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Hamburger Hashbrown Casserole is loaded with cheese, hamburger and shredded hashbrowns to make the Best Casserole. The ultimate easy weeknight dinner that the whole family will love.
This Hashbrown Hamburger Casserole Recipe is delicious and easy to make. The ground beef and hash browns are mixed together and cooked until the Hashbrowns are cooked to perfection. My family loves casseroles and this is one of their favorites.
Super good! I’ve made this a bunch of times now. The family loves it. I’ve started turning the broiler on for a few minutes at the end to really give the top a nice crust before adding the remaining cheese to melt on top. I like that it’s versatile so I’ve done it with frozen broccoli, or frozen peas, instead of the green beans. Sometimes I’ll throw in a little of whatever other kind of cheese I have.
-Jessica M
It is the perfect comfort food to feed your family or a crowd. This simple ingredient cheesy ground beef casserole is easy to pull together for any day of the week. It is saves me time in the kitchen, is budget friendly and is packed with flavor. Another delicious recipe to serve on a busy weeknights is Hamburger Hash Recipe, Hamburger Rice Casserole or Cracker Barrel Hashbrown Casserole.
Ingredients
- Lean Ground Beef – Browned and Drained
- Onion – Chopped into small pieces. You can also Freeze Onions if you want to chop ahead of time
- Shredded Hash Browns Potatoes – Thaw hashbrowns before mixing in. Substitute with tater tots
- Cream of Mushroom Soup – Substitute with Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup
- Milk – We used whole milk
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese – Use freshly shredded cheese
- Black Pepper – Simple spices
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How to Make Hamburger Casserole with Hash Browns
Step 1 – Prepare oven – Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Then spray a 9 X 13 baking dish with a non stick cooking spray or olive oil.
Step 2 – Cook Ground Beef – Brown the ground beef over medium high heat and drain off any excess fat in a large skillet.
Step 3 – Mix Ingredients – In a large bowl, stir together the browned hamburger meat and thawed hash browns. Then add in diced onions, milk, cream of mushroom soup, pepper and ½ cups of the cheese.
Step 4 – After combining ingredients – Pour this mixture into the casserole dish.
Step 5 – Bake casserole – Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour until the hash browns are golden brown and tender in a preheated oven.
Step 6 – Add More Cheese – Top the casserole with the remaining cheese. Bake for 5 more minutes until the cheese is melted.
Step 7 – Serve and enjoy – Let the casserole rest at room temperature for 5 minutes. Then the casserole is ready to serve and enjoy. Season with salt and pepper.
Hamburger Hashbrown Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 lbs Ground Beef Browned and Drained
- ½ Onion chopped
- 1 pkg Shredded Hash Brown Potatoes 32 oz bag, thawed
- 2 cans Cream of Mushroom Soup
- 1 cup Milk
- 2 cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and spray a 9X13 baking pan with a non stick cooking spray.
- Brown the ground beef and drain off any excess grease.
- Then in a large mixing bowl, stir together the browned ground beef, hashbrowns, chopped onions, milk, cream of mushroom soup, pepper and half of the cheese (1 cup).
- Pour this mixture into the baking pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour until the hash browns are golden brown and tender.
- Top the casserole with the remaining cheese. Bake for 5 more minutes until the cheese is melted.
- Let the casserole rest at room temperature for 5 minutes and then the casserole is ready to serve and enjoy!
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Recipe Notes
- Spicy Variations – Add diced jalapeños, pepper jack cheese, or hot sauce to the casserole mixture and bake.
- Breakfast Twist – Add cooked bacon or sausage and serve with eggs.
- Add Veggies – Bell peppers, mushrooms, shredded carrots, peas or your favorite vegetable make this casserole heartier.
- Change Meats – Try ground turkey, sausage, or a mix of meats. Use what you have.
- Place frozen hashbrown bag in the fridge and let thaw overnight.
- You can also place frozen hashbrowns in a bowl and cover. Let frozen hashbrowns thaw at room temperature for about 30 minutes. Drain in moisture before mixing with other ingredients.
Nutrition Facts
What to Serve with Hamburger Casserole
This hamburger casserole is a hearty meal, so I like to serve a lighter side dish to complete the meal. Here are some of my favorites:
- Steamed Broccoli – Steam broccoli in the microwave is easy and would also be amazing without any extra work. My kids like to top the steamed broccoli with melted butter.
- Green beans also taste great and make a simple side dish as well. We have even served with a fresh green salad.
- Asparagus – This meal is also good with asparagus. This oven roasted asparagus is a family favorite and it is very simple and quick to make.
- Sour Cream – My family loves to top the casserole with some sour cream.
Frequently Asked Questions
Assemble the casserole in a baking dish, cover tightly, and refrigerate up to 24 hours before baking.
Place your leftover hamburger casserole in an airtight container. Place in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Leftover hamburger casserole makes a great lunch the next day. Simply store in a microwave safe dish and then it is easy to reheat.
This is a great casserole to prepare in advance then freeze. We recommend preparing the casserole and then freeze before baking it. If we plan on freezing casserole, then we place all the ingredients in a freezer safe container.
Then wrap with plastic wrap and then foil. Place pan in freezer until ready to thaw and enjoy.
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This recipe sounds really good, definitely want to make it. Is there a different soup, that can be substituted for the cream of mushroom?
Can you add peas or green beans?
Yes I think that would be delicious.
Great recipe. Thank you for sharing. I enjoy it with Durkee french fried onions mixed in the casserole, then sprinkled on top for last 10 minutes king time.
Mike – Great idea! Thanks for sharing. So glad you loved it.
Super good! I’ve made this a bunch of times now. The family loves it. I’ve started turning the broiler on for a few minutes at the end to really give the top a nice crust before adding the remaining cheese to melt on top. I like that it’s versatile so I’ve done it with frozen broccoli, or frozen peas, instead of the green beans. Sometimes I’ll throw in a little of whatever other kind of cheese I have.
I’m so glad you enjoy this recipe Jessica. Thank you so much for sharing and thank you for the positive review. I love the idea of crisping up the top of the casserole. I bet that is delicious!
What do you think about adding bacon bits? How much?
Vickie – I think adding bacon bits to this recipe would be delicious! I would add in 1/2 cup of bacon bits. Let me know how it turns out!
I’m trying this tonight! I couldn’t find shredded hash browns anywhere so i got cubed ones. I figure it should be about the same lol
Yes those should work great!
We loved it! I added chopped garlic, cracked pepper, onion powder and smoked paprika. I might try 1 can of soup and a cup of sour cream instead of two cans of soup next time.
No matter how you make it I highly recommend this easy recipe. Green beans are awesome paired with this dish!
Thank you
This recipe really looks good but I can’t find the shredded hash browns anywhere. Can someone tell me where to purchase them in Ontario, Canada
Oh no! I’m sorry to hear that. They are available in the freezer section in the US. You can also shred your own potatoes for this recipe or use diced hashbrowns if those are available in your area.
What do you think of substituting cream of mushroom for cream of chicken? My daughter doesn’t like mushrooms.
Yes, you can use cream of chicken soup or cream of celery soup would be delicious as well.
Pretty good. I had some LARGE chunk hash browns as well as Ore Ida chunks with peppers. Added some minced garlic, bunch of black pepper and some chopped celery for extra flavor. Divided into to two casseroles as it is just hubby and I. the other one went in the freezer.
When do you add the hash browns?
Do you layer the meat mixture and then hashbrowns, or mix it all together? It doesn’t say, just that you bake it until the hashbrowns are golden and tender.
I will update that, but you mix it together.
Made the casserole but substituted a can of celery soup instead of 2 mushrooms soups. Also seasoned w a little spicy Slap ya Mama seasoning. Teenagers loved it!
We had your Hamburger Hashbrown Casserole for dinner tonight and enjoyed it very much. I have a question: #3 says to add several ingredients, including PEPPER, which is not listed in the Ingredients. Should it be?
Oh I’m sorry – pepper it optional. I will update the card.