Comfort food alert 🥔🥩🔥
Here’s a classic, cozy Meat & Potato Casserole—easy, filling, and very “seconds, please.”
🥘 Meat & Potato Casserole (Serves 4–6)
🛒 Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef (or ground turkey)
- 4–5 medium potatoes, thinly sliced
- 1 small onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 can (10.5 oz) cream of mushroom soup
(or cream of chicken) - ½ cup milk
- 1–1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 tbsp olive oil or butter
- Salt & pepper
- Optional seasonings:
- Paprika
- Garlic powder
- Italian seasoning
- Worcestershire sauce
🔥 Instructions
- Preheat oven
- 375°F (190°C)
- Cook the meat
- Heat oil in a skillet
- Brown ground beef with onion & garlic
- Season with salt, pepper, and optional Worcestershire
- Drain excess grease
- Mix the sauce
- Stir soup + milk together until smooth
- Assemble
- Grease a baking dish
- Layer:
- Half the sliced potatoes
- Half the meat
- Half the sauce
- Sprinkle cheese
- Repeat layers
- Cover with foil
- Bake
- Covered: 45 minutes
- Uncover: 15–20 minutes
- Potatoes should be fork-tender, top bubbly & golden
- Rest
- Let sit 10 minutes before serving
💡 Pro Tips
- Slice potatoes very thin (mandoline = clutch)
- For creamier casserole, add ½ cup sour cream
- Russets = classic, Yukon Gold = extra buttery
- Want crispy top? Broil 2–3 minutes at the end
🔄 Variations
- Cheesy Ranch: Add ranch seasoning + extra cheddar
- Loaded Style: Bacon bits, green onions, sour cream
- Veg boost: Add peas, corn, or green beans
- Spicy: Pepper jack + diced jalapeños
If you want this as a slow cooker, air fryer, or one-pan skillet version, say the word 😄
