Best Ever Beef and Potatoes Casserole

Creamy, hearty, and comforting, this is the best ever ground beef with potatoes casserole. Dubliner Cheddar cheese gives this casserole a flavor punch.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 661 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable oil for frying
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 serving cooking spray
• 1 cup panko bread crumbs
• 6 large potatoes, peeled
• 1.5 cups shredded mild Cheddar cheese
• 0.66666668653488 cup shredded Irish Cheddar cheese (such as Dubliner®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until browned and bubbly, about 30 minutes.

Step 3

Slice potatoes into medium rounds. Heat vegetable oil in a deep skillet over medium heat. Add potato rounds in batches; fry until starting to turn brown, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain; set aside.

Step 4

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; cook until onion turns translucent, about 5 minutes. Add ground beef; cook and stir until browned and no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes more. Drain grease from skillet.

Step 5

Combine beef mixture and soup in a large bowl. Add mild Cheddar cheese; stir until combined. Season with salt and black pepper.

Step 6

Combine panko bread crumbs, 1/3 Irish Cheddar cheese, and melted butter; set aside.

Step 7

Coat a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray; spread 1/2 potatoes in bottom of the dish. Sprinkle with 1/3 Irish Cheddar cheese; cover with 1/2 beef mixture. Repeat with remaining potatoes, Irish Cheddar, and beef mixture. Top with panko mixture.