Cheeseburger and Fries Casserole

Submitted by Dissie

"Found this recipe online and sounded pretty easy, so I tried it. My family likes it. I have made with both french fries and tator tots. It is good with both. I like to eat it with ketchup. Hope you enjoy it."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 1 casserole
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 - 2 lbs hamburger
• 1 small onion, chopped
• salt
• pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder or 2 garlic cloves, chopped finely
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cheddar cheese soup
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen french fries or (16 ounce) package tater tots
• 1⁄2 teaspoon louisiana hot sauce, to taste-couple shakes
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cajun seasoning

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Brown hamburger with onions and cloves of garlic if using until no longer pink and onions and garlic are translucent.
3. Drain grease. Season meat with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
4. Return meat to the heat and stir in both cans of soup. Heat through until bubbly. Season with hot sauce, and cajun seasoning.
5. Spray a 9x13 cake pan with cooking spray and place meat mixture in the bottom of the pan and spread it out evenly.
6. Cover the meat mixture with the frozen french fries in an even layer.
7. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the french fries are golden brown or if using tator tots until they are golden brown.
8. Remove from oven and sprinkle the top with the cheese.
9. Return to oven until cheese is melted. (I leave until cheese starts to get brown).

Reviews

[CrysDanMom]

Very good! I made this for some friends (took to their home) and doubled the recipe so we could have it also. They loved it and we thought it was good also. I used tater tots instead of fries. I think it needed more kick so next time I will add a bit more seasoning. I also might try your suggestion of eating it with ketchup. :o) Thanks for the good ole comfort food recipe!

 

[Darkhunter]

A good solid kid-pleaser. I had to make a few changes, but nothing that changed the integrity of the recipe. I had no cajun seasoning (was sure I had some in the pantry), so used a few more drops of hot sauce. Also added some catsup on the fries, before I put on the cheese. All-in-all, a very decent comfort food. Thnx for sharing your recipe, Dissie. Made for PAC Fall 2009.

 

[Shelby Jo]

What a super casserole! The ingredients are ones I always have on hand, so that helps make this a nice go-to recipe. I used crinkle cut french fries, and didn't actually use the whole bag...there was a little left over, I just put a layer on that was pretty solid, but not completely. I used 2 lbs of ground beef. Thanks so much for posting! This goes in the keeper file. Made for Theirs, Yours, & Mine Tag Game!