Food and Recipes Veggies Potatoes 23 Easy Recipes That Use Frozen Potatoes By Southern Living Editors Updated on February 14, 2023 Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos Photo: Photography: Alison Miksch, Prop Styling: Sarah Elizabeth Cleveland, Food Styling: Melissa Gray Savvy Southern cooks are experts at creating dinners with what's in the pantry and freezer, and one of the most convenient ingredients to have is frozen potatoes. These frozen potato recipes will feed your family from breakfast to dinner. Potato casserole favorites like Hashbrown Casserole actually start with a bag of frozen potatoes. A breakfast casserole in the freezer is the simplest way to get the most important meal of the day on the table. Use your frozen potatoes to make our Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole, Bacon-Hash Brown Quiche, or Red Pepper, Potato, and Ricotta Frittata. At dinnertime, the kids will devour our Cowboy Casserole, Potato-Crusted Pizza, and Cheeseburger Casserole. Hearty, comforting, and filling, these frozen potato recipes couldn't be easier. When you're in a pinch and can't make it to the store, use what you already have in your kitchen with these incredible frozen potato recipes. 01 of 23 Shepherd's Pie Joseph De Sciose It may look complicated, but our recipe is anything but difficult thanks to frozen mashed potatoes. Stir in mashed carrots, milk, Cheddar cheese, thyme, salt, and pepper for an ultra-decadent mashed potato topping for the ground beef mixture. 02 of 23 Cheesy Chili Hash Brown Bake Jennifer Davick This might be our easiest casserole ever—it only calls for 5 ingredients. A browned and crisp topping of frozen country-style shredded hash browns will be your new favorite chili topping. 03 of 23 Skillet Chicken Pot Pie Becky Luigart Stayner Refrigerated piecrusts, rotisserie chicken, frozen matchstick carrots, and frozen cubed hash browns provide easy hacks for what can be a time-consuming recipe. Our Skillet Chicken Pot Pie means Sunday dinner will be ready in record time. 04 of 23 Hashbrown Casserole Southern Living With just a few store-bought ingredients, this comforting casserole is as easy as dumping them into the casserole dish, stirring, and baking. The buttery cornflake topping isn’t required, but it’s delicious. 05 of 23 Skillet-Toasted Gnocchi with Peas Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford; Food Styling Torie Cox Store-bought potato gnocchi is a fun diversion from your usual pasta night. Peas and bright lemon make this easy dinner taste springy, and you can add a protein like shrimp or chicken if you're feeding a hungry crowd. 06 of 23 Tater Tot Breakfast Casserole Jennifer Causey Eggs, cheese, tater tots, and bacon are the key to a simple, crowd-pleasing breakfast casserole that's been a reader favorite for years. Make this the night before, and pop it in the oven in the morning to bake. 07 of 23 Onion-Topped Sausage 'n' Mashed Potato Casserole Jennifer Davick There's nothing we love more than a casserole that combines the main dish and a side dish into one easy recipe. Turkey sausage keeps this meal lighter, while prepared mashed potatoes keep it convenient. 08 of 23 Red Pepper, Potato, and Ricotta Frittata Photo: Greg Dupree Frittatas are the best dishes for using up whatever you have on hand, so feel free to mix up this recipe with what's in your fridge or freezer. Made in one skillet, this meal is one to keep in your mealtime rotation. 09 of 23 Salt-and-Pepper Oven Fries Jennifer Davick Frozen fries get an update with tasty seasonings. This simple recipe also gives spice mixture options for Italian Oven Fries, Barbecue Oven Fries, Jerk Oven Fries, and Southwest Oven Fries. 10 of 23 Cowboy Casserole Micah A. Leal This hearty dinner casserole is topped with a layer of crispy tater tots, so yeah, the kids are going to eat it up. Cans of beans, tomatoes, and green chiles come together to make the base of this tater tot-crusted winner. 11 of 23 Potato-Crusted Pizza Photo: Hector Sanchez This "Why didn't I think of that?" dinner is one the kids will love to customize with their own toppings. They’ll even want to help make the potato crust. 12 of 23 Winter Vegetables and Gnocchi Greg DuPree This cozy recipe can easily be adapted with what you have on hand or topped with a protein of your choice. Any combination of roasted winter vegetables will make this meal a comfort. 13 of 23 Sausage-Hash Brown Breakfast Casserole Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos Southern cooks know that a big-batch breakfast casserole in the freezer is a lifesaver. This sausage, hash brown, and egg bake is perfect to have on hand for holidays, guests, or a weeknight breakfast for supper. 14 of 23 Shepherd's Pie Photo: Victor Protasio; Food Styling: Torie Cox; Prop Styling: Kay E. Clarke This traditional comfort food recipe starts with tender lamb from the slow cooker and ends with a buttery topping of mashed potatoes. A little heavy cream gives the packaged potatoes a boost. 15 of 23 Bacon-Hash Brown Quiche Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling: Missie Neville Crawford; Food Styling: Torie Cox Imagine your favorite fluffy quiche recipe…then encase it in a crust of hash browns and bacon. You're welcome. This new favorite can be served for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. 16 of 23 Shrimp Boil Vegetable Bowls Photo: Victor Protasio; Prop Styling: Christine Keely; Food Styling: Tina Bell Stamos Get all the low-country boil flavor you crave from the summertime any time of the year with this easy one-bowl dinner. Pick up cooked shrimp from your local market to make this quick meal even more convenient. 17 of 23 Chicken Pot Pie with Bacon-and-Cheddar Biscuits Becky Luigart Stayner How could we make classic chicken pot pie even cozier? By swapping a pastry crust for a topping of homemade bacon-cheddar biscuits, that's how. 18 of 23 Herbed Sausage Breakfast Casserole Don't waste time flipping flapjacks for breakfast: This savory and filling casserole is made in your slow cooker. Layer eggs, hash browns, sausage, and veggies for unbelievable flavor. 19 of 23 Cheeseburger Casserole Photography: Alison Miksch, Prop Styling: Sarah Elizabeth Cleveland, Food Styling: Melissa Gray Need an easy fix for cheeseburger cravings during the winter months when you're not grilling outdoors? Meet the kids' new favorite dinner, complete with tater tots on top instead of on the side. 20 of 23 Gnocchi Gratin with Ham and Peas Photo: Linda Pugliese; Prop Styling: Claire Spollen; Food Styling: Torie Cox You can prep this cozy casserole up to two days in advance and store it in the fridge until you're ready to bake it. This dish checks off cravings for creamy, cheesy, comforting food, so it may not last that long. 21 of 23 Funeral Potatoes This old-school Southern dish is known for comforting neighbors in times of need and sorrow. Make it anytime you crave a creamy, cheesy dish. The potato chip topping is irresistible. 22 of 23 Hash Brown Patties Photographer Victor Protasio, Food Stylist Margaret Dickey, Prop Stylist Prissy Lee Frozen hash browns are perfectly seasoned and pan-fried with cheddar cheese until golden. These are so good, you’ll want to keep some on hand. You can make these ahead of time, freeze them, and reheat them in the oven. 23 of 23 Cottage Pie with Potato Crust Antonis Achilleos; Food Styling: Margaret Monroe Dickey; Prop Styling: Cindy Barr Prepared frozen mashed potatoes help this beefy, hearty dish come together quickly. For even more convenience, double this recipe to freeze half for later. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit