I love comfort food, and in the winter months it’s especially satisfying to eat a meal that feels like a warm hug at the end of a cold day. As corny as that sounds, it’s true! Here’s an easy casserole that I used to make when we were first married (when I could cook little else) and just brought back into our meal rotation. It’s delicious and creamy and the kids love it too!
Hamburger Potato Casserole
Ingredients
- - 1 lb lean ground beef
- - 3 cups thinly sliced potatoes
- - 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- - ¾ cup of milk (or fill mushroom soup can ¾ full)
- - ½ cup sliced celery
- - ½ pkg onion soup mix
- - pepper, to taste
- - 1 cup shredded cheddar or marble cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Fry ground beef until browned, drain any fat.
- Combine mushroom soup, milk, celery, onion soup mix and pepper.
- Alternately layer the potatoes, ground beef and soup mixture in a baking dish.
- Cover with tin foil and bake for 1 hour or until potatoes are tender.
- Top with cheese and put back in oven, uncovered, for an additional 5 minutes.
Layer starting with potatoes at the bottom, then the ground beef, then liquid mixture and repeat!
It may not look pretty, but it’s a delicious comforting casserole that also makes a great leftover lunch the next day, if you can manage to save any! If you like more sauce, add a second can of mushroom soup with about 1/2 can milk to the recipe.
This sounds so good.
Just tonight I used my last packet of onion mix. When I get to the store again this will be on my list. A great recipe because I always have it all on hand!!!
Yum! I love hearty meals like this!
Yummmy! It sounds so good
I make something similar. I cook up a pack of ground beef and drain. Then add some diced celery, onion powder, minced onion, and 2 cans of mushroom soup with enough milk to make it creamy. Heat it up all up in the pan and then serve over rice. My family LOVES it! I also add some fresh mushrooms into mine (I am the only one who likes mushrooms!) My boys also like to add soya sauce to the final rice/meat mixture. It is quite yummy…and quick to make.
I will have to try your recipe…as i am sure it would be a hit here too!
This looks yummy, think ill try it for dinner tomorrow 🙂
Thanks for reminding me, I used to make this recipe a few years ago too. Think I’ll make this one night this week.
Thanks will try this one.
This looks delicious, and simple enough for my husband and kids to try their hand at, too! Thanks.
I have a recipe almost exactly like this but instead of the potatoes I use extra crispy tater tots. SO good! Good call with the onion soup mix as well.
Mmmmm…Im going to try this
Oh yum – this looks so good and easy too!
Delicious 🙂
Just made it. So YUMMY!!!
Oh, so glad to hear you liked it Heather!
Mmmm. That sounds good Tenille! I know here in Texas we are no where as cold as you but that is serious comfort food!
Made this last night, and it was delicious! M
I have started to use dried chopped onion in recipes that call for onion soup mix. It is not full of msg and I am sure that it must be alot cheaper. I get the big containers by the spices in Costco. You guys should try it!
I stumbled on this recipe and tried it tonight. I didn’t have the dried soup mix so I just diced onions and cooked them with the ground beef. Then I seasoned the cream of mushroom soup mixture with Old Bay seasoning and black pepper.
My husband and child LOVED it and it was so easy for me to throw together.
Awesome! Thank you for letting me know! Leftovers aren’t too bad either.
This was a very tast recipe. Instead of Lipton onion soup mix, I used Montrealsteak seasoning an minced onion. Family loved it, even my non potato eating daughter liked it!
Yay, that’s great to hear thanks for sharing!
Years ago I would make this for my daughter and I when groceries were getting slim pickens only I did not use cheese in it. But I added soy sauce and Wortceshire sauce we loved it.with home made biscuits from scratch.
Very good use all and add some cream cheese in it and was very good.
That’s great to hear!
I made this today, just like the recipe was, we loved.
Hooray, so good to hear. I need to make it again soon!
Sounds good, have to give it a try.
In the recipe for Hamburger Potato Casserole, it does not state how many servings. I would like to know because I would like to try this recipe.
Thanks,
Frank
Great question Frank, it serves our family of 5. Hope that helps!
Ohh this looks delicious! I think my picky son would love this one!
This sounds really good! I love making meals like this for my family!
I grew up on this dish, my mother made it all the time, and you are right it’s not a pretty dish but it’s a tasty one!!
This looks so good and tasty
yummy we would really enjoy this
mmmm! love new casserole ideas!
This looks like a great casserole to make. I think my family would enjoy it.
This really looks delicious,Im going to try this next week.
Made this and we really enjoyed it, thanks for sharing the recipe.
Where has this recipe been all my life?! Looks so delicious! Glad I discovered this as we have been looking for easy & hearty “winter” meals. Thanks!
Oh my goodness this looks beyond delicious
This is definitely something my kids would love.
Oh my gosh – this looks so good and so easy!
the best part of winter is the foods!
Oh i would love to make this , hubby would so love this , looks and sounds super yummy thanks ofr sharing the recipe 🙂
This looks so good!!! Will have to try it out!
Oh my gosh, this gave me such a good idea for this weekend!!! Thanks so much for sharing!!
This looks fabulous! I love casseroles and using the oven when it’s so freakin’ cold out!!
This will be something we’ll have to make this week!! No doubt already we’d all love it.
we like to do hamburger and mushroom soup all the time – adding potatoes makes sense – we’ll try it tonight
That looks so good
Can’t wait to try this. Love to cook and this is just right for us.