Description
This hearty and comforting Hobo Casserole is a delicious layered dish featuring ground beef, potatoes, mixed vegetables, and a creamy sauce, topped with melted cheddar cheese. Perfect for a satisfying family dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
Ground Beef Mixture:
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 small onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
Layering:
- 3 medium russet potatoes, thinly sliced
- 2 cups frozen mixed vegetables (peas, corn, carrots)
Sauce:
- 1 can (10.5 oz) condensed cream of mushroom soup
- ½ cup milk
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground black pepper
- ½ tsp paprika
- Nonstick cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C) and grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
- Cook beef: Brown ground beef with onion in a skillet, add garlic, drain excess grease.
- Prepare sauce: Mix cream of mushroom soup, milk, Worcestershire sauce, salt, pepper, and paprika.
- Layer: Alternate layers of potatoes, beef, vegetables, and sauce in baking dish.
- Bake: Cover with foil, bake for 50–55 minutes until potatoes are tender. Add cheese, bake uncovered for 10 minutes more.
- Rest and serve: Let it rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Enhance flavor with cream of cheddar or cream of celery soup.
- Customize with additional vegetables like mushrooms or bell peppers.
- Leftovers reheat well in the oven or microwave.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 ½ cups
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 780 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg
