Cheesy Hamburger & Potato Casserole
"This has layers of sliced potatoes, cheddar cheese and hamburger. It's creamy and easy, with lots of cheese!! After reading the reviews, I think I didn't state clearly enough that the potatoes need to be very thinly sliced-almost shaved. I've made this tons of time and my potatoes are always done. So slice 'em thin!"
photo by Marla R.
- Ready In:
- 1hr 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 lb ground venison or 1 lb beef
- 3 cups potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
- 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
- 3⁄4 cup milk
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- salt and pepper
directions
- Brown ground beef or venison and drain.
- In medium bowl combine soup, onion, milk, and salt and pepper.
- In a 2 quart baking dish (11x7) alternately layer the potatoes, soup mixture, meat and cheese.
- Repeat layers, ending with cheese on top.
- Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until potatoes are tender.
Questions & Replies
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I only have one can of cream of mushroom? Can I use something else if I want to double the recipe?
Reviews
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I cooked the onion with my meat and seasoned salt. Also, I boiled the sliced potatoes for about 10 minutes and only had to bake everything for 30 minutes. Yummy, turned out great! Kids loved it!
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Made this dish a number of times and always a hit! Made it last night with ground veal (had a pound in the freezer that needed to be used) and added 1 tbs. Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 tsp. chopped basil leaves, 1/2 tsp. minced rosemary, 1/2 tsp. pepper, and 1/2 cup of fresh chopped baby bella mushrooms. What a difference and everyone raved about the taste. After browning and draining the veal, added the onions and baby bellas, covered, and simmered while I peeled and sliced the potatoes. Before assembling, I added the soup/milk directly to the meat mixture, then layered according to the directions, which simplified the process. The original recipe is great, but this modified version is excellent - give it a try!<br/><br/>P.S. Kaarin is correct, slice the potatoes as thin as possible so they cook through. I use a mandalin slicer set for the thickness of a thin potato chip - works perfectly! -
This was really good! I used the recipe as is but added a few things. I cut a stalk of celery ,half a sml. onion and cooked that with my hamburger. I also chopped some carrot only because there were 2 sml. sticks left from a veggie tray.I also added some chopped garlic. To the soup I put in a spoon of sourcream. And I cranked the heat to 375 and it was done in an hr. My boyfriend LOVED it. It's a keeper Just made this for the 2nd time...stayed to the recipe with one exception..used cream of celery...and it was every bit as good as the first time. I love this recipe. -
We really enjoyed this recipe. I added a can of mushrooms to the sauce mix. I also baked it at 400 vs 350 to eliminate the chance of having crunchy potatoes. We will definitley be making this again!!
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I make this recipe all the time..The only thing I do different is I add beef base to the soup and I add garlic to the burger.My family Loves it.Thanks
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Tweaks
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I used 12oz sour cream, 2cups shredded cheddar, 1cup mixed shredded cheese, and 1.5cups milk for the soup mixture. Also caramelized the onions in garlic butter before adding the beef for browning.
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I added a pkg of lipton onion soup mix to the mushroom soup and skipped the real onions and tasted great !
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I made this using cream of celery soup, instead of the cream of mushroom because I wanted my DM to try this too, she dislikes anything mushroom. I used 3 medium potatoes, slicing them with a mandolin. Like some other reviewers, my cook time was 2 hours to get the potatoes done. Very filling comfort food. Next time I make this will use the cream of mushroom soup and cook in the crockpot. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
I'm a stay at home mom with 3 adorable children-an 8 year old daredevil son, a 5 1/2 year old princess and a wild little 2 year old girl! I love to cook, and like having my little helpers in the kitchen!
I usually love recipes that are completely from scratch (I still love them actually) but right now my focus is on having any kind of food ready by mealtime! It's a little crazy here lately. Every summer we have a huge organic garden, apple orchard and raspberry and blueberry patches, along with a woods full of wild foods waiting for me to learn what they are so I can collect them. I'm learning about wild mushrooms first, so if anyone has any tips, let me know. We also eat wild venison which my husband and I hunt ourselves. It's our favorite meat, since it's lean, organic and cheap! Some of my hobbies are: hiking, biking, rock climbing, gardening, playing in the water with my kids, or just swinging in the hammock with a good book. I go stir crazy if I spend too much time inside.
