Creamy Beef Potato Bake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
• 1 teaspoon dried onion flakes
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (32 ounce) package frozen cubed hash brown potatoes, thawed
• 4 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
• 1 (8 ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces, drained

Recipe

• 1 cook beef until no longer pink and drain.
• 2 combine the soups, onion and pepper.
• 3 add the potatoes, 2 cups cheese and mushrooms.
• 4 stir in beef.
• 5 transfer to two greased 8-in. square baking dishes.
• 6 sprinkle each with 1 cup cheese.
• 7 cover and freeze one casserole for up to 3 months.
• 8 cover and bake the remaining casserole at 375° for 45-50 minutes or until potatoes are tender.
• 9 uncover and bake for 5-10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• 10 when ready to use frozen casserole:
• 11 thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
• 12 remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.
• 13 bake as directed above.