Casserole With Hash Browns and Ground Beef
Hamburger Hash Brown Casserole is a family-friendly, quick to assemble dinner recipe perfect for busy weeknights. Ground beef is layered with hash browns and cheese and baked to perfection in this easy recipe.
I'm a huge fan of casseroles for dinner, they are so easy to throw together and pop in the oven on busy nights. I especially like them when they give me an easy meal to make with hamburger meat, just like my 20 minute stroganoff and Mongolian style noodles. Like my slow cooker breakfast casserole, this ground beef and hash brown casserole brings breakfast to dinner too!
Why I love this recipe
- only 6 easy ingredients
- 15 minutes of prep time
- easy and forgiving to customize
- full of flavor!
Ingredients
- ground beef
- frozen hash browns
- cheddar cheese
- milk
- butter
- cream of chicken soup*
*Tip: you can play with flavors of soup to make this recipe your own. Cream of mushroom, cream of onion, or even cheddar cheese soup would be good substitutions to try!
Step by step
This is seriously a super easy recipe. You can even have the kids mix up the cold ingredients while you brown the meat and then help assemble it!
- Brown the ground beef on the stove top.
- Mix the remaining ingredients in a large bowl.
- Layer ground beef in a casserole dish and top with hash brown mixture.
- Top with additional cheese.
- Bake for 1 hour.
Easy-peasy, right??
Tips for best results
- feel free to salt & pepper your ground beef, or even add a seasoning salt such as Lawry's if you want to amp up the flavor
- use a BIG bowl for mixing the hash brown mixture, it's a lot of ingredients and can make a mess if you use too small a bowl, I use my largest mixing bowl
FAQs
Can this be made ahead of time?
Yes, you can brown the meat and assemble the casserole ahead of time and keep in the refrigerator until ready to bake. Let it sit at room temperature 15 minutes before baking or extend baking time an additional 5-10 minutes if necessary.
Can this casserole be frozen?
There are two options for freezing this casserole. You can assemble it and freeze before baking or bake it and then freeze. Let it cool completely before wrapping in plastic and storing in a freezer safe container.
If baking before freezing I recommend you only bake it for 40 minutes instead of an hour so it doesn't dry out. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and bake until warmed through.
Can I use a different soup/cheese?
Feel free to experiment with different soups like cream of mushroom, cream of onion, or even cheddar cheese soup...the recipe is very forgiving. You can also change up the variety of cheese you use to suit your tastes or what you have on hand.
Variations
- change up the soup: cream of mushroom, cream of onion, cream of celery, or cheddar cheese soup are good options
- amp up the flavor of the ground beef with seasoning salt, Worcestershire sauce, onion and garlic powder, or dry ranch dressing mix
- add in diced onions and peppers
- use cream of mushroom soup and add mushrooms to the hash brown mixture
- top with fried onions for the last 10 minutes of baking
- use diced hash browns or potatoes o'Brian instead of shredded hash browns
- add in ½ cup sour cream to make it extra creamy
If you try this recipe, please comment and rate it below, I love hearing from you!
Description
Hamburger Hash Brown Casserole is a family-friendly, quick to assemble dinner recipe perfect for busy weeknights. Ground beef is layered with hash browns and cheese and baked to perfection in this easy recipe.
- 1 ½ pounds ground beef
- 20 ounce bag frozen shredded hash browns
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup (1 stick) salted butter, melted
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
- 10 ounce can cream of chicken soup
- salt & pepper (optional)
- green onion for garnish (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a medium skillet, brown ground beef over medium-high heat. Drain.
- Layer meat in the bottom of a 9 by 13" casserole dish.
- In a large bowl combine hash browns, milk, soup, butter, and 1 ½ cups cheese. Mix well.
- Pour hash brown mixture over the ground beef and spread to make an even layer.
- Top with remaining ½ cup cheese.
- Bake for 1 hour, serve garnished with chopped green onion if desired.
Notes
- feel free to salt & pepper your ground beef, or even add a seasoning salt such as Lawry's if you want to amp up the flavor
- use a BIG bowl for mixing the hash brown mixture, it's a lot of ingredients and can make a mess if you use too small a bowl, I use my largest mixing bowl
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