Slow Cooker Ground Beef Hobo Dinner Recipe

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4.20 from 5 votes

Slow Cooker Ground Beef Hobo Dinner Recipe

Ground beef, potatoes, carrots, and green beans all cooked together and topped with a delicious BBQ sauce.

Prep Time20

Cook Time8 30

Total Time8 50

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Easy main dish, easy slow cooker recipe, Ground Beef, ground beef recipes, slow cooker

Servings:

Calories: 364kcal

Equipment

Slow Cooker

Ingredients

½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon parsley
6 russet potatoes scrubbed and thinly sliced
1 yellow onion thinly sliced
1 pound carrots sliced
½ pound fresh green beans ends trimmed
1 ½ pounds lean ground beef uncooked
10 ¾ ounces condensed cream of mushroom soup
½ cup bbq sauce
½ cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Instructions

Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
In a small bowl, mix together the salt, ground pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, and parsley. Set aside.
In another medium-sized bowl, mix together cream of mushroom soup and BBQ sauce.
Layer half of the potatoes, half of the onions, half of the carrots, and half of the green beans in the bottom of the slow cooker. Sprinkle half of the seasonings over the vegetables.
Break the ground beef in small bite-sized pieces (uncooked) and place half over the vegetables.
Spoon half of the sauce mixture over the meat.
Repeat the entire process all over again, layering it on top of each other.
Place the lid on top of the slow cooker and cook on low for 7-8 hours or on high for 3.5-4 hours.
Scoop servings into bowls and top with shredded cheddar cheese (and more BBQ sauce or even ketchup, it desired).

Notes

Feel free to add more vegetables! Some of our favorites to add:

chopped zucchini
green peas
sweet potatoes
corn
any color of bell pepper
celery
broccoli
cauliflower

How to turn this into a freezer meal:

Brown ground beef and let it cool. Once cooled, place in the bottom of gallon-sized resealable freezer bag. Add in potatoes, onion, carrots, green beans, salt, ground black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, and parsley. Squeeze out as much air as possible and seal bag closed. Place freezer bag into freezer and it will last 60-90 days.

When ready to use, dump ingredients from bag into slow cooker and place lid on top. Cook on LOW heat for 6-8 hours (or HIGH heat for 3-4 hours - just make sure that the food is cooked through).
In a mixing bowl, mix together cream of mushroom soup and BBQ sauce. Add to food in slow cooker and gently mix until all food is coated in sauce.
Scoop into bowls and top with shredded cheddar cheese, if desired.

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