With five ingredients, your dinner will be ready in a little more than an hour. Plus, this feeds our family of four and we still have leftovers.
5-Ingredient ground beef casserole is one of those main dishes that even the pickiest eaters will love.
This dish is a huge hit around our house and the kids ask for it all the time.
I will usually make the entire recipe and split it into two containers and freeze one for later.
I love easy casserole recipes and they seem to make life a little less stressful and of course, always taste delicious.
This main dish ground beef casserole only calls for five simple and inexpensive ingredients. I love budget-friendly, and I love simple.
Ground beef casserole with potatoes is one of those meals that is comforting, easy to make, filling, and full of ingredients that everyone loves.
The kids are at two different schools on two different sides of town, so I spend a lot of time driving to car circles, sitting in car circles, and then driving to after school activities, which doesn’t leave a lot of time for cooking meals.
So, anytime I can get a casserole going, it allows me to relax a little at the end of the busy day and dinner becomes an easy task.
Full printable recipe with ingredients, measurements, and instructions listed at the bottom of the post on the recipe card.
- Preheat the oven to 350°.
- Combine the noodles, ground beef, soup, tomatoes, cheese and green pepper.
- Add salt and pepper, to taste.
- Pour into a greased 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
- Cover and bake for 40 minutes.
- Uncover and sprinkle the onions on top.
- Bake for an additional 5 minutes.
5-Ingredient Ground Beef Casserole
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5-Ingredient Ground Beef Casserole is a budget-friendly and simple dinner for the entire family. With five ingredients, your dinner will be ready in a little more than an hour and you can get to more important things.
Prep: 15min
Total: 1h15min
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 513 calories, Carbohydrate 15 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 142 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 38 grams fat, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 27 grams protein, Saturated Fat 20 grams saturated fat, servingSize 1 serving, Sodium 445 milligrams sodium, Sugar 4 grams sugar, Trans Fat 1 grams trans fat, unSaturated Fat 14 grams unsaturated fat
Ingredients:
- 1-1/2 to 2 pounds ground beef
- 10.5 ounce can cream of condensed mushroom soup
- 10.5 ounce can cream of cheddar cheese soup
- 3 cups cubed frozen potatoes
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (divided)
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instruction:
- Cook the ground beef, drain the grease, and add to a large mixing bowl.
- Add the can of cream of mushroom and cream of cheddar cheese soup to the bowl.
- Add the frozen cubed potatoes to the bowl.
- Add 1/2 cup of the shredded cheddar cheese to the bowl.
- Add a pinch of salt and pepper and mix everything together.
- Pour into a greased 9″ x 13″ casserole dish and sprinkle the remainder of the shredded cheddar cheese on top. Cover with tin foil.
- Bake for 30 minutes and carefully remove tin foil. Bake for 30 more minutes.
Hamburger Casserole Recipe
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You’ll love how easy this hamburger casserole is to make! Baked with noodles, ground beef, seasonings, cheese and vegetables, this recipe goes together in minutes.
Prep: 20min
Total: 45min
Serving Size: 1 serving
Nutrition Facts: calories 225 kcal, servingSize 1 serving
Ingredients:
- 4 cups dry egg noodles (cooked)
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1 cup diced green pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic (minced)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 8 -ounce can tomato sauce
- 14 -ounce can diced Italian style tomatoes
- ½ cup frozen peas and carrots
- ¼ cup frozen corn
- 2 cups shredded cheddar jack cheese (divided)
- Salt and pepper
Instruction:
- Prepare egg noodles according to directions and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a medium skillet, cook the ground beef until it is almost done, breaking it up with a wooden spoon as you go.
- Add the onion and green pepper to the skillet and cook about 4 minutes, then add the garlic and Italian seasoning and cook 1 minute more.
- Pour tomato sauce and diced tomatoes into the skillet and cook together for a few minutes, stirring frequently.
- Put the egg noodles in the bottom of the baking dish. Pour the ground beef mixture on top. Add in the peas, carrots, corn, and half of the cheese. Mix everything together thoroughly.
- Top with remaining cheese and bake for 25 minutes in the oven, until the cheese is melted and the casserole is heated through.
- Serve warm, garnished with fresh parsley if desired.
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