This budget friendly dinner recipe is a breeze to throw together with just a few simple ingredients including frozen potatoes and canned soup, making it extra lazy for busy weeknight meals.
Nothings says “comfort food” more than beef and potatoes!
This yummy dinner casserole is not only one of the most delicious meals you’ll ever make for your family, it’s SO EASY. Brown the beef and mix it with frozen potatoes, soup, cheese, and seasoning. Toss the mixture into a baking dish, cover with foil, and bake. Let the oven take over while your house fills with the heavenly smell of a lazy day home cooked meal!
If you’re looking for easy ground beef recipes, add this casserole to your dinner menu. The base is so simple and yet you can customize it with any creamy based soup, added veggies, and the frozen potatoes of your choice.
This easy family dinner recipe is perfect for those crazy weeknights when you want a yummy meal to make with minimal effort!
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 can cheddar cheese soup
- 1 can cream of celery soup
- 1 (28oz) bag frozen cubed potatoes with onions & peppers
- 2+ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- seasoning to taste
Step 1Chop and brown the ground beef over medium heat and season to your liking with salt, pepper, garlic powder, etc. Dab out most of the excess grease with a paper towel.
Step 2In a large bowl, combine the cooked ground beef, frozen potatoes, both cans of soup, and HALF of your shredded cheese. You can also mix in any additional seasoning at this time if you’d like. Keep in mind that the soup already contains salt.
Step 3Place the mixture into a 9×13 greased baking dish and spread it out evenly. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over top. I won’t judge you if you want to use a little extra cheese! I don’t really measure mine, I just sprinkle it on until it looks just right.
Step 4Cover the dish with foil and bake in a 350° F oven for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking for an additional 15 minutes or until the cheese starts to brown. You can turn the broiler on for the last few minutes of baking if you’d like.
Yum! Yum! Yum! This cheesy dinner casserole is just as good as it looks. As you can see, it only takes about 10 minutes to prepare and then you can let the oven take over from there. Just perfect for busy weeknight meals when you have a hungry family to feed!
Want to add veggies? A little bit of healthy green is always good! Green beans pair really well with this recipe and you can even buy them frozen in a microwave bag. My kids are more likely to eat their vegetables when they are mixed in with the cheesy goodness, so you could even mix any cooked veggies into the potato mixture before baking. And here’s a tip! Chopped zucchini is soft enough to mix into just about any casserole without precooking as long as it gets at least 30 minutes in the oven.
Cheesy Ground Beef & Potato Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 (28oz) bag frozen cubed potatoes with onions & peppers
- 1 (10.5oz) can cheddar cheese soup
- 1 (10.5oz) can cream of celery soup (or mushroom)
- 2+ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- seasoning to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F and grease a 9x13 baking dish.
- In a medium size skillet, chop and brown the ground beef until no longer pink. Season to taste with salt, pepper, garlic powder, etc. Dab out most of the excess grease with a paper towel.
- In a large bowl, combine the cooked beef, frozen potatoes, both cans of soup, and HALF of your shredded cheese. At this time, you can also mix in any additional seasoning, keeping in mind that the soup already contains salt.
- Spread the mixture evenly into your prepared baking dish and then sprinkle a cup or more of shredded cheese over top. Use as little or as much cheese as you'd like! I won't judge you.
- Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 15 minutes or until the cheese starts to brown. You can turn the broiler on for the last few minutes of baking if you'd like.
Notes
- Do you have picky eaters at home? If your kids aren't fans of peppers or onions, you can use any 28 ounce bag of frozen cubed potatoes for this recipe.
- Want to add some veggies? Add some nutrition to this easy comfort food by adding cooked veggies to the potato mixture before baking. Frozen green beans are a great option that can usually be cooked right in the bag. Small chopped zucchini is even soft enough to not have to precook!
- Any creamy condensed soup can be used in this recipe as well as the cheese of your choice. Want to customize it even more? Toss in some mushrooms, corn, fresh bell pepper, etc. That's the beauty of a casserole! Once you have the recipe for the base, you can toss in anything else your family likes.
- If you like this easy ground beef recipe, your family is going to love this Cheeseburger Pasta Casserole!
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