Description
Hearty slow cooker cowboy casserole brings rustic ranch flavors straight to your dinner table with minimal effort. Ground beef, potatoes, and corn mingle in a rich sauce, promising a comforting meal you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Meat:
- 1 pound (1 lb) ground beef
Vegetables and Aromatics:
- 4 medium potatoes, thinly sliced
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
Beans, Tomatoes, and Soup:
- 1 can (15 ounces) kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can (15 ounces) diced tomatoes
- 1 can (10.5 ounces) cream of mushroom soup
Cheese and Seasonings:
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Salt, to taste
- Pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Sizzle ground beef in a skillet at medium heat until thoroughly cooked, carefully eliminating excess fat.
- Construct layers inside the slow cooker, strategically arranging sliced potatoes as the foundational element.
- Distribute browned beef evenly across potato base, creating a uniform coverage.
- Gently scatter kidney beans, diced tomatoes, minced onions, and crushed garlic over the beef layer.
- Delicately spread cream of mushroom soup across the entire surface, ensuring complete ingredient coverage.
- Enhance flavor profile by sprinkling paprika, oregano, salt, and pepper for robust seasoning.
- Configure slow cooker to low temperature, allowing casserole to simmer and meld flavors for 6-7 hours or high temperature for 3-4 hours.
- Approximately 30 minutes before completion, generously blanket the surface with shredded cheese.
- Once cooking cycle concludes, verify internal temperature and cheese has melted uniformly.
- Serve immediately while hot, presenting a hearty and comforting cowboy-style casserole.
Notes
- Choose ground turkey or chicken for a lighter protein alternative with reduced fat content.
- Replace regular potatoes with sweet potatoes or cauliflower to create a lower-carb version of the casserole.
- Substitute ground meat with plant-based crumbles or extra beans for a protein-packed meatless meal.
- Adjust herbs and spices to suit personal taste preferences, experimenting with chipotle powder or smoked paprika for added depth.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 hours (on Low) or 3 hours (on High)
- Category: Lunch, Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 365 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 520 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 9 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg