There were NO leftovers of this casserole…. darn-it!
Hold onto your hats cowboys and cowgirls! This Cheesy Crockpot Cowboy Casserole is going to blow your mind. It’s hearty, full of flavor and takes only minutes to prepare.
It’s loaded with potatoes, beef (or vegetarian soy crumbles), beans and cheese. How the heck can you go wrong?! Make sure to PIN THIS recipe for your fall menu. Your family will thank you 🙂
Cheesy Crockpot Cowboy Casserole
- 1/4 cup diced onion
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp Mrs. Dash
- 1 lbs small red potatoes, sliced thin (about 4-5 small red potatoes),
- 1 can of cream of mushroom soup
- 1 lb ground beef browned and drained
- 1 can of diced tomatoes with liquid
- 1 cup canned corn, drained
- 1 can dark red kidney beans, drained
- 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
- Place all of the ingredients except the cheese in a 4- 6 quart crockpot and stir well.
- Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 7-8 hours. Uncover crock-pot and sprinkle shredded cheese over top and recover and let cook an additional 30 minutes.
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Cheesy Crockpot Cowboy Casserole
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup diced onion
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp Mrs. Dash
- 1 lbs small red potatoes sliced thin (about 4-5 small red potatoes),
- 1 can of cream of mushroom soup
- 1 lb ground beef browned and drained
- 1 can of diced tomatoes with liquid
- 1 cup canned corn drained
- 1 can dark red kidney beans drained
- 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Place all of the ingredients except the cheese in a 4- 6 quart crockpot and stir well.
- Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 7-8 hours. Uncover crock-pot and sprinkle shredded cheese over top and recover and let cook an additional 30 minutes.
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Janet says
Do I have to brown the beef first or can I just cook it longer?
Tina says
Just made this and it was SO GOOD!! It was so easy and the perfect recipe for a cold Sunday afternoon with the game on. I wouldn’t change a thing, except I want to make it vegetarian next time 🙂
Brian says
I just bought my ingredients for this yesterday to make on Saturday. I can’t wait to try it out!
Corey says
I hope you love it Brian 🙂
Brian says
I loved it! It made 4 large servings for myself 🙂 Threw some extra cheese on top when heating leftovers. I have a friend that’s going to try it now too!
Only thing I’ll do different is drain some of the diced tomatoes. It was a bit liquidy when cooking so I occasionally scooped some liquid out.
Definitely making it again. So easy! Thanks!
Christie says
My kids (10 year-old b/g twins), husband and I really enjoyed eating this casserole tonight! Perfect for a cold January night in Kansas City. Crock Pot recipes are the best! Thank you!
Jen B says
Hi! Excited to try this. I am wondering if you think it would double well in a 6 qt crock pot? I do have 2 crock pots and can do it that way if I need to but would rather have less dishes. Thanks so much for your help!
Corey says
1 and 1/2 of the recipe might fit… but doubling it in a 6qt might be too much. The crockpot I have in the picture is a 6qt, so you can see it is pretty full.
Sherri says
I used a can of Green Chilis in it instead of tomatoes. Cooking now!
LL says
This was pretty good, but not unlike a lot of crockpot recipes I’ve had.
courtney gunter says
what size can do you use for the cream or mushroom soup
Corey says
Hi Courtney! You want to use a 10.74 oz can 🙂
Peggy says
Hi! I have been making this life-saving recipe on and off for more than two years now. We ALL love it and seldom have leftovers. Recently we had company for supper that were strict vegetarians, so substituted differing beans instead of the hamburger. It turned out incredibly good and on low food budget months we often have it without meat and can barely notice! Thank you Corey!
Kris says
Added mushrooms and peas for the mister and only had cream of chicken soup. Still yummy!! I work evenings so the slow cooker is my best friend! I cook all evening at work, come home and fill the crock pot! Thankfully the mister doesn’t mind!!!
Manuel says
Simply recipe, it’s got 2 hrs left before I can eat it. It smells so good right now. Thanks for sharing
Sequin says
I’m making this tonight for my hubby. I used ground turkey though and great northern beans since he likes those best. It sounds awesome and I’m sure he’ll love it. Looking forward to trying more of your recipes. Especially crock pot! ???
Janet says
Do you stir this up to combine at any time?
Pearl D says
Made it last night! So easy and yummy! Thank you
Ajay says
I made this last night was yummy!! However it was a bit soupy for my liking….any advice on how to make it more thick?
Patti Ostermann says
This was great! Both my husband and I really liked it. I used chili beans instead of kidney, and a little more potatoes. Thanks for the great recipe!
Kathleen sims says
This is a great recipe. It has become one of our regular meals . Love!
Cat says
Would a thick béchamel sauce work in place of the cream of mushroom soup? I try to stay away from anything in a canard all processed stuff. Thanks! This looks really yummy!
Cat says
Rather than use a bechamel sauce, I found a recipe for condensed cream of mushroom soup to use instead of the canned stuff. OMG! Now I have 2 wonderful recipes to add to my collection. This casserole is hearty and delicious. And you have GOT to try the homemade cream of mushroom soup on the gimmesomeoven blog! I’m sure this Cowboy Casserole is great with the canned stuff, but the homemade is sure to take it to the “awesome” level!
brooke says
I’m making this now and don’t have an all seasoning. Do you think it will be ok without that entirely or do you have another suggestion
Corey says
Which seasonings don’t you have? Maybe I can provide some substitutes 🙂
Joanne |No Plate Like Home says
Sounds pretty simple to put together and delicious. It’d be good with chicken or ground pork too!
Sarah T says
Could I make this recipe in the instant Pot? I need dinner fast and this looks delicious.
debbie ellis says
hi I was wondering how long you could cook this in the oven and what temp
Adrienne says
I’m actually doing this today and was going to put it at 350 and start checking it after 45 minutes.
Adrienne says
This is one of my favorite dishes!! Can’t believe how delicious it is!!!!
Trish Joka says
Can I make this ahead of time and freeze?
Corey says
I have never done that before Trish. Hoping one of our readers can help you with this one.
Barbara Thibault says
A friend gave me this recipe and I made this today, and since I am allergic to mushrooms, I substituted the cream of mushroom soup with cream of celery soup and used baby butter beans instead of red kidney beans and it came out good.
Donna says
I think I’d use pinto beans instead of kidney beans. Seems it would be more authentic anyway!
DR Ramsey says
I used Yukon Gold potatoes because I thought the peeling wouldn’t be an issue and everything cooked fine. I tried a bit of cumin in one helping and that worked well too. I might try the suggestions of Rigel tomatoes and/or green chilies next time.
Joyce says
I’m a HUGE fan of canned corned beef, so I added an entire can of it to the ground beef once that was cooked; the casserole was shared with my minister and his family, and got many compliments from all 14 people present :-). Even my minister, a man not given to compliments, said several times that he really liked it, and proclaimed it “very good.” Made my entire day!
Peggy Fugate says
Loved this recipe. Only changes I made was using frozen corn, cream of celery soup and Rotel diced tomatoes w/green chiles as I had these on hand. Definitely make again.
Peggy F says
Loved this recipe. I used no salt added Rotel w/green chiles, frozen white corn, no salt added kidney beans and low salt cream of celery. Excellent recipe
Don smithee says
Can u use cream of chicken. Soup instead?
Corey says
Sure! I think that would be a yummy substitute.
Jen Kiehn says
Looks Fabulous…Has anyone made this in an insta post?
Bunny says
I made this for dinner yesterday and it was so delicious! I used taco flavored shredded cheese and it was so good. I normally don’t eat much at once but I had to have a second bowl! I was stuffed. I cannot wait to make this again.
Jenne says
This recipe was EXCELLENT!! My husband is super picky, so I had to tweak it a little bit, but it tastes GREAT!!
I omitted the onions (but used onion pwdr), imo it was just as good w/that substitution. I used ground turkey, and I browned the meat and seasoned it well with petite diced tomatoes, added the mushroom soup, red kidney beans and corn, plus garlic pwd, and some Morton’s seasoned salt to taste.
I peeled and sliced 5 small-ish Red potatoes, and instead of mixing it all together, I stopped at that point, added the mixture to my crockpot, and then added the sliced potatoes STANDING UP, that way half of the potatoes were in the mixture, and half cooked outside of it bc they were sticking up. I didn’t add cheese BUT tomorrow morning, this will be breakfast with a couple of sunny-side up eggs over it, and just before I add the eggs-over-easy, I plan to shred up some cheddar and add it to my serving! This was GREAT! My husband loved it (with just a few adjustments to taste). I can’t tell you how RARE this is for him to LOVE a recipe!! I subbed, plus pinned again so I can make this again, it’s a winner! The leftovers will make a picture-perfect breakfast!! I cooked this in my crockpot for 4hrs on high heat, btw, absolutely PERFECT!! 😋 Thank you for sharing this!!
Mellissa says
Where do you get Mrs dash from please iam in Australia or what can you use instead please
Corey says
You can use any all seasoning type of seasoning. I would choose one that have a lower sodium level
Rachel Johnson says
This is the second time I’ve made this. My boyfriend and I are obsessed with this dish! We added garlic and taco bell habanero cheese for a spicy zing! Highly recommend the crockpot recipe!!
Corey says
Ooooh! Habanero cheese is my favorite! I can’t wait to give that a try.
Susanne Hall says
I made this and my mother had to have the recipe. My dads a picky eater and he loved it. I used regular potatoes and extra cheese and topped it iff with a dollip of daisy. Yum
Corey says
So happy the recipe was a hit!
Connie says
This is so good. Even kids approved!!!
Corey says
So happy the kids loved it Connie!
Kim Roberts says
I’ve got this in the crockpot and and I can’t wait to try it! I used gold potatoes, grilling beans (I did not have kidney beans), Rotel in place of the diced tomatoes. I added garlic salt, a wood fire garlic seasoning instead of Mrs. Dash’s.
Rayna says
This recipe has become part of the work week rotation. My family can’t seem to get enough of it.
Terri Lynn Eckles says
Good recipe. Added beef broth and a can of green beans. Used russet potatoes turned out good . Added cheese when served instead of in crock pot. Used diced tomatoes with green chilies. Rotel.
SimplyKellyAnn says
I omitted the Mrs Dash and tomatoes because I used green chili.
100% awesome!
Thank you, this is a keeper!!!
Alison Allen says
If I have regular red kidney beans (uncooked and not in a can), could I use these? Or should I go buy the can beans?
Corey says
I have only made the recipe as written, so I would buy the canned beans
Wendy says
I made this exactly according to directions the first time. It was good, but we needed more flavor. The second time I adapted it to our tastes. I used spicy Mrs. Dash, more ground pepper, and added leftover Italian green beans. Very easy recipe to adapt.