I made this on the evening of Christmas Eve, refrigerated it overnight, and threw it in the oven on Christmas morning to cook while the kids were unwrapping gifts. It was sooo good!!! I made the following changes: I only used about 2.5 to 3 cups of cheese (4 cups seems like SO much); I cooked the frozen hash browns in the toaster oven before putting them in the baking dish; I warmed up a can of corned beef hash to use in place of the cubed ham (we don't really like ham). This was soooo good, and I think the hash was a really good change, but that may just be my personal preference. Overall, this was a really good dish, made a ton, and I'm sure I'll make it again before next Christmas.

Made this recipe this morning for Christmas brunch. I substituted cooked crumbled sage sausage for the ham so therefore did not add salt. I also used about 1/2 of the cheese called for (I don't like alot of cheese). I also cooked the potato patties for about 15 minutes prior to adding the other ingrediants. The casserole turned out perfect, looked awesome and tasted very good! I liked that it was so simple to make.

This is a great, easy recipe. The first time I made it the hashbrowns were soggy. We like ours a little brown and crispy so this time I baked the hashbrown patties alone in the 9 x 13 dish for 10 minutes before adding the rest of the ingredients. Followed the rest of the recipe as directed. Yum!

I have been making this recipe for the pass 4 years for our family get together on Christmas morning. We all love it! I did find that it took longer to cook then the specified time, so I let the potatoes thaw just a while before preparing. My family looks forward to this every Christmas!