Kay’s “Company’s Coming” Layered Potato Casserole

I remember my mom making this whenever we had company for dinner. It has your meat, starch, and vegetables all rolled into one casserole dish: hearty, delicious, and different from the standard lasagna or baked chicken. You can prepare it, put it in the oven, and get your kitchen cleaned up in time for company to arrive.

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Prep Time 25

Cook Time 1

Servings: 6

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Calories: 397

Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 medium onion
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
1 recipe Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup (or 1 can condensed soup and 1 can’s worth of whole milk)
6 medium potatoes (or 4 large)
1/2 cup frozen peas
2 carrots (depending on size)
1/2 cup fresh or frozen corn
1/2 cup frozen green beans

Method

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Dice the onion.
Slice the potatoes 1/4 inch thick (I use a mandolin). Slice 4 and if you need more, slice more.
Slice the carrots 1/4 inch thick.
Rinse the frozen vegetables in a colander.
Brown the ground beef in a skillet with the onion. Season with salt and pepper.
Add the soup.
In a 2 quart casserole dish, put a little bit of the meat mixture in the bottom, like a spoonful, just to have a surface on which to start the first layer. Or, spray with a little bit of olive oil spray. You’re just trying to keep the potatoes from sticking.
Lay a single layer of potato slices. (I put a little salt and pepper over the potatoes; I like the pepper kick.)
Top with half the vegetables.
Top with half the meat.
Layer another layer of potato slices (again, with a little salt and pepper). Top with the remaining vegetables.
Top with the remaining meat.
Cover with a lid or cover tightly with aluminum foil.
Bake for about an hour. You want to be able to stick a steak knife into the casserole and meet no resistance from uncooked potatoes. Sometimes that takes an hour, sometimes it’s 15 minutes more; it just depends on your potatoes, the moisture content, and so on.
Serve. This is SO yummy and SO hearty.

Nutrition

Calories: 397kcalCarbohydrates: 46gProtein: 19gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 467mgPotassium: 1272mgFiber: 7gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 3592IUVitamin C: 51mgCalcium: 58mgIron: 4mg

Notes

You can use frozen mixed vegetables to make this. I don’t like frozen mixed vegetables, personally; something is off about the taste to me, so I use separate vegetables and bring them together. Serve it with a tossed salad and a fresh baked loaf of French Bread for the perfect meal.

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Kay’s “Company’s Coming” Layered Potato Casserole