Grandmas Hamburger Bean Casserole Recipe

Grandma Cash’s Hamburger Bean Casserole is a must have on our family party menu. This recipe is now in our family’s second and third generation kitchens, as a “have to have” for summer events. Made with ground beef, onion, 3 beans, and a variety of spices and seasonings; it’s a loaded and flavor filled side that everyone loves.

This is a simple dish to make and can be served as a side at a variety of events and occasions. It makes a wonderful bbq dish, a fun camping dinner, and a tasty casserole to enjoy at football game day parties. We have instructions for baking this casserole in the oven, slow cooking it in a crockpot, or whipping it up in the Instant pot.

This baked bean casserole recipe is an excellent grill side. Try it with Grilled Salmon kabobs, Grilled Sausage Zucchini Tomato kabobs or Italian Style Hamburgers for a delicious summer meal.

Hamburger Bean Casserole 

Grandma’s Hamburger Bean Casserole is a family recipe that holds many memories for us. We remember her bringing this rich bean dish full of tangy-sweet flavor to our family events.

Hamburger Baked Bean Casserole was always present right next to her Pasta Salad at our summer family parties.

This easy recipe is pretty healthy for a potluck dish or grill side. This is an easy recipe to switch out ingredients to suit dietary needs. We have a few tips and tricks to make this the yummiest casserole.

What goes with Hamburger Bean Casserole?

Hamburger Bean Casserole is a filling dish that can be eaten as a main course. Here are a few of our favorite sides to serve with the Hamburger bean casserole:

1. Green Salad
2. Baked Mac and Cheese
3. Hot Dogs
4. Hamburgers
5. Bratwurst
6. Barbecued Meat
7. Potato Salad
8. Coleslaw
9. Cornbread
10. Rolls
11. Pulled Pork Sandwiches
12. Corn (creamed corn, corn on the cob, sweet corn etc)

Can you make a casserole with baked beans?

You can make a casserole with baked beans. Baked beans are already cooked and seasoned making them an easy addition into a casserole. Dried beans take a long time to cook and prepare for use. Using baked beans makes for a quick and easy casserole. This recipe uses two cans of baked beans

Do you cook bacon before adding it into this hamburger bean casserole?

Bacon is best if it is pan fried before adding it to the bean casserole. Meat that has been browned or pan seared will have flavor locked in. This also helps the bacon have a delicious crispy texture. Baking raw bacon into a casserole may result in limp cooked bacon. For best results always sear the bacon in a pan before adding it to a bean casserole.

Making this baked three bean casserole in your Crock Pot

Browning the meat and bacon beforehand is preferred for best flavor and texture. Put it all into a crockpot and set to high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.

Making this baked beans with ground beef casserole in your Instant Pot

1. Saute’ the hamburger and bacon until thoroughly cooked.
2. Add remaining ingredients and give it a stir.
3. Now set the instant pot on manual for 5 minutes.
4. Natural release and serve!
5. You can also use the slow cook function on your instant pot if you prefer. Saute’ as instructed and then set the instant pot for whatever number of hours you need and place an instant pot vented lid on top

Baked bean casserole needs to be cooked at least 40 minutes in an oven heated to 350 F. Baked Bean casserole is thick and requires a longer cooking time than thinner casseroles. Make sure that the casserole is hot and bubbling before removing it from the oven. The liquid around the beans should be bubbling around the edge of the casserole dish.

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• Overnight Sausage Breakfast Casserole
• Mac N Cheese Ham Casserole
• Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes
• Doritos Taco Pie
• Chicken Alfredo Lasagna
• Low Carb Chicken Alfredo Dinner

Recipe Source: Grandma Cash’s easy potluck recipe from way way back