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Crockpot Cowboy Casserole (Slow Cooker Meal)

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Beef, potatoes, onions, kidney beans and CHEESE feature in this Crockpot Cowboy Casserole!  Quick to prep, this is a real family pleaser!

Ever have a day where you just want dinner to be DONE and not worry too much about it? Yeah. Me too. Except that’s EVERY day… enter, the Crockpot Cowboy Casserole.

Some good slow cooker ground beef recipes is fantastic to have in the inventory! One of my favorites is my Poor Man’s Stew, but this Cowboy Casserole has a very different flavor. Both are awesome!

This recipe DOES contain a cardinal sin of the foodie world – cream of xxx soup. Which, honestly, I do tend to avoid if I can. However, in this case, simplicity and “get ‘er done” was the goal. If you really cannot handle the idea of canned soup, you can use my homemade version.

Beef, potatoes, kidney beans & CHEESE feature in Cowboy #Casserole! #recipe #homemade #crockpotClick To Tweet

How to make Crockpot Cowboy Casserole:

  • Combine all ingredients in the crockpot, no pre-cooking necessary!
  • Cook on low for 4 hours
  • Add cheese.
  • Devour.
  • (ta da!)

Family Friendly 

This is a hit with the family. It made enough that there was plenty for everyone, including seconds and even a little leftover.

Got a bigger crowd to feed? No problem! Add another can of beans, and another can of tomatoes to stretch this meal! (adjust the seasonings).

As this recipe stands, it fed 1 husband, 1 toddler, 1 mother, and 1 Kylee with seconds and leftovers.

Variations for Cowboy Casserole:

  • Add a can of black beans, stretch out the meal
  • Make Crockpot Cowboy Casserole with red potatoes (don’t peel!)

Want to see something fun? Here’s the original picture from when I published this many moons ago! eek.

(Crockpot) Cowboy Casserole

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Cowboy Casserole (Crockpot)
Prep Time
1 min
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 1 min
 

Beef, potatoes, onions, kidney beans and CHEESE feature in this slow cooked Cowboy Casserole! Quick to prep, this is a real family pleaser!

Course: Crockpot, Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cowboy casserole, crockpot cowboy casserole
Servings: 6
Calories: 665 kcal
Author: Kylee
Ingredients
  • 1 large onion sliced
  • 1 lb ground beef browned and drained
  • 3 large potatoes sliced
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 2 cans kidney beans do not drain
  • 15 oz. can diced tomatoes do not drain
  • 10.5oz can cream of chicken soup
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp mixed italian herbs
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp fresh ground black pepper
  • 1.5 cups cheddar cheese grated
Directions
  1. Place all of the ingredients except the cheese in a crock pot (slow cooker) and combine well.
  2. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours.
  3. Sprinkle cheese on top, cover.
  4. Serve when cheese is melted (about 10 minutes).
Beef, potatoes, onions, kidney beans and CHEESE feature in this slow cooked Cowboy Casserole! #recipe #homemade #crockpot

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  4. I feel that way every day too. And I don’t really have a problem using cream of xxx soup. Sometimes it just makes things easier, which is great when you’re busy. Anyways, this is like ultimate comfort food!!

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  8. This is the kind of food I grew up with. I made this for my brother who came to dinner and he and I DEVOURED it all! So so good!

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  13. This Cowboy Casserole has all the ingredients that my family loves! This is a winner! I am sure my family will go crazy over this dish!

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  15. You kinda had me at cowboy! 😉 Seriously though, Kylee, this sounds and looks delicious! I love a good casserole, but I very rarely find one that includes steps to cook and drain the ground beef first. I bet this step eliminates that unwanted excess grease. Speaking of grease, if the ground beef is being drained, can I not substitute the ground beef for vegetarian crumbles to make this casserole a vegetarian dish?

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