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Hamburger Potato Casserole Recipe has everything you need for a great meal. Lots of creamy potatoes, hearty beef and more make this a crowd favorite.
I’m excited today to show you how to make this hamburger casserole. My kids devoured this easy dinner idea. It is the best beef casserole we have made and I think you will agree.
Hamburger potato casserole recipe is the best comfort food and everyone will love the potatoes, the beef, and melty cheese.
Plus, we have a Gluten Free Hamburger Casserole Recipe for those that are gluten free.
What's in this post: Hamburger Potato Casserole
Why Make this Casserole Recipe
This hamburger potato casserole is easy to make and tastes great. You can easily assemble this ahead of time and then place in the oven when you are ready to eat.
You will love the amazing flavor and the many ways to make this casserole.
Ingredients
- Small Russet Potatoes
- Lean Ground Beef, browned
- Cream of Mushroom Soup
- Milk
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese (we used a colby jack mix, but cheddar would be great too)
Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe and ingredients in the recipe card.
Variations Ideas
- Cheese – Feel free to change the cheese to what you prefer. Monterey Jack, sharp cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese, or pepper jack cheese.
- Meat – Ground beef works great in this recipe. But you can also use ground turkey, ground chicken or Italian Sausage.
- Creamy Soup – Instead of cream of mushroom soup use cream of chicken soup.
- Toppings – This ground beef casserole is delicious with your favorite toppings. Top with sour cream, diced avocado or salsa.
Step by Step Instructions
- Step 1 – Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Step 2 – Brown your ground beef, drain and set aside in a large skillet.
Step 3 – Peel and slice potatoes and set aside. We use this easy mandoline slicer to cut our potatoes quickly.
Step 4 – In a mixing bowl, combine cream of mushroom soup, milk, salt and pepper to taste. Mix well. Set aside.
Step 5 – Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non stick spray. Layer in the pan, potatoes, beef, soup, and cheese. Then repeat. Top with remaining cheese.
Step 6 – Cover with ground beef mixture aluminum foil and bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven.
Step 7 – Remover foil and bake another 30 minutes until potatoes are fork tender.
- Step 8 – Allow it to sit for 10 minutes, then cut and serve.
Recipe Tips
- Prepare Ingredients – When slicing the potatoes, try to make them about the same size so that it cooks evenly.
- Baking Dish – Prepare the baking dish by spraying with cooking spray to help with cleanup and serving the potato casserole.
- Cooking Time – Cooking time will vary based on your oven and the potatoes. You will know the casserole is done when the potatoes are fork tender.
Serving Suggestions
I personally like to serve it with a side salad because that makes dinner done with no extra work. However, steamed broccoli (see how to steam broccoli in the microwave easily) would also be amazing without any extra work.
Green beans also taste great and make a simple side dish as well. This meal is also good with asparagus.
This oven roasted asparagus is a family favorite and it is very simple and quick to make.
Frequently Asked Questions
Now this is an easy freezer meal. However, raw potatoes don’t freeze that great, so I suggest you replace the potatoes with a package of frozen hash browns. Layer just like you would with the hash browns. Cover with foil and freeze.
Then allow it to thaw in your refrigerator overnight and cook according to directions above. If it is still frozen in the middle cook with it covered for 1 ½ hours and then 30 minutes uncovered.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
Reheat the leftovers in the microwave or in the oven depending on how much you have leftover.
More Easy Casserole Recipes
- Delicious Chicken Nugget Casserole
- Hamburger Hash Recipe
- Cheeseburger Tator Tot Casserole
- Crock pot Tator Tot Casserole Recipe
- John Wayne Casserole Recipe
- Sausage Cream Cheese Casserole
- Jalapeño Popper Chicken Casserole
- Easy Taco Casserole Recipe (It freezes great!)
- Easy Chicken Enchilada Casserole
- Bacon Egg and Cheese Breakfast Casserole
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How to make Hamburger Casserole
Ingredients
- 5 small potatoes
- 2 lbs of ground beef browned
- 2 Cans cream of mushroom soup
- 1 1/2 cups of milk
- 1 1/2 cups of shredded cheese we used a colby jack mix, but cheddar would be great too
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Brown your ground beef and set aside
- Peel and slice potatoes and set aside. We use this easy mandoline slicer to cut our potatoes quickly.
- In a mixing bowl, combine cream of mushroom soup, milk, salt and pepper to taste. Mix well. Set aside.
- Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non stick spray.
- Layer in the pan, potatoes, beef, soup, and cheese. Then repeat. Top with remaining cheese.
- Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour
- Remover foil and bake another 30 minutes until potatoes are fork tender.
- Allow it to sit for 10 minutes, then cut and serve.
What other soup can be used ? Don’t like mushrooms. Thank you,
Any cream based soup would work – cream of chicken soup or cream of celery soup for this recipe. I hope you try it out and enjoy it!
Hi Carrie. The recipe sounds delicious. There are just two of us most of the time so I am going to try and cut everything in half and use an 8×8 dish. I think that should work. Any other suggestions?
Thanks
I think that will work great but it will be thicker in that pan, so I would add about 5 minutes to the baking time to make sure that all the potatoes get cooked through.
I want to make this for a large group (50), do you think it would be okay to used diced/cubed hashbrowns? That’s a lot of potatoes to peel!!
Yes, definitely! I think it would be great with hashbrowns as well. I have a Hamburger Hashbrown Casserole Recipe that is very similar to this recipe but made with hashbrown potatoes. I hope you try it out and let me know what you think!
What is salt and pepper to taste?
Jay – I usually start with about 1/2 teaspoon of each and then after the recipe is cooked, I test taste it and add more if needed.
I’ve made so many times..i just add some green peas r some mixed veggies or corn..it’s excelleny????????
Love hearing that! Thank you for sharing and thank you so much for the positive review!
Could you make this a day ahead?
Yes you can!
Outstanding! I added dried minced garlic and onion while browning the beef………I cannot wait to try this with various veggies….or not….so delicious like it is!
Thank you so much Robert! I’m so glad you enjoyed this recipe and I agree that the addition of various veggies will be amazing in this casserole.