Hamburger Potato Casserole

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Inside: This easy Hamburger Potato Casserole makes a perfect freezer meal. With simple, easily available ingredients, you can quickly make multiple casseroles at once to stash in the freezer.

This simple hamburger potato casserole is the perfect potluck or freezer meal. If you have a friend who needs a meal and you don’t have time to cook, you can quickly thaw and bake one or take it to the family as a freezer meal. It is a great meal to take to new Moms or shut-ins since you have meat, starch, and vegetables all in one dish.

As a matter of fact, this week I took this hamburger potato casserole to friends that recently had a baby. I took frozen broccoli to go with it, so it was something she could quickly pop in the oven in between feeding her baby and tending her other children. I have also taken it to church potlucks.

While it isn’t the most attractive dish you’ve ever seen, (so it doesn’t photograph well) it tends to be a crowd-pleaser. If you know the family doesn’t eat onions or peppers you can leave those out, but they do contribute a good bit of color to the dish.

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Hamburger Potato Casserole

You can find a printable copy of this recipe at the bottom of the post.

Ingredients:

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 tsp. black pepper
• 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
• 4 cups frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed

Instructions:

1. Brown ground beef, onion, and green pepper. Drain if needed. 
2. Add sour cream, heavy cream, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and 1 cup of cheese. 
3. Stir in thawed hash brown potatoes. 
4. Pour mixture into a greased 3-quart baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup of cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes until hot and bubbly.

Recipe Notes:

To make this a freezer meal:

Cover the unbaked casserole tightly with foil and place in the freezer. Thaw the casserole in the refrigerator overnight. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

Alternatively, place the frozen casserole in the oven. Turn oven to 250° and bake for 2 hours until hot and bubbly.

When I take this meal to friends, I typically take one green veggie to go with it. Canned or frozen green beans, peas, or broccoli all make a tasty side dish for this casserole without much extra work for you or for the person you are delivering the meal to.

Need More Freezer Meals?

Do you need some more great freezer meals? If so, check out the book Seriously Good Freezer Meals by Karrie Truman. It has lots of great freezer meals that you don’t find in other places.

Her Bacon Carbonara Pasta Pie is delicious. She also includes breakfast dishes you can freeze and she gives you great tips on how to best freeze various items.

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