Hamburger hash in the crockpot has tender potatoes, beef, and corn in a creamy mushroom sauce then topped with cheese.
We love meat and potato recipes that stick to our ribs. Also, try our steak and potato soup recipe, steak, potatoes and corn, or our classic pot roast dinner.
I have a fun recipe for you today. This Slow Cooker Hamburger Hash recipe turns out fantastic! Tender Potatoes, sauce, meat, corn, and cheese. This recipe is a keeper! It reminds me of my Tater Tot Casserole Recipe on the blog, but with fresh-cut potatoes instead of tots, and corn instead of green beans.
I tested this recipe a few times before I came up with the version below, my husband liked them all, me not so much. The first time I made it without the cream of mushroom, and used beef broth and a can of diced tomatoes and oregano for seasoning. That time it turned out like soup.
The second time, I used less of the broth and tomatoes; the flavor was blah. The recipe that I ended up loving that I am sharing here has two cans of cream of mushroom, and I don’t add any water. The hash turned out very flavorful and thick. I topped this meal with sharp cheddar cheese, and that made it over the top good, pure comfort food!
How to make Hamburger Hash:
You will need these ingredients:
- Ground beef
- White onion
- Salt and pepper
- Garlic powder
- Cream of mushroom soup (do not add water)
- Can of Corn
- Russet Potatoes
- Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Directions:
- Brown the ground beef and onion in a skillet on the stove top. Add the potatoes to the slow cooker.
- Pour over the meat, cream of mushroom soup, corn and sprinkle over the salt, pepper and garlic powder.
- Add half of the cheese. Stir.
How long to cook:
Cover and cook on low for 5 hours. Add remaining cheese, cover again and let that melt for 10 minutes.
Scoop into bowls and serve. I don’t serve anything with this meal it’s that good! It’s a complete hearty meal. Enjoy.
More of my ground beef recipes:
- Slow Cooker Texas Trash Beef and Bean Dip
- Slow Cooker Barbecue Beef Sandwiches
- Slow Cooker Cheeseburger Soup
- Slow Cooker Hamburger Potato Casserole
- Slow Cooker Meatloaf and Baked Potatoes
- Slow Cooker Poor Man’s Stew
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Slow Cooker Hamburger Hash
Equipment Needed:
Ingredients:
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 cup white onion, diced
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 21.5 oz. cream of mushroom soup (two 10.75 oz. cans) do not add water
- 15.25 oz. can corn, drain well
- 1 1/2 lbs. russet potatoes (about 5 cups diced, cut into SMALL 1/2 inch cubes)
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheese, divided
Instructions:
- Brown the beef and onion together in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Drain the fat.
- Wash and dry the potatoes. Cut them into cubes, leave the skin on. Add the potatoes to the slow cooker. Pour over the meat and onion into the slow cooker. Add the soup, salt, pepper, garlic powder, corn and half of the cheese. Stir. Spread out the hash into a flat layer.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 5 hours without opening the lid during the cooking time.
- Add the remaining shredded cheese evenly over the hash. Cover and let the cheese melt for about 10 minutes.
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Will a doubled recipe work in a large crockpot for a large gathering? Thanks!
It should work fine, you may need a little longer for the potatoes to get tender.
Made this with can of cheddar soup and 1 can of cream of mushroom.Did not use the shredded cheese in the mix. My husband is on a soft diet so I peeled the potatoes and substituted carrots for corn. Turned out great, Used some nacho cheese on top because I didn’t have enough of the cheddar.
Can this be frozen?
Potatoes tend to change texture in the freezer, so I prefer not to freeze this.
Yes, this was my experience as well.
Does this freeze nicely?
I made this recipe this morning and it’s delicious and so easy.
Thanks for posting!
Made this per recipe & it turned out dry & blah.
I followed this recipe exact and no matter what the potatoes stayed hard and I used russet equally cut in 1/2” squares. And the sharp cheddar cheese gave it such a bitterness. I use my Crock Pot constantly and this recipe was not good.
Try frozen diced hashbrowns and mild cheddar. I even switch out cream of mushroom for cream of chicken. Hope that helps
I’d love to make this at the hunting camp, but no electric. Just a gas stove. Or wood burning grill. Can this be done on stove top?
It’s really hard to soften potaotes on the stovetop in a thick liquid. Maybe if you parboiled the potatoes first?
Thank you! I did make this yesterday in the slow cooker, added a little more potato’s, used ground venison, added 2 cans drained sliced mushrooms, omittedthe salr and added an envelope of liptons onion mushroom rexipe mix, second toping mixed Swiss and the cheddar on top. mmmmmmmmmm. Came out great.
Making Hash now. Thank You for such a Quick and Healthy Recipe.
Love this recipe, wonder if I could do it with tater tots or hashbrowns and if so what volume should I get and would it alter the cook time?
Do you have to brown the meat first? The ground beef i have is lean and will not produce any grease, I may even need to add oil or something?
Hard to say without testing it first. I apologize. Even though it’s lean meat, it may add water to the sauce and make it runny.
I made this yesterday. Filled recipe exactly. My family loved it. Simple, and filling. Will make again.
Made this and the family loved it; filled the big j by its right up!
I was wondering, since I don’t always plan ahead, is this something that could be made in the instant pot? I’d so would the ingredients need to be altered or liquid added?
I think you’d have to add more liquid. And that my turn it into a soup, so I’m unsure how good that would be.
I made it today and it was wonderful.
Hello. My family and I don’t like the skin on potatoes can we take it off? And still taste same??
yeah, it will be fine!