Old Fashioned Hamburger Casserole

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often cheaper.

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and prepare a 13x9 inch baking pan with cooking spray. Set aside.

Prepare your potatoes and slice them.

In a large skillet sauté onions, mushrooms, and garlic.

Add ground meat and cook until no longer pink. Drain if necessary. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, combine soup, broth, cream, paprika, salt and pepper with a whisk.

Layer about half of the potatoes across the bottom of your prepared pan.

Pour about half of the soup mixture over top of the potatoes. Then dump half the meat mixture and followed by the cheese.

Repeat all the layers in the same order with the remaining ingredients.

Top with fried onions and more cheese.

Cover with lightly sprayed aluminum foil or lid and bake for 90 minutes or until the potatoes are fork tender.

Remove cover and broil to brown the cheese, if desired. Allow to rest for 10 to 15 minutes before slicing and serving.

Cooking Techniques

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