Cheezburger Hash Brown Skillet

Make this quick and easy skillet burger for a weeknight meal; just saute ground beef, onions, and hash browns and melt Cheddar cheese on top.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 17 mins
• Total Time: 32 mins
• Calories: 491 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 onion, chopped
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese
• 1 pound ground beef (85% lean)
• ½ teaspoon butter, or as needed
• ½ teaspoon canola oil, or as needed, divided
• 1 (30 ounce) package frozen hash browns

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat 1/4 teaspoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef and onions; saute until beef is mostly browned, 7 to 9 minutes. Drain 90% of the fat.

Step 2

Cut open the bag of hash browns; microwave until mostly defrosted, about 4 minutes.

Step 3

Heat butter and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon oil in the skillet over medium heat. Add hash browns to the beef-onion mixture. Cook and stir until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Stir in garlic, salt, and pepper. Cook until hash browns are crispy, 3 to 5 minutes. Spread Cheddar cheese evenly over the hash browns and let melt.