We did pretty good for Thanksgiving this year by shopping at Lidl.
I had to do a potluck brunch contribution on very short notice the Monday after turkey day, and wanted a very easy ‘dump’ recipe with minimal prep. I found this, and was surprised at how much people liked it and how many wanted the recipe:
http://www.simplypotatoes.com/recipes/crunchy-topped-cheese-hash-browns/index.html
When I got to the store, they only had one bag of the plain potatoes left, and I wanted to double the recipe; so I used one plain bag and one of the O’Brien style. (Husband thinks next time we should use only the O’Brien. They also make a Southwestern one with jalapenos that would probably work well, too.)
The O’Brien is usually our choice over the plain.
We used to enjoy a shrimp chowder with the O’Brien style hash browns. I looked over on the HEB recipe page but they don’t have that recipe listed anymore. Shrimp, bacon and O’Brien hash browns are all I can remember. It was super simple so probably just a basic chowder base would work.