Creamy and cheesy, this Hashbrown Hamburger Casserole is the perfect easy meal for a busy night that the whole family will enjoy. This dish is hearty and thrifty and is filled with ground beef, vegetables, potatoes, and lots of cheese.
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Are you looking for something 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 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 and bake it the next day, perfect for those weeknights when everyone is busy but wants some comfort food for dinner. Try these comforting meals: Crock Pot Pork Chops, and Chicken Broccoli Potato Casserole both are meals the family will love.
Bake this similar Egg Sausage & Hashbrown Casserole for breakfast full of cheesy potatoes in an egg custard. It’s so good, and sometimes I even serve this for supper!
- Type of recipe: Comfort food, easy dinner
- Cooking method: Baked Casserole
- Skill level: Beginner-friendly
- Flavors & textures: Cheesy, hearty, savory, creamy, and filling
The Recipe Basics
- It’s quick and easy to make; it’s almost effortless.
- This dish is an old-fashioned casserole that will feed a crowd of hungry people.
- 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!
- Enjoy the leftovers the next day.
Ingredients Needed
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), 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 the hash browns
- Olive oil
- Salt and black pepper
How To Make A Hashbrown Hamburger Casserole
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 browned ground beef, 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, add it to a large bowl with the hash brown potatoes and half of the cheese, and mix.
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.
What To Serve With This Casserole
This casserole is incredibly delicious, featuring 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 what you add to this recipe, make it your own, and use what you have on hand.
- You can make this with ground sausage or use a combination of half sausage and half ground beef.
- You can also use Italian sausage for a different flavor.
- Try different soups, such as 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 or chopped green onions.
- Add more seasonings, such as garlic or garlic powder, rosemary, cumin, taco seasonings, or oregano.
More Delicious recipes
- Another hamburger dish we love is this Ground Beef and Rice Skillet. Cook everything in one skillet; it’s so easy.
- Instead of a hamburger casserole, make these Pan-Fried Hamburgers for a classic.
- Cook up this Hamburger Macaroni and Cheese Casserole when you need to feed a hungry family; they’ll love it.
FAQs
Yes, there is a difference; ground beef is made directly from pieces of meat trimmings which also includes fat, and ground beef, which can only be 30% fat. Hamburger is ground beef that has more fat added to it.
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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 sharp shredded cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup Butter melted
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Parsley – optional
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 375° F. Grease a 9×13 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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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. I am glad to be sharing sweet and savory family-friendly recipes for your cooking and baking inspiration.
The cream of chicken soup makes this hamburger casserole to rich! My kids devoured it and I loved how easy it was to get on the table.
Glad the family like the casserole. I love making this because it’s super easy.
I made this hashbrown hamburger casserole recipe yesterday and it was just delicious. Will be making it again soon. Thanks so much for the detailed and easy-to-follow directions.
Hamburger casseroles are so nostalgic and comforting! This recipe was a big hit with the whole family.