A make-ahead and freezer friendly Hashbrown Beef Bake Recipe – perfect for the meat and potato lovers in your life!
Comfort food at it’s finest!
This one is for my meat and potatoes friends…it’s a freezer friendly hashbrown and beef bake…and it’s to.die.for. This makes a 9×13’s worth, so you’ll have lots of leftovers (well, depending on how many you are serving.)
And I want to say this…I had a taste of these leftovers without warming them up and it was surprisingly delicious!
I think this would also be an amazing breakfast bake…if you made it with ground Italian sausage, instead of ground beef.
Hope you enjoy this hashbrown bake – for dinner, for breakfast, or even as chilled leftovers 😉
Hashbrown Beef Bake
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Servings: 4 persons
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 Tbsp minced onion
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 30 oz. frozen shredded hash browns
- 10 oz. can cream of mushroom soup*
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Salad or fresh veggies, as side dish
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Open the can of cream of mushroom soup.
- In a large skillet, brown the ground beef with the minced onion and garlic powder. Once browned, drain and then mix in the shredded hash browns, cream of mushroom soup, milk plus half of the shredded cheese.
- Pour into a baking dish and top with remaining shredded cheese.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until warmed through and cheese on top is melted. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Prepare the salad or fresh veggies.
- Serve Hashbrown Beef Bake with salad or veggies.
Notes
*You can find the homemade cream of mushroom soup by tapping here.
Susan says
Would recommend using cream of chicken soup instead of mushroom?
Kris Fleury says
That’s what I used. Mushroom did not seem right.
Janneo says
Cream of mushroom goes better with beef!
Merrie says
Do the hash browns cook thoroughly in 30 minutes?
Wendy says
I was thinking cream of potato or cream of onion.
Brian Landstrom says
Did one can of each ,plus 1 tspb of garlic and more onion. Turn out really good.
Tom Markee says
Thanks I like that idea better
Claire says
Can this be prepared and frozen? Or just a day ahead and bake? Thanks!
Sheila says
Yes you can freeze it.
Anita says
I added 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning and more garlic for more flavor. Bland without it. Recommend waiting to eat the next day. It thickens up nicely. Much more enjoyable .
Carole E. Wilson says
I doubled this. It serves 4 and I wanted to freeze some!!
Courtney says
If I am baking this from frozen, what temp and about how long would you recommend?
Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says
Hi Courtney, I would cover it with foil and add 30-40 minutes to the bake time, then bake as directed. The “extra” covered baking time kinda depends on the thickness of the frozen meal, so be sure to budget enough time for it to reheat all the way through!
Erin
Erica says
I made this today, only I had no cream of mushroom. What I did have was a can of cheddar and broccoli soup! I used the full can and omitted the milk since it was an 18 oz can. Turned out great!!! I might even add broccoli bits next time
Roxanne Milstead says
Do you mix the hash browns with the beef frozen or thaw them first ?
Bonnie C McCabe says
This is a delicious meal! So easy and so inexpensive. I did add more onion, 1/2 onion and a little more garlic powder for taste. I will make this again and again. Thanks Erin for a great recipe!
Sylvia says
Sounds great! Do you think this could be done in a small slow cooker?
Christina says
Really enjoyed this, but next time I am going to try breakfast sausage. I found it a little bland with the ground beef.
Sam says
I’m planning on making this but with all hash brown casseroles, I cook the potatoes FIRST. Yes, it’s a little more work but It adds tons of flavor.
Tracy says
Do I cook then freeze or just mix and throw it in the freezer?
Andrea says
At what point do you freeze this? After assembly? Thank you
Shanna says
Do you bake it before you freeze it?
Meg says
What size baking dish would you recommend?
Wendy says
If you wanted this for breakfast, I would think swapping eggs equal in volume for the soup and breakfast sausage as an optional swap for the burger.
Ann says
Do you need to thaw the hashbrown prior to putting this together?
Kristi says
I used Grill Mates steak seasoning on the hamburger and it was delicious. Personally next time I will brown the hash browns first but it was good without doing that.
Sam says
Pan size??
Julia says
I used 2 cans of soup and it was Great!
April says
Do you think that this would be a good crockpot recipe? I’m thinking about make the mixture the day before(which would be tomorrow), and then cooking it it in a 9×13 digital crockpot on Sunday. Thoughts?? I’m desperate!!! Lol