Easy Ground Beef Casserole with Potatoes

Easy Ground Beef Casserole with Potatoes

Sounds really good, a must try for me. Two ways to prepare the potatoes, diced or shredded. There is also several shortcuts for cost savings. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 5-6 cups potatoes, small diced or shredded
  • 750 grams ground beef
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1 cup mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 carrot, shredded
  • 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup, OR make from a shortcut
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup sour cream, OR make from a shortcut
  • 1 1/2 cups Cheddar cheese, shredded
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • olive oil, as needed
  • butter, as needed

Instructions
 

  • Dice or shred the potatoes, skin on or off is up to you. For diced potatoes, add to a saucepan and cover with water, bring to a boil the reduce heat for about 4 minutes to soften the potatoes, drain well and set aside. For the shredded, rinse several times squeezing out the water, drain and set aside.
  • Heat your oven to 180 C, lightly grease a 2.3 to 3 liter casserole dish with butter.
  • In a large skillet over medium heat, add a splash of olive oil, when oil is heated and add the onion and cook until soft, then add the ground beef and brown, then add the mushrooms and cook for another minute or two. Drain fat and season with salt and pepper to taste, pour this into the casserole dish.
  • Add the potatoes to the dish covering the beef. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to your liking. Sprinkle the shredded carrot over the potatoes. Mix the soup, sour cream, and milk in a bowl, and spoon this mixture evenly over the potatoes.
  • Cover tightly with foil and bake for 50 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. Remove the foil and sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top, bake for another 5 to 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

Notes

Figure about 150 Baht/750 grams of ground beef. The cheese, figure about 90 Baht for half a block of 250 grams. For 6 servings, this is about $1.18 per serving.
Shortcuts: Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup, Hash Browns, Sour Cream.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Stephen Connell.
United States.

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