Funeral Potatoes


INGREDIENTS:

* 1 pound grated cheese (your choice)
* 1 cup sour cream
* 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
* 1 can condensed cream of celery soup
* 1 1/4 cups water
* 1/2 cup butter, melted
* salt and pepper to taste
* 2 pounds frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
* 2 cups bread crumbs

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F . Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the processed cheese, sour cream, mushroom soup, celery soup, water, 1/2 of the butter and salt and pepper to taste.
3. Mix potatoes and cheese, and add to soup mixture. Mix more. Spoon into pan, as evenly as you can
4. Mix crumbs with remaining melted butter and sprinkle over top of potato casserole.
5. Bake at 325 degrees F for 40 to 50 minutes or until crumbs are lightly browned and casserole is bubbling.