Fresno BBQ Chicken with Funeral Potatoes

On the Championship weekend in Fresno, we served bbq chicken with funeral Potatoes. I try to make a nicer meal on our last weekend. The menu: bbq chicken, funeral (cheesy) potatoes, rolls, variety of salad, and always fruit.

The bbq chicken is simply done by putting chicken tenders into a baking dish, slice two large onions into rings and toss on top of meat. Cover with foil and bake for an hour. At this time, raise the foil, drain off the liquid, and pour on your preferred bbq sauce until it covers the meat. Do not dilute the sauce. I used Cattleman's brand that Costco carries. Bake for another 20-30 minutes. Have extra sauce on the side.

The funeral potatoes, yes, funeral potatoes, are a cheesy potato casserole. Why are they called funeral potatoes? Well, the casserole is a great comfort food with the potatoes and cheese. This casserole is taken to a family who has just lost a loved one, hence funeral, to help them with a meal. It comes to the family with love and kindness and helps the family at this time of sadness.

The recipe is posted at the bottom of this post.

Kids can wait a long time in a line to get food.

For dessert, I had Sarah bake and decorate a cake from the bakery where she works. One cake was chocolate, and one white. Both had white butter-cream frosting. Very tasty!

Here is the recipe:

2 2-pound bags of frozen hash brown potatoes, (Shredded or Southern Style)

2 cans of cream of chicken soup, I use the 98% fat free

4 cups of sour cream (I use 2 c. light sour cream and 2 c. of plain yogurt)

4-5 cups grated cheddar cheese

5-6 green onions, sliced

2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix everything together until well blended. Put in 9x13 inch pan; cover with foil. Bake for one hour. Take foil off and stir mixture; outside to inside, inside to outside. This will even out the baking. Keep foil off and put back into oven for about 20 minutes, or light brown on top, or heated all the way through.

Enjoy!