Hamburger Potato Casserole
Servings 10 servings
Calories 476kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs lean ground beef
- 1 large sweet onion diced
- 1-2 Tbsp olive oil
- 3 medium garlic cloves minced
- 2 tsp seasoned salt divided use
- 1 tsp black pepper divided use
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp dry Italian seasoning or dried thyme
- 3 Tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 2 1/2 cups whole milk
- 1 8 oz container chive and onion cream cheese
- 1 10 oz can cream of celery soup
- 4 medium russet potatoes thinly sliced
- 3 cups colby jack cheese or sharp cheddar cheese divided use
- chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- In a large skillet, cook ground beef and onion with olive oil over medium-high heat. Cook until no pink remains, around 8 minutes.
- Drain excess grease from pan. Add garlic, 1 teaspoon seasoned salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper and worcestershire sauce. Stir to combine.. Cook 1-2 minutes longer.
- Remove hamburger mixture from the skillet.
- Creamy Sauce: To the pan add milk, remaining seasoned salt, black pepper, paprika, Italian seasoning, soup, and cream cheese. Simmer over medium low just until the cream cheese has melted and thickened about 2-3 minutes. Remove from the stovetop.
- Assemble: Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray a 13x9-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
- Arrange half of the potato slices on the bottom of the baking dish. Top with 1/2 hamburger mixture and drizzle with 1/2 sauce. Sprinkle with 1 1/2 cups cheese.
- Repeat layers, potatoes, hamburger mixture and sauce. Cover with aluminum foil.
- Transfer to the oven and bake for 45-50 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle the top with the remaining 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese.
- Continue to bake uncovered for another 15-20 minutes or until bubbly, the potatoes are fork tender and the cheese is lightly golden brown.
- Serve garnished with parsley.
Notes
- Protein - You could use ground turkey, ground chicken, sausage or vegetarian crumbles in this recipe.
- Potatoes - You can use Yukon gold potatoes, white potatoes or red potatoes. I don't peel the potatoes but you can, if you prefer. Remember each variety of potatoes has different starch content and will cook differently.
- Soup - You could use cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup or cheddar cheese soup in place of cream of celery soup.
- Cheese - You could use sharp cheddar cheese or spicy pepper jack cheese. Any cheese that you like will work.
- Peppers - You could add diced green bell pepper or jalapeño pepper for spice.
- Vegetables - You could add a frozen peas, steamed broccoli florets or cook diced carrots along with the ground beef and onion layer.
- Worcestershire Sauce - You could use soy sauce in place of worcestershire sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 476kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 116mg | Sodium: 1100mg | Potassium: 973mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 796IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 411mg | Iron: 4mg