Old-Fashioned Hamburger Casserole
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr 30 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 50 mins
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Servings
8
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Calories
500 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
American
Old-Fashioned Hamburger Casserole
Description
This casserole begins by cooking ground meat with sautéed mushrooms, onions, and garlic until browned and flavorful. The potatoes are peeled and thinly sliced to evenly cook through, forming the base and middle layers of the dish. Combined soup, broth, and heavy cream create a luscious sauce seasoned with paprika and adjusted to taste with salt and pepper.
Layering starts with half of the potatoes, followed by half the soup mixture, the meat mixture, and cheese, then repeated a second time for fullness. A topping of fried onions and additional cheese adds texture and a golden-brown finish. Covered with oiled foil, the casserole bakes for 90 minutes until the potatoes are tender.
This casserole serves as a filling meal suitable for family dinners and pairs well with green vegetables or a simple side salad. Its slow baking melds flavors and creates a creamy yet textured consistency, with the crispy fried onions giving contrast.
Tips include cutting potatoes evenly to ensure uniform cooking and browning the meat before layering to drain excess fat. Spraying the foil that touches the cheese prevents sticking when removing the cover after baking.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef ground chicken, ground turkey, ground pork, or, ground sausage
- 3-4 cups potato peeled, cut into thin slices or in ¾ inch chunks
- 2 cups mushrooms sliced, fresh
- 1 medium onion sliced
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 2 cans (10 ¾ oz) cream of mushroom soup celery or tomato soup, condensed
- 1 cup broth vegetable, chicken or beef
- ½ cup heavy cream (35%)
- 1 tablespoon paprika more or less to taste
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
- 1-2 tablespoon olive oil
- cooking spray
Topping
- 2 cups cheese more or less to taste, shredded
- 1 cup fried onions crispy
- ½ cup Parmesan Cheese more or less to taste, grated
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and prepare a 13x9 inch baking pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
- Prepare your potatoes and slice them.
- In a large skillet sauté onions, mushrooms, and garlic.
- Add ground meat and cook until no longer pink. Drain if necessary. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine soup, broth, cream, paprika, salt and pepper with a whisk.
- Layer about half of the potatoes across the bottom of your prepared pan. They can overlap and should touch. Your goal is to cover the entire bottom of the pan.
- Next, pour about half of the soup mixture over top of the potatoes. Then dump half the meat mixture and followed by the cheese.
- Repeat all the layers in the same order with the remaining ingredients.
- Top with fried onions and more cheese.
- Cover with lightly sprayed aluminum foil or lid and bake for 90 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender. Make sure to coat your lid or tinfoil in cooking spray so the cheeses do not stick to it.
- Remove cover and broil to brown the cheese, if desired. Allow to rest for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing and serving.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Slice potatoes evenly for consistent cooking throughout the casserole.
- Brown ground meat first and drain excess grease to avoid a greasy casserole.
- Spray the foil that will contact the cheese to prevent cheese from sticking when baked.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 500 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 500kcal | 25% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 33g | 51% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 88mg | 29% |
| Sodium | 8083mg | 337% |
| Potassium | 767mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 500IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 19mg | 21% |
| Calcium | 250mg | 25% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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