Creamy, and cheesy this Hashbrown Hamburger Casserole is the perfect easy meal for a busy night that the whole family will enjoy. Filled with ground beef, vegetables, potatoes, and lots of cheese this is a hearty and thrifty dish.
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Are you looking for something that is quick and easy to serve for dinner? This casserole is hands down a family favorite and I was able to sneak in a whole bag of frozen veggies. What I really like about this hamburger casserole is I can prep it and bake it in one hour.
And, if you want, you can make this casserole ahead of time and bake it the next day, perfect for those weeknights when everyone is busy but wants some comfort food for dinner.
Bake this similar Egg Sausage & Hashbrown Casserole for breakfast that's full of cheesy potatoes in an egg custard. It's so good, and sometimes I even serve this for supper!
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❤️Why you will love this dish
- It's quick and easy to make, it's almost effortless
- This dish is pure creamy and cheesy comfort food
- You get to sneak some veggies into this dish
- You can make this casserole ahead of time and bake it later, and it reheats easily too!
🧾Ingredients
You need simple ingredients for an easy recipe
- Ground Beef - one pound of ground beef is all you need
- Onion - or, if you have those picky eaters that won't touch onions (my daughter), just add a teaspoon of onion powder.
- Cream of Chicken soup - adding a can of soup will add creaminess to the hamburger meat.
- Vegetables - a bag of frozen mixed vegetables are easy to toss into this casserole.
- Shredded potatoes - I find the refrigerator hash browns work the best for this recipe
- Butter - just half a stick of butter
- Cheddar Cheese - you will mix the cheese into the potatoes and on top of hash browns
- Olive oil
- Salt and black pepper
🥣 Let's bake
Step 1. Chop the onion and add it to a large skillet with olive oil. Saute the onion then add the hamburger, salt, and pepper.
Step 2. Cook the hamburger until browned and cooked through. Drain any excess grease.
Step 3. Add the frozen vegetables to the brown ground beef then mix the soup and milk and add to the skillet.
Step 4. Stir the mixture until thoroughly combined.
Step 5. Pour the ground beef mixture into a greased casserole dish
Step 6. Melt the butter then add it to a large bowl with the hash brown potatoes, and half of the cheese, and mix together.
Step 7. Spread the potatoes over the ground beef mixture and bake in a 375-degree oven for a half hour.
Step 8. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top of the casserole and bake for 15 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the potatoes are golden brown.
This casserole is just so delicious with cheesy potatoes and a creamy meat filling. We like to serve this all-in-one dish with this Caesar Salad with Bacon and when corn is in season, we like to make Grilled Corn on the Cob. Add these quick-to-make Homemade Biscuits, they can bake right along with this casserole.
Variations and Great Additions
Casseroles are meant to be easy and thrifty, made with basic pantry ingredients. Feel free to change up what you add to this recipe and make it your own, and use what you have on hand.
- You can make this with ground sausage or use half sausage and half ground beef.
- You can also use Italian sausage for a different flavor.
- Try different soups like cream of mushroom, cream of celery, and tomato, or use sour cream.
- Add in extra vegetables or make this casserole with just one veggie.
- A great addition to this casserole is to top it with french fried onions or chopped green onions.
- Add more seasonings, such as garlic or garlic powder, rosemary, cumin, taco seasonings, or oregano.
More Delicious recipes
Bread and Butter Pickles make a tasty side and they are super easy to make.
These easy Peach Bars with Raspberries is a fruity dessert that would be perfect serving along with this casserole.
This Turkey Roll Ups with Stuffing has the best of everything we love in a comfort food dish, and there is no need to wait for Thanksgiving to serve this casserole.
👩🍳FAQ's
Yes, there is a difference, ground beef is made directly from pieces of meat trimmings which also includes fat, and ground beef, it can only be 30% fat. Hamburger is ground beef that has more fat added to it.
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Recipe
Hashbrown Hamburger Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons Olive oil
- 1 Onion 4 ounces
- 1 pound Ground beef
- 10.5 ounce Cream of chicken soup
- ½ cup Milk
- 12 ounces Frozen vegetables
- 20 ounces shredded hash brown potatoes 3 ½ cups of Simply Shredded Hash Browns
- 2 cups Shredded cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup Butter melted
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Parsley - optional
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 375° F. Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
- Dice the onion and add it to a skillet set over medium-high heat with the olive oil. Cook the onion until it is translucent then add the ground beef. Stir and cook the hamburger until it's cooked and brown. Drain off any excess grease.
- In a small bowl add the can of soup and mix it with the milk.
- To the cooked ground beef add the frozen vegetables, the soup, and salt and pepper. Mix this thoroughly and then add to the baking pan and spread it to the edges.
- In a large mixing bowl, add the shredded potatoes, 1 cup of cheese, and the melted butter. Stir to combine and then spread over the hamburger mixture.
- Bake the casserole for 30 minutes, then add the remaining 1 cup of cheddar cheese then continue baking for 15 minutes until the hash browns are golden brown and the cheese is melted.
- Let the casserole sit for about 15 minutes before serving. This will let it firm up, but of course, you can dig right in.
- Store any leftovers in the refrigerator for up to three days. Reheat the leftovers in the microwave.
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About Jere'
From learning to cook on a farm in Indiana to culinary school in California, my passion for food is never-ending. Turning on my oven to bake something for friends and family is my happy place, and I am glad to be here at One Hot Oven sharing both sweet and savory family-friendly recipes for your cooking and baking inspiration.
nancy
Super cozy and comfort casserole. I will have to make this tonight
k
OMG! This reminds me of something my mom used to make! I wasn't even looking for it but after looking at this, headed to the market to recreate my childhood! Thank you
Sherry
My family loved this casserole recipe. I am a working mom so I like to make easy meals that my husband can make for the family while I'm gone. My husband loved the ease of just taking it out of the fridge and popping it into the oven. In 45 minuted he has a great tasting meal the all the kids loved.
Jere Cassidy
So glad the family enjoyed the casserole. This is definitely an ann easy casserole for the working mom to make.
Gen
What an easy, satisfying, comforting meal! My niece ate everything and asked for more. I’m definitely keeping this recipe - thank you!
Emily
I didn’t have cream of chicken, so I used cream of mushroom instead and it turned out great! My kids loved it and I will definitely do this recipe again
Jere Cassidy
That's the beauty of this recipe, you can make substitutions and it still tastes great.
Jade
The fact that this hamburger is so cheesy and simple to make literally saved my life. Thank you very much.
Brianna May
I made this last week for dinner and it was a total hit! My husband loved it. It will definitely be added into my weekly rotation.
Colleen
A simple and delicious dinner. It's kind of like a shepherd's pie but easier! Will make it again.
Kirby
My step son and his friends were coming over for dinner and I needed a hearty meal to feed them. This recipe was perfect and everyone wanted seconds. So delicious!
nancy
what a hearty and cozy meal with my two favourites: hash and hamburgers!
Marysa
What a fun idea for a casserole. I'll have to make this when we have a busy weeknight. Sounds like a hearty dish that would be great before our sports practices.
Rob
This was such an easy and delicious meal! We took your suggestion of using cream of mushroom soup because we love mushrooms, and it was really outstanding!