Description
Hamburger Potato Cheese Casserole brings comfort straight from grandma’s kitchen to your dinner table, combining hearty ground beef, creamy potatoes, and melted cheese in one satisfying family-friendly meal. Weeknight dinners become simple and delicious when this classic casserole lands on your plate, ready to feed hungry folks with zero fuss.
Ingredients
Scale
Proteins:
- 1 lb ground beef
Starches:
- 4 cups russet potatoes
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
Dairy and Seasonings:
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 small onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Heat your oven to precisely 375°F and coat a 9×13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Brown 1 lb ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat, crumbling it into small pieces until no pink remains.
- Drain beef thoroughly and transfer to a mixing bowl, discarding excess fat.
- Peel 4 cups of russet potatoes and slice them into thin ¼-inch rounds.
- Chop 1 small onion into fine pieces and mince 2 garlic cloves finely.
- Whisk together 1 can cream of mushroom soup, ½ cup milk, ½ cup sour cream, 1 tsp salt, and ½ tsp black pepper in a separate bowl.
- Create the first potato layer across the bottom of your prepared dish, covering entire surface.
- Distribute cooked ground beef evenly over potato layer.
- Scatter 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese across beef layer.
- Drizzle half the soup mixture over cheese and beef.
- Arrange remaining potato slices on top of first layer.
- Pour remaining soup mixture completely over potato layer.
- Sprinkle final 1 cup cheddar cheese across top.
- Melt ¼ cup butter and combine with ½ cup breadcrumbs in a small bowl.
- Distribute buttered breadcrumbs uniformly across cheese surface.
- Cover dish completely with aluminum foil.
- Bake covered for 45 minutes at 375°F.
- Remove foil and continue baking 15-20 minutes until potatoes soften and top turns golden brown.
- Allow casserole to rest 10 minutes before serving to help it set.
Notes
- Use starchy potatoes like Russet for the best texture and even cooking throughout the casserole.
- For a lighter version, swap ground beef for ground turkey and use low-fat cheese and cream of mushroom soup.
- Make sure to slice potatoes uniformly so they cook evenly and create a consistent layer in your dish.
- Letting the casserole rest after baking helps the layers set and makes serving much easier without falling apart.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour - 1 hour 5 minutes
- Category: Casseroles
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 465 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 690 mg
- Fat: 33 g
- Saturated Fat: 16 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg