Hamburger Hash Brown Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb hamburger
• 1/2 medium onion, chopped
• 1/2 medium green pepper, chopped
• 0.5 (30 ounce) bag frozen hash browns
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
• 3/4 cup nonfat sour cream
• 1/2 cup low-fat grated cheddar cheese
• 2 teaspoons beef bouillon
• fresh ground pepper
• crushed ritz crackers (optional) or panko breadcrumbs (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees farenheit.
• 2 brown hamburger, onion and green pepper together until hamburger is no longer pink. drain off extra fat.
• 3 turn off heat and stir in the rest of the ingredients. i like to pop the hash browns into the microwave for about 5 minutes (stirring midway through) before i stir them into the mixture (to reduce the final baketime), but this is not necessary.
• 4 spray lube a 9x11 baking dish and pour in mixture. sprinkle the ritz crackers or panko bread crumbs over top if desired. cover tightly with aluminum foil.
• 5 bake 35-45 minutes or until hot and bubbly. if you use the crackers or bread crumbs, remove foil for last 5 minutes to brown the top.