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Home » Amish Potato Haystack Recipe

Amish Potato Haystack Recipe

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Amish Potato Haystack Recipe

A hearty, yummy one-dish meal casserole that is ideal for large gatherings.
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Prep Time 45 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Total Time 1 hr 25 mins
Cooking Temperature 175 C / 350 F / Gas Mark 4
Course Potatoes
Servings 10

Ingredients
  

  • 5 Potatoes
  • 1 Onion small
  • ¼ pound Cheddar Cheese
  • 2 cups Milk
  • 6 tablespoons Flour
  • ½ pound Cheese Velveeta ®
  • 1 package Ranch dressing mix
  • ½ cup Sour Cream
  • 2 pounds Ground Beef
  • ½ package Tortilla Chips

Instructions
 

  • Boil the potatoes in their skins. Drain and set aside to cool.
  • While the potatoes are cooling, peel and chop the onion; set aside.
  • Shred the cheddar cheese; set aside.
  • Prepare the cheese sauce heating 1 cup of the milk on the stove in a pot. Off the stove, whisk the flour into another half cup of milk. Add to the heated milk, and whisk frequently until it comes to a boil. Remove from stove. Chop up the Velveeta ® cheese into a few pieces, add it to the milk, and cover the pot to help the cheese melt better. Set aside. When you go to use it later, give it a final whisk to blend smooth.
  • Mix together the ranch dressing mix with the sour cream and the remaining ½ cup of milk; set aside.
  • When the potatoes have cooled enough to handle comfortably, peel and shred them. Set aside.
  • Start oven heating to 175 C / 350 F / Gas Mark 4.
  • Fry the minced beef with the onion. Give this a head start of a few minutes, then stir in the taco seasoning mix, then the shredded potato. Season as desired to taste (salt, pepper, etc.)
  • In a largish, deep, casserole dish, make alternate layers of the meat / potato mixture with the ranch dressing mixture. Top with the cheese sauce.
  • Bake for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, remove from oven, sprinkle with the grated cheddar, and return to oven for another 10 minutes to melt the cheese.
  • While it is baking, roughly crush the tortilla chips (with a rolling pin, etc.)
  • When casserole is done, remove from oven, sprinkle with crushed tortilla chips, and serve hot.

Notes

The recipe is easily doubled for two casserole dishes.
Use a deep casserole dish; you have several layers of items going on here.
Instead of the cheese sauce given here, you may make the cheese sauce from a package mix, or buy a jar, or use another cheese sauce recipe of your preference.
Instead of tortilla chips you can use potato chips.
When seasoning to taste, bear in mind that there will be a lot of salt already in the dish from the commercial ingredients used.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
This page first published: Feb 7, 2010 · Updated: Jan 28, 2021.

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