Cowboy Casserole

This Cowboy Casserole is a simple yet hearty meal. You can add your favorite herbs or season as you wish. The recipe for this cowboy casserole doesn’t include a bunch of seasonings, so you can choose your favorites or just stick with good old-fashioned salt and pepper.

Cowboy Casserole

I actually made this Cowboy Casserole several years ago and it’s been very popular on this blog. So I pulled out the recipe recently and made it for dinner. Then I remembered why it was so popular! It combines simple ingredients and the end result is a warm, satisfying meal.

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This is a great meal for one of those soccer game nights or for busy recital and dance evenings. You can substitute ground turkey or chicken for the beef if you prefer, and I’ve used both Russet and red skinned potatoes with this dish.

It’s super simple, though you do need to brown the ground beef first. This is why I like to brown several pounds ahead of time and keep them in the freezer. Then you can just bring out the cooked beef and layer your ingredients in the crockpot. Let it cook all day on low or cook it on high for 4-5 hours.

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To make this popular slow cooker cowboy casserole, you will need:

• 1 onion, chopped
• 1½ pounds ground chuck, browned and drained
• 6 medium potatoes, sliced
• 1 can red beans, drained
• 1 can tomatoes mixed with 2 tablespoons flour OR 1 can tomato soup
• Salt, pepper and garlic to taste
• Slow cooker

You can print the full recipe below!

More ground beef recipes

Looking for more ideas to use ground beef? I have quite a few ground beef recipes here, or you can browse a few of my favorites below.

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And here’s a bonus… this crockpot dinner is kid friendly and family approved!

Cowboy Casserole

This Cowboy Casserole is a simple yet hearty meal. You can add your favorite herbs or season as you wish. The recipe for this cowboy casserole doesn’t include a bunch of seasonings, so you can choose your favorites or just stick with good old-fashioned salt and pepper.

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Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Servings: 6

8 hours hrs 20 minutes mins

Calories: 501

Author: Amanda Davis

Ingredients

• ▢ 1 cup onion chopped
• ▢ 1 ½ pounds ground chuck browned and drained
• ▢ 30 oz potatoes about 6 medium, sliced
• ▢ 15 oz can red beans
• ▢ 15 oz can tomatoes
• ▢ 2 tbsp flour
• ▢ 10 oz can tomato soup
• ▢ Salt, pepper and garlic to taste

Instructions

• Put chopped onion in the bottom of the crockpot; layer with browned ground beef, sliced potatoes and beans. Spread tomatoes or soup over all. Sprinkle with seasonings as desired. Cover and cook on LOW for 7 to 9 hours or on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours.

Nutrition

Serving: 1portion | Calories: 501cal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 544mg | Potassium: 1587mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 340IU | Vitamin C: 31.4mg | Calcium: 120mg | Iron: 9.1mg

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