Ground Beef and Potatoes
Ground beef and potatoes, done simple — crock pot hamburger potato casserole, cheesy skillet, taco skillet, and shepherd's pie for busy weeknights.
★ dinner
dinnerCrock Pot Hamburger Potato Casserole
A hearty and cheesy potato casserole cooked slowly in a crockpot, layered with seasoned ground beef, potatoes, and cheese.
Lisa SeidelIngredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 4-5 medium, thinly sliced russet or Yukon gold potatoes
- 1, chopped medium onion
- 2 cups, divided shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 can (10.5 oz) cream of mushroom soup
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- to taste salt and pepper
Instructions
- 1Brown the beef and onion: Cook the ground beef and chopped onion in a skillet over medium heat until browned and no pink remains, about 5-7 minutes. Drain excess fat.
- 2Prepare the potatoes: Wash and thinly slice the potatoes evenly to about 1/8 inch thick.
- 3Layer the ingredients: In the crockpot, layer half the potatoes, then half the cooked beef and onion mixture, followed by a portion of shredded cheddar cheese. Repeat with remaining potatoes, beef, and cheese.
- 4Mix and pour sauce: In a bowl, whisk together the cream of mushroom soup, milk, garlic powder, salt, and pepper until smooth. Pour this evenly over the layered ingredients.
- 5Cook on low: Cover and cook for 6 to 8 hours until potatoes are tender and cheese is bubbly.
- 6Add finishing cheese: About 15 minutes before serving, sprinkle remaining cheddar cheese on top, cover to melt. Garnish with chopped parsley or chives if desired.
P.S. We update the recipes on this page every few days. If you want to cook this recipe over and over again, we'd love it if you downloaded Pepper 🤝.
More to try
dinner
dinner
dinner
dinner
dinner
dinner
dinner
Find more recipes like this
Join 1M+ cooks discovering, organizing, and sharing their recipes on Pepper
Open in Pepper →Two Cheap Ingredients That Feed Everybody
A pound of ground beef and a few potatoes will stretch further than just about anything else in the kitchen. Add an onion and some cheese and you've got supper on the table without a trip to the store.
Cooks on Pepper reach for this collection on the nights the grocery budget is thin, the day got away from them, or there's a hungry crowd coming in from ball practice.
Every recipe here leans on that same pair: Crock Pot Hamburger Potato Casserole, Cheesy Ground Beef and Potato Skillet, plain Ground Beef and Potatoes, an Easy One-Pot Ground Beef and Potato Taco Skillet, Cheesy French Onion Hamburger Casserole, and two takes on shepherd's pie.
Quick Tips
- 1
Slice potatoes thin
Cut russets about 1/8 inch thick so they cook through in a casserole. Thick slices can stay crunchy even after 4 hours in the slow cooker.
- 2
Brown the beef first
Cook the ground beef 6 to 8 minutes until no pink remains, then drain the grease so the casserole doesn't turn oily.
- 3
Cover the skillet
Put a lid on for the last 12 to 15 minutes so steam softens the potatoes, then uncover and add cheese for 2 minutes.
- 4
Rest before serving
Let a casserole sit 10 minutes off the heat so the sauce sets up and the slices hold together on the plate.
Never lose a recipe again
Save everything. Stay organized. Share with friends.
