Sides, Sides, Sides! Part 2

This weekend, I made two of my favorite side dishes, cole slaw and cheesy potatoes, Yum!! Both dishes make enough for a party and/or two or three family meals.  The cheese potatoes are my sister's signature dish for family get togethers and are always gobbled up!  The cole slaw is a copy cat version of KFC's cole slaw.  I've tweaked both recipes as I found they had too much liquid for my taste.  I made these dishes for a cook out and then I am pairing the leftovers with a grilled ham steak tomorrow.  I love prepping and cooking once and getting a couple of meals!  You know how the magazines show you 10 clothing pieces that make lots of different outfits? That is how I view my weekly meal planning.  I gather together ingredient  that can make multiple meals without feeling like we are eating the same thing every night!

Cheesy Potatoes:

Ingredients:

2 bags frozen hash browns, thawed

1 cup butter, divided

2 cans cream of chicken soup

2 cups sharp cheddar cheese

1 onion, diced

2 cups sour cream

3 cups corn flakes crushed

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350*.  Grease a 9x13 casserole dish. In a large bowl, combine the thawed potatoes, 3/4 cup(1.5 sticks) melted butter, salt, pepper and onion.  Add the soup and sour cream and mix well. Lastly, add the cheese.  Place the potatoe mixture in the prepared casserole.  In a small bowl, mix yj corn flakes and remaining 1/4 cup of melted butter.  Top potatoes with the corn flak crumbles.  Bake in hot oven 50-60 minutes.  

Copy Cat KFC Coleslaw:

Ingredients:

3/4 cup mayonnaise

1/2 cup buttermilk

2 tbsp apple cider vinegar

2 tbsp lime juice

2/3 cup sugar

1 tsp salt

1 tsp celery seed

1/4 tsp pepper

2 16oz bags of coleslaw

Directions:

Whisk together all the ingredients except the coleslaw mix.

In a large bowl, combine the bagged coleslaw and the dressing and mix well.  It will look pretty dry, but don't worry after refrigerating for at least 3 hours, the dressing will increase.  Toss before serving.