Baked Hashbrown Potatoes

1 lb. frozen hash brown potatoes
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 small onion (chopped)
1/2 cup sour cream
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 stick oleo
1/2 tsp. pepper
shredded cheese (optional)

Mix all ingredients, put in a baking dish.

TOPPING
1/2 pkg. of Ritz crackers
1/2 stick oleo

Mix together, put on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

This is a recipe that my Grandmother has in the cookbook that she compiled for the family one year. Now, hash browns are another food that I could eat every day for the rest of my life (especially the ones from Waffle House. Scattered, smothered, covered, diced, and capped. Mmmmmmm....but I digress). Once again, this is a recipe where you can just throw everything into the casserole dish, mix it all together, and throw it in the oven. No need to dirty up dishes when it really isn't necessary. In fact, this could just be a meal itself. Fattening, yes. But filling, and oh-so-yummy!