Hamburger hash in the crock pot has tender potatoes, beef and corn in a creamy mushroom sauce then topped with cheese.
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.
Equipment
- Slow Cooker- 6 quart or larger
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground beef
- 1 cup white onion, diced
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- ½ 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
- 1½ 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.
Made this with cream of celery soup. I used frozen diced potatoes and also added some taco seasoning since people said it needed something. It turned out great! Definitely make it again.
Did you defrost the frozen potatoes?
Well I made it and loved it but your directions are skewed. Your total cooking time says 6h 40 minutes but your final instructions say to cook for 5 hours then an additional 10?
Thank you, I fixed it.
I told rate 4/5. Very good! I added a tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce after adding everything to the crockpot. I also added a glove of garlic. Half the glove I chopped up and cooked with the onion when browning the meat. The other half I chopped up and put into the mix in the crockpot. I also added a little more garlic powder and garlic salt (for anyone who loves garlic). Tasted amazing. I would say a little more pepper and that would make it 5/5. Very good and easy recipe!!
For those that complain it’s bland, I added 1 tsp smoked paprika and a little more fresh ground pepper and it was perfect. I added some frozen sweet peas and used frozen corn as well, better quality veggies than canned, just thaw in MW first. Yum.
Thank you for your tips!
Can you double the recipe and it turn out ok?
I was wondering the same thing!!
Read the comments prior for tips and suggestions, 6 hours in on low, bubbling, potatoes are still sorta crunchy!!! Whattttt??? Not even mashable with a fork, had to let it go for another hour and half before it started to burn the edges bad. Kids liked it, husband said it was very bland. I will have to tweak this up a bit next time.
I agree. I made it today, and just checked it. Potatoes are not even close to being done! Guess this will be tomorrow nights dinner….
I have a recipe a lot like this. I use canned sliced potatoes. I also add mushrooms & french style green beans. I don’t put cheese on it, but I am more than willing to try it. I have also used different kinds of meat, like round steak or polish sausage.
Have also had problems with potatoes not being done, next time I will parboil for 10 minutes before adding.
Can you use ground Turkey?
I think that would work fine.
I am making it with ground turkey as I write.
Might try this with ground chicken and some Frank’s hot sauce for a buffalo style
Need some spices
Good recipe but bland. Maybe a bit of Worcestershire sauce might do it
Delicious! Made it tonight. Thank you!!!!
Has anyone tried this in a instant pot? Curious if potato setting would do okay?
What would you suggest instead of mushroom soup?
Cream of celery, or bacon.
I made this but cook on high and made sure my potatoes were cooked. We loved it and my hubby took leftovers to work. Making again this week and shared with nieces.
How many hours on high?
I have not tested it on high. My best guess is 3.5 to 4 hours.
Some are commenting their potatoes weren’t done, I recommend chopping them up a bit smaller. Most likely they were too large, and would take longer to cook. I have also noticed different size crock pots cook differently. I had a larger crock pot that I got rid of because everything cooked so fast in it and overcooked.
I have 2 newer crock pots, but went to a thrift store and got an older one and I use it a lot because you’re right. The newer ones cook too fast!
Very easy to make and definitely a comfort food. Was good! But next time I would cut back on something either cheese or cream of mushroom soup. To salty!
Use low sodium soup. I always use low sodium soups and broths when cooking and I never add salt. Even the low sodium stuff has enough if you are watching intake. Because I don’t tend to add salt, we are very sensitive to the taste.
okay I skipped the whole crock pot .so i did it on stove top I used red skin potatoes boiled them and followed recipe its pretty good
what would you serve this with? anything? nothing?
I don’t. But I’m lazy like that.
If I wanted to make this with frozen hash browns instead of cubes raw potatoes, do you think it would be ok? And how would you tweak the recipe and cooking times?
If I doubled the recipe do you think I would turn out good?
It should do fine. I would cook longer and keep the lid on to make sure the potatoes get tender.
great choice thx’s
Gonna try it tomorrow…
Would Yukon Gold potatoes work in this hash?
Slow Cooker Meals Have Been As GOOD AS YOU SAID THEY WOULD BE !!!
Semper Fidelis From The Old Marine Guy.