Best Ever Beef and Potatoes Casserole
Description
Creamy, hearty, and comforting, this recipe is the best ever ground beef with potatoes casserole. Dubliner Cheddar cheese gives it a big flavor punch.
Ingredients
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6 large potatoes, peeled
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1 cup vegetable oil for frying
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1 onion, chopped
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1 clove garlic, minced
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1 pound ground beef
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2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
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1 1/2 cups shredded mild Cheddar cheese
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1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
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1 cup panko bread crumbs
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2/3 cup shredded Irish Cheddar cheese (such as Dubliner®)
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2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
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1 serving cooking spray
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
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.
3
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 the skillet.
4
Combine beef mixture and soup in a large bowl. Add mild Cheddar cheese; stir until combined. Season with salt and black pepper.
5
Combine panko bread crumbs, ⅓ Irish Cheddar cheese, and melted butter; set aside.
6
Coat a 2-quart baking dish with cooking spray; spread ½ potatoes in the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle with ⅓ Irish Cheddar cheese; cover with ½ beef mixture. Repeat with remaining ½ potatoes, remaining ⅓ Irish Cheddar cheese, and remaining ½ beef mixture; top with panko mixture.
7
Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until browned and bubbly, about 30 minutes.