Easy Potato Vegetable Bake

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 (30 ounce) bag frozen hash browns, thawed (use country-style hash browns)
• 2 1/2 cups frozen mixed vegetables, thawed
• 1 (10 ounce) can cream of celery soup, undiluted
• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese
• salt and pepper
• 2 cups dried French fried onion rings (use Derkee onions)

1. Set oven to 350 degrees.
2. Heat 1/2 cup butter in the oven in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish until melted (this should take about 5 minutes).
3. Remove the dish from oven and spread the thawed hash browns over the butter in the dish.
4. Sprinkle the thawed veggies evenly over the hash browns.
5. In a bowl mix together the undiluted soup with sour cream and cheddar cheese until well combined; season with black pepper and salt; spread evenly over the veggies.
6. Top with crushed dried onion rings (as much as you wish).
7. Bake for about 40-45 minutes.

butter, frozen hash browns, mixed vegetables, cream of celery soup, sour cream, cheddar cheese, salt, onion

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/easy-potato-vegetable-bake-174204 (may not work)