixed this last night to go with our steaks it was Absolutely Delicious! I used 1 cup of sharp shredded cheese and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese just because that’s what I had on hand! This is definitely a repeat side dish I have shared it with several of my friends told them a Must Fix Side Dish. Thanks for the publication very good

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  15. This would be good with a splash of marsala wine and topped with french's fried onions toward the last 10 minutes to add some crunch.

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  16. OMG this was SO good! The only thing that I did differently was the leave the peel on the potatoes-'cause I am lazy. Next time I think I will use less butter, but otherwise keep it the same. Thank you for sharing!

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  17. Made these tonight to go with brie and apple stuffed chicken and omfg it was the perfect pair!!!! I added 1medium yellow onion sliced and quartered and 4 big cloves of chopped garlic ( because garlic goes in almost everything I cook) and it was amazing.

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  18. These were delish!!!
    Did not use as much butter as some others said but loved the taste and how easy they were to make. Thank you for the recipe!

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  19. This was delicious! My hubby loved it!! I had so many onions left over from thanksgiving so I caramelized a bunch of onions earlier in the day and added them to the potatoes near the end of cooking and I put the potatoes back in the oven after the cheese to get them really roasty and the cheese a little crispy. Definitely will make this again! It was a great side with steak.

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  20. Thinking about making these for my husband's mens group - "Breakfast for Dinner". Would these potatoes go well with scrambled eggs, grits ect?

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    1. Yes, I think so! They'll be soft with no crispy bits like you'd usually expect with breakfast potatoes.

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  21. I’m making for the second time tonight. I decided to add a chopped onion because that’s the only thing I thought was missing last time. These are delicious and great leftover.

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Hi there! While I’m not able to respond to every comment, I try hard to answer any questions that haven’t been addressed in the post, recipe or in other comments.

I can tell you now 1) I have no idea if you can substitute Minute Rice or brown rice in my recipes because I’ve never used them and 2) If I know how to convert a recipe to a Crock Pot version, I will make a note about it (otherwise, I don’t know).

And though I may not respond to them all, I do read each and every comment and I LOVE to hear from you guys! Thanks, y’all! - Mandy