Scalloped Potato Casserole - potatoes

Ingredients

• 1 (2 lb.) sack frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 c. chopped onion
• 1 (10 3/4 oz.) can cream of chicken soup
• 1 pt. sour cream
• 2 c. grated Cheddar cheese or 2 c. grated Monterey Jack with jalapeno peppers or a combination of both cheeses (1 c. each)
• 1/4 to 1/2 c. melted butter
• 2 c. crushed corn flakes