Crock Pot Ground Beef And Potato Casserole
Even when your week is busy, you’ve got time to whip up a hearty meal that satisfies the whole family. Delicious slow cooker recipes like this Crock Pot ground beef and potato casserole are true crowd-pleasers. It’s the perfect comfort food with ground beef, Russet potatoes, creamy sauce, and loads of cheese to tie it all together.
| Prep Time | Cook Time | Servings | Prep Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 minutes | 8 hours | 8 | Beginner + |
Dinner Made With Simple Ingredients
Crock Pot ground beef and potato casseroles are easy to make and rewarding. My family loves it when I bring this cheesy, beefy potato casserole to the table, and I love it because it’s made with simple ingredients.
The Perfect Comfort Food Your Entire Family Will Ask You to Make Weekly!
If you’re looking for easy ground beef recipes using hamburger meat, you’re in the right place. As much as I love cooking, we all get into a rut, too.
When you make the same things with ground beef all the time, it’s not that you don’t like them anymore. You just want something different yet familiar.
The comforting flavors in this recipe are a great way to break out of that dinner rut while using ingredients you’ve likely got in your kitchen right now.
Simply follow the recipe below, and you’ll have an incredible dinner that fills everyone up.
Crock Pot recipes that are pure comfort food are my favorite, and since this is so easy to make, there’s no stress involved. You can replace the lean ground beef with ground turkey if you prefer. It will still be the perfect dish!
Ingredients For Crock Pot Ground Beef And Potato Casserole
- Ground beef
- Minced garlic
- Minced onion seasoning
- Sliced Russet potatoes
- Salt
- Black pepper
- Condensed cream of chicken soup
- Condensed cream of cheddar cheese soup
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Heavy cream (or milk)
Full printable recipe with measurements and instructions listed at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.
This simple recipe is one I make often because it always creates a delicious meal.
Don’t forget to save some of the cheese to put on top. You can also add chopped green onions for contrast when serving.
Step-By-Step Instructions
Start by cooking the raw ground beef, onion seasoning, and garlic in a large skillet. When the ground beef is done, drain the grease.
Next, add the cooked ground beef to a heat-safe bowl and add the cream of chicken and cream of cheese soup. Sprinkle some salt and pepper on top and mix well.
Place some of the sliced potatoes on the bottom of the slow cooker.
I cut the potatoes about 1/4″ thick with a mandolin.
Spoon some of the ground beef mixture over the potatoes.
Sprinkle a handful of shredded cheese on top and repeat two to three more times.
After several layers, finish with shredded cheese on top.
Pour the heavy cream on top of the ingredients. If you don’t have heavy cream, that is fine. You can use milk for the recipe. Heavy cream just adds some rich flavor to the meal.
Place the lid on top of the Crock Pot and cook for 7 to 8 hours on low or 4 hours on high.
The food will be done when the potatoes are soft.
Optional Ingredients
One of the nice things about this casserole recipe is that you can change a few things to make it more low-fat, or add some different seasonings or soups for different flavors. Here are a few ideas.
- Ground turkey
- Lean ground beef
- Hash browns
- Skim milk
- Mozzarella cheese
- Cream of mushroom soup
- Beef broth instead of milk.
- Sweet potatoes
- Garlic powder
- Chili powder
- Bell pepper
- Onion powder or diced onions.
- Baby carrots
- Italian seasoning
- Worcestershire sauce
Side Dishes With Your Casserole
Need a side dish to go along? Here are a few ideas.
- Broccoli or broccoli cheese casserole.
- Green beans are a great option.
- You can also make a fresh green salad.
- Serve some dinner rolls.
- Make one of my cornbread recipes.
Delicious Ground Beef Recipes
If you love this easy recipe, give these other’s a try.
- If you want to know what is in your food, ditch the box and make the homemade version of Homemade Hamburger Helper Beef Stroganoff.
- Spice things up a little with some Mexican Ground Beef Casserole for dinner with the family.
- Make life easy and let dinner cook all day in with this Crock Pot Hamburger And Vegetable Soup meal.
- Picky eaters love this 5-Ingredient Ground Beef Casserole With Potatoes, and you only need a few ingredients.
- If you are looking for more tasty recipes in one place, give these 27 dinner ideas with ground beef and casserole a try.
How To Store The Crock Pot Ground Beef Casserole
You can store the casserole in an airtight container or cover with plastic wrap and keep it in the refrigerator. To reheat, place it in a microwave-safe bowl and heat for at least two minutes or until the meal is hot all the way through.
The Best Crock Pot Ground Beef And Potato Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 pounds of ground beef
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 Tablespoon dried onion seasoning
- 5 large Russet potatoes peeled and sliced about 1/4″ thick (or thinner)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 10.5 ounce can of condensed cream of chicken soup
- 10.5 ounce can of condensed cream of cheddar cheese soup
- 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup of heavy cream or milk
Instructions
- Cook the ground beef, minced garlic, and minced onion seasoning in a skillet. Once done, drain the grease.
- While the meat is cooking, peel and slice the potatoes.
- Place the cooked ground beef in a large heat-safe mixing bowl and add the two different soups, salt, and pepper and stir to combine.
- Spray the Crock Pot with nonstick cooking spray.
- Line the bottom of the Crock Pot with 1/3 or 1/4 of the potatoes.
- Spoon a portion of the meat mixture over the potatoes.
- Sprinkle a handful of the shredded cheese over the meat mixture.
- Repeat the layers two to three more times, ending with shredded cheese on top.
- Pour the heavy cream into the Crock Pot and place the lid on top.
- Cook the food for 7-8 hours on low or 4-5 hours on high or until the potatoes are soft.
Can I prep this the night before?
Hi Emily,
You can, but you will need to make sure your potatoes don’t get brown. You can slice them and place them into a bowl of water and keep refrigerated. Hope you love the dish!
@Julie Pollitt, I ended up putting everything (except the cream) in the inside of the crock pot and put it in the fridge. Let it sit out a little bit, added the cream and started it. Fingers crossed it works lol This recipe looks awesome! Can’t wait to try it tonight!
Let me know how you like it! I hope you do love it. 🙂
After nine hours the potatoes are still raw. I even turned the temperature to high the last two hours. My crockpot is very reliable and the potatoes were thinly sliced. The meat had nice flavor.
Hi,
I am glad you liked the flavor. Did you have a good seal on the top of your Crock Pot? That could have kept them from cooking properly.
I used 2 pounds thawed cubed hash brown potatoes, and just added to the dutch oven pot when meat was cooked, along with rest of ingredients except the cheese and let it simmer till done. Add in cheese and turn the heat off and let sit covered a few minutes, then it stirs in easily. It took around half an hour.
That sounds good! How did you like it that way? Thanks for sharing so we can try it, too!
I used 2 pounds thawed cubed hash brown potatoes, and just added to the dutch oven pot when meat was cooked, along with rest of ingredients except the cheese and let it simmer till done. Add in cheese and turn the heat off and let sit covered a few minutes, then it stirs in easily. It took around half an hour. I did need to add a bit of water before it was done.
looks really good but I think instead of putting a dried onion I would just chop up an onion probably saute it in a little bit of butter or olive oil before putting it in
That is always a good plan!!
I switched out cream of cheddar cheese soup for cream of mushroom soup since there’s so much cheddar cheese already. I also added 1 block of cream cheese, diced, and stirred 30 minutes before serving.
That’s what I love about this recipe – versatility! I hope you loved it!
Fantastic flavor. I had my girls make this entirely, including safely using the mandolin. I showed them Julie’s step by step photos so they could replicate. They did such a good job and it turned out delicious. They also chose her cookie recipe 1 to make. Yum…it was good, too. I wanted my girls to be able to break down a recipe and see just how easy it can be, as well as rewarding. Thank you, Julie.
I love to hear this! It sounds like they did a fantastic job! Thank you so much for sharing!