Cheesy hamburger hash brown casserole
Crispy-topped shredded potatoes baked with creamy cheddar, beef and sweet corn, the cheap and cozy casserole everyone scrapes the pan for.
- 75 min total
- 20 min hands-on
- Anyone can make this
- Serves 6
- About $2.43 a serving
- 480 calories
- Good the next day
Dolly says: Make the full amount. It’s just as good for lunch the next day.
Ingredients
For 6 servings.
- 1 lb 85/15 ground beef
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1 can condensed cheddar cheese soup
- 1 cup sour cream
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 cup shredded cheddar, divided
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1 lb 4 oz frozen shredded hash browns
- 2 stalks green onions, sliced (optional)
From your pantry
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Each serving has about 480 calories, 24 g protein, 31 g carbs and 29 g fat, and costs about $2.43 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.
Missing something?
- No 85/15 ground beef? 90/10 ground beef works.
- No yellow onions? White onions or red onions work.
- No sour cream? Plain Greek yogurt works.
- No milk? Half-and-half works.
- No shredded cheddar? Cheddar cheese or Mexican blend cheese or Monterey Jack cheese works.
- No frozen corn? Canned corn works.
- No green onions? Chives work.
Steps
Tap an underlined word for a quick explanation.
the oven to 375°F and the onion.
Preheat. Preheating means turning the oven on before you start, so it’s fully hot when the food goes in. Food that starts in a cold oven cooks unevenly and doesn’t brown the same.
How you’ll know: The oven beeps or its light clicks off, usually 10 to 15 minutes after you turn it on.
Dice. Dicing means cutting food into small, even cubes, usually a quarter to half an inch across. Pieces the same size cook at the same speed, so nothing burns while the rest catches up.
How you’ll know: Your pieces are little cubes about the size of a chickpea, and they all look close to the same.
Heat a large over medium-high and cook the beef and onion 7 to 8 minutes, breaking up the beef, until no pink is left. Spoon off the fat.
Skillet. A skillet is a frying pan: wide and flat with low, sloped sides. The shape lets steam escape, so food browns instead of stewing.
How you’ll know: It’s the pan you’d fry an egg in, and a 10 or 12 inch one handles most recipes.
Medium-high heatTimer: 7 min 30 sec
Food safety: Ground beef, pork and lamb are done at 160°F. When it’s cooked through there’s no pink left anywhere in the pan.
Stir in the garlic powder, salt and pepper, then take the pan off the heat.
In a large bowl, stir the soup, sour cream, milk and ½ cup cheddar together, then stir in the beef and corn.
the frozen hash browns until they’re coated, and spread it all in a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Fold. Folding means mixing gently by scooping from the bottom and turning it over the top, instead of stirring hard. It keeps light mixtures airy and soft things like berries or herbs in one piece.
How you’ll know: You use slow, wide strokes and stop as soon as there are no streaks left.
Dolly’s tip: The hash browns go in frozen. No need to thaw.Scatter the rest of the cheddar on top, cover with foil, and 30 minutes.
Bake. Baking means cooking in the oven with dry heat all around the food. It cooks evenly from every side, so you can mostly leave it alone.
How you’ll know: It’s golden on top and passes the recipe’s check, like a clean toothpick or the right temperature.
Timer: 30 min
Uncover and 20 to 25 minutes more, until bubbling and on top. Let it sit 5 minutes and finish with green onions.
Bake. Baking means cooking in the oven with dry heat all around the food. It cooks evenly from every side, so you can mostly leave it alone.
How you’ll know: It’s golden on top and passes the recipe’s check, like a clean toothpick or the right temperature.
Golden brown. Golden brown is the color of good toast, somewhere between yellow and light brown. It means the outside is cooked and crisp but not burnt.
How you’ll know: It looks like toast and smells toasty; dark brown with a bitter smell means it went too far.
Timer: 22 min 30 sec
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