These tasty Tex-Mex ranch potatoes give you a burst of flavor that adds excitement to any meal or snack. Whether you’re celebrating, watching your favorite football team, or have them as a side dish, they’re delicious!

I’ve made slow cooker ranch potatoes in the past, and they taste similar because I use most of the same ingredients. However, putting them in a casserole dish and cooking them in the oven adds lots of texture and crunch. We love that crunch around our house.

Extra Flavorful Hash Brown Casserole

Some people call this a hash brown casserole, but I don’t because I’ve given that name to another dish … and this one has more spice added. They’re also called funeral potatoes since people often serve them at funeral receptions. After all, it’s an easy dish that travels well and serves a lot of people.

Ingredients

I used a bag of frozen diced hash brown potatoes that also had peppers and onions. However, you can use the kind without the peppers and onions.

Here are the ingredients you’ll need:

• 1 bag frozen diced hash brown potatoes
• 1 can condensed cream soup (cream of chicken or cream of mushroom)
• 1 package taco seasoning
• 2/3 cup ranch dressing
• 1/2 cup bacon crumbles
• 2/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 teaspoon parsley flakes (optional

How to Make Tex-Mex Ranch Potatoes

This is such an easy dish to make for a great flavor payoff. As a matter of fact, most people will go back for seconds or maybe even thirds. So let’s get started. First, combine the taco seasoning, ranch dressing, and half of the cheese in a medium bowl.

Mix well. The ranch adds a zesty flavor, while the taco seasoning provides a touch of heat. You can use whatever strength of taco seasoning you like. If you’re making this for a family with small children, you might want to go easy on it.

Next, add the potatoes and stir until all of them are well coated. If you want to add your own touch (such as diced red peppers or some other colorful ingredient), this is a good time to do it.

Pour them into a casserole dish that you’ve sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. I almost always use spray in order to make cleanup easy.

Cover the dish with foil and stick it in a medium-hot oven for 45 minutes. You want the potatoes to cook until they are fork tender.

Remove the potatoes from the oven. Be very careful because this will be a hot, heavy dish. Finally, sprinkle the remaining cheese and the bacon crumbles over the top.

Return the dish to the oven and bake until the cheese is melted, but keep a very close eye on it. Don’t overcook the potatoes, or they’ll dry out.

After you remove the dish from the oven the final time, you may add parsley if you want. Fresh is always best, but I didn’t have any. So I used some of the dried parsley that I always keep in my pantry.

These potatoes are delicious as a side dish or enjoy them on their own. If you want this to be a complete meal, you can add diced ham or whatever protein you have on hand.

What to Serve with Tex Mex Ranch Potatoes

These potatoes go with a variety of main dishes. When I made them this last time, I served them with ground beef patties and a side of steamed broccoli.

I enjoy them as a side dish with this delicious air fryer boneless chicken breast. Or if you enjoy a crispy skin-on, bone-in chicken thigh, you’ll love including a side of these yummy potatoes.

They’re also yummy as a side with this pork tenderloin.You can also serve them with traditional roasted chicken, pork chops, fish, or anything else you like. In fact, I could eat them all by themselves.

Add a side of these tasty roasted Brussels sprouts for extra color and nutrition.

More Delicious Recipes

Finding flavor is easy. All you have to do is check out some of the recipes here, such as this Greek olive and feta salad.

Another recipe you’ll love is this Italian chicken zucchini casserole. All you’ll need is a side salad and some crusty bread, and you have a fabulous meal.

Dessert is always fun, so try this moist and easy-to-make pineapple upside down casserole. Or make these molasses gingersnap cookies from Back to My Southern Roots.

Since we’re talking about dessert now, give this wonderful, flavorful, and super easy pineapple dump cake a try. It just might become your favorite sweet treat!

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