Description
Hearty campfire beef and potato casserole brings mountainside wilderness cooking straight to home kitchens. Robust ingredients and simple techniques create a comforting meal that connects wilderness adventure with satisfying home-style dining.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 pound (1 lb) lean ground beef
- 4 medium russet potatoes, peeled and sliced
- 8 ounces (8 oz) cheddar cheese, grated
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
Soup and Liquid Ingredients:
- 1 (10 ounces) can cream of chicken soup
- 1 (10 ounces) can cream of potato soup
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Seasoning and Topping:
- 1 teaspoon creole seasoning
- 1/3 cup crispy French fried onions
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the oven by heating to 350°F, creating an ideal environment for a hearty casserole.
- Distribute ground beef uniformly across a cast iron skillet, seasoning with salt and pepper to enhance the meat’s natural flavors.
- Scatter diced onions over the beef layer, ensuring even coverage for consistent taste.
- Create a potato mosaic by arranging sliced potatoes atop the onion layer, forming a protective vegetable shield.
- Generously shower grated cheddar cheese over the potato landscape, promising a melty, golden finish.
- Craft a flavor-packed liquid mixture by whisking chicken soup, potato soup, Worcestershire sauce, milk, and Creole seasoning until smooth and well-integrated.
- Gently cascade the soup blend across the cheese layer, allowing it to seep into every crevice of the casserole.
- Shield the skillet with aluminum foil and bake for 1½ hours, allowing ingredients to meld and tenderize.
- Extract the casserole from the oven and unveil by removing the foil, then crown with crispy fried onions for textural contrast.
- Position the skillet under the broiler for 2-3 minutes, transforming the top into a golden-brown, crisp landscape.
- Present the steaming casserole immediately, ready to comfort and satisfy hungry diners.
Notes
- Adjust Meat Options swap ground beef with ground turkey or plant-based crumbles for lighter protein variations.
- Enhance Flavor boost umami by adding minced garlic or fresh herbs like thyme or rosemary during beef seasoning.
- Control Sodium reduce salt content by using low-sodium soups and monitoring additional seasoning amounts.
- Gluten-Free Adaptation select gluten-free cream soups and verify Worcestershire sauce ingredient compatibility for sensitive diets.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 33 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 800 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg