Crockpot Cowboy Casserole has everything you need for a delicious meal in the slow cooker. Packed with flavorful ground beef, hearty beans, cheese and more! This meal does not disappoint.
Crockpot Cowboy Casserole
Your family is going to go crazy over this new recipe. Crock Pot Cowboy Casserole is comfort food in every single bite.
Layers of melted cheese and cream of mushroom soup blend together with the hash browns, ground beef and more for the absolute best meal. It is bursting with flavor and so amazing.
Check out this video on how to make Crock Pot Cowboy Casserole!
We love one pot meals and it is even better if you can use the crockpot. This meal definitely is easy and has everything you need for a great meal.
It is budget friendly and can easily feed a crowd. If you have a large family like I do, this is the perfect meal to feed a bunch of hungry kiddos without ruining your budget. 🙂
Company coming? Toss in a few extra cans of beans and tomatoes and this meal can easily be stretched even more while still being so delicious.
Cowboy Casserole Crock Pot Recipe is the best one pot meal!
No need to fix side dishes and more when you have such an amazing meal. This is a huge time saver on busy weeknights when we are all just doing good to eat. 🙂
You truly can just come home to dinner ready and waiting and enjoy a nice family dinner. Your family can truly gather around the table and eat this fabulous meal even during busy seasons of life.
Now, we do love to put out several yummy toppings but that is super easy and does not take any time at all. Everyone can choose their favorites and it is fun and simple.
The kids enjoy being able to load their plates up with all of their favorite toppings. We have even served this amazing meal for company and everyone was impressed and asked for the recipe.
Our favorite toppings include:
- shredded cheese (Try cheddar cheese, Colby, mozzarella and more.)
- sour cream
- diced onion
- hot sauce
- diced jalapeno peppers
It is also good with this easy homemade cornbread or you also try Cheddar Jalapeno Cornbread Recipe for a little extra kick.
Just use what your family enjoys the most. It is so tasty however you decide to serve it!
Let’s make Slow Cooker Cowboy Casserole!
Ingredients for Slow Cooker Cowboy Potato Casserole:
- 1 lb ground beef browned and drained
- 1/4 cup diced onion (I used frozen diced onion.)
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 can of cream of mushroom soup
- 1 lb frozen diced hash browns
- 1 can of diced tomatoes with liquid
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 can kidney beans, drained
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
How to make Cowboy Casserole:
1. Place all of the ingredients including beans beef etc with the exception of the cheese in a 6 quart crockpot and stir well.
2. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 7-8 hours.
3. Uncover crock-pot and sprinkle shredded cheese over top and recover and let cook an additional 30 minutes.
Top with your favorite toppings and enjoy!
Make this easy Cowboy Casserole Slow Cooker recipe today!
You will not be disappointed. It is the best and so simple and easy to make.
We love crock pot recipes.
What else can I try in Cowboy Casserole Crock Pot recipe?
- Add pinto beans.
- Add black beans.
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Add red potatoes instead of hash browns.
- Try other cheeses- Mozzarella, Colby Jack and more would be good.
- Add green bell pepper.
- Try cream of chicken soup or cream of celery soup.
- Try Rotel to give the tomatoes a little kick.
- Add diced Jalapeno Peppers to the mixture.
- Add chili powder to the ground beef.
We love trying new thing and using what we have. Plus, my family thinks we are eating new recipes when really it is the same meal. 🙂
Crockpot Cowboy Casserole is so easy!
If you are in the market for a new crockpot, I love this casserole crock pot. It is perfect for casserole style slow cooker recipes like this one.
I bought mine on Amazon,and I love it. It is perfect for the Holidays and really year round.
Plus, it is just so pretty. We can still enjoy all our favorite casserole recipes without ever turning the oven on.
If you prefer a traditional style crock pot, I recommend one of the Ninja Cookers. I love these because you can brown the meat in the same pot.
It really cuts down on clean up and that is a plus for us busy moms. It is so nice just having the one pot to clean and not worrying about an extra pan to wash. 🙂
Another favorite is this programmable crock pot for when I am am not at home all day. I love coming home to a nice meal ready and waiting!
I also like to use crock pot liners to make clean up a breeze. These are worth every penny and save a ton of time.
This is especially helpful during busy weeks of school and activities. I’m all about crock pot liners. 
If you do not use crock pot liners, I recommend using cooking spray to help with clean up in the slow cooker.
Can you freeze cowboy casserole?
Yes, you will want to brown the beef and then place it all the in a freezer bag and freeze. When you are ready to cook this meal, simply add it to the slow cooker and cook like normal.
Sometimes I double the recipe just so I can have extra to freeze for quick meals later. I am all about freezer meals around here.
We even recently made 10 Easy Crock Pot Freezer Meals in an hour!
These have been amazing to pull out from the freezer on busy weeks. It is hard when juggling work and activities and this is just awesome for busy seasons.
It is so nice having meals in the freezer to grab on crazy days around here. It is totally optional but I love JOKARI Hands-Free Baggy Rack Storage Bag Holders.
These are not necessary, but make it so much easier to put the meals together when making freezer meals. I started making freezer meals when I knew I had to do something about dinner time being so hectic.
It was a source of stress around here and not something any of us looked forward to or enjoyed. Now, we can sit back and enjoy a freezer meal on crazy days and talk about our days.
If you are not making freezer meals, I highly encourage you to give it a try. It has really changed dinner time around here.
Tips to make this Cowboy Casserole Crock Pot recipe even easier:
This recipe like many we make calls for diced onions. Another time saving tip is to use a small food chopper or food processor to quickly and easily chop onions. I actually do this with peppers too.
If you do not have one of these, I highly recommend them. They are such a time saver and you can get the veggies really fine.
I usually just chop the entire vegetable and freeze what I don’t need. It’s so nice to be able to just take the diced onion out of the freezer for recipes.
This is how I meal prep. It’s so quick and easy and helps get dinner on the table fast.
Learn and how to freeze onions and also how to freeze peppers to save so much time in the kitchen!
We love to saute onions in olive oil for recipes and more.
This Cowboy Casserole pinterest recipe idea is budget friendly!
The ground beef goes a long way when you have other delicious ingredients such as the beans, hash browns and tomatoes. It is a great way to feed a large family or big crowd and not bust your budget.
I have even added extra tomatoes and beans to make the meat go even further. No one noticed and said it was amazing.
You can also try using ground turkey in the recipe. Another idea is to mix it in with the ground beef to save a little.
Every little bit adds up! I often just use what I have in the freezer or what is on sale at the grocery store.
You can try Sausage Cowboy Casserole slow cooker recipe.
Sometimes, I get sausage on sale and use it in this recipe. It adds a little bit of spiciness that everyone enjoys.
We love simple recipes like this and everyone looks forward to when this recipe is on the menu plan for that week. Plus, if you try some of these different ideas it is easy to make this recipe many different ways.
By shopping when things are on sale I save money on groceries and it really helps our budget. Saving money and feeding a big family can be accomplished.
Everyone loves this delicious dish so it is on our permanent menu plan rotation.
In fact, I cut our grocery bill by 50% off by following these 8 Tips for for Saving Money on Groceries by Menu Planning! Save that money for a family vacation or maybe just some wiggle room in the budget.
Easy recipes like this keep my family happy and my grocery budget in good shape. This is how I keep our grocery budget reasonable.
Plus, being able to toss everything in the crockpot means dinner is waiting and we are not tempted to get take out! Trust me, this recipe is better than any store bought meal!
We love Slow Cooker Ground Beef Casserole recipes!
It is a delicious recipe that is packed with tons of flavor. The kids go crazy over it. They love the topping bar. 🙂
Print this Crockpot Cowboy Casserole Recipe below:
Crockpot Cowboy Casserole has all you need for an easy meal in the slow cooker. Each bite of Cowboy casserole crock pot recipe is loaded wtih flavor.
- 1 lb ground beef browned and drained
- 1/4 cup diced onion I used frozen diced onion.
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 can of cream of mushroom soup
- 1 lb frozen diced hash browns
- 1 can of diced tomatoes with liquid
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 can kidney beans drained
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
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Place all of the ingredients including beans beef etc with the exception of the cheese in a 6 quart crockpot and stir well.
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Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 7-8 hours.
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Uncover crock-pot and sprinkle shredded cheese over top and recover and let cook an additional 30 minutes.
Top with your favorite toppings and enjoy!
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Christina Ellzey says
Made this last night, so good and makes a lot! I will freeze the left overs for a busy night. We topped it with green oinion and black olives, yum!