It’s the Slow Cooker Version of The Cult Favorite Taco Hashbrown Bake

The Hashbrown Beef Bake is a $5 Dinners cult favorite and it’s so easy to mix and match both flavors and cooking styles.

And that’s what is happening with these Slow Cooker Taco Hashbrowns. 

First off, this was polished off. Not a speck leftover. (Which I’m kinda bummed about because I wanted more for the next day. Not to worry, I’ve already added shredded potatoes to my next grocery list.) 

Second, this takes minutes to get going in the slow cooker. Then, give it about 10 minutes to melt the cheese at the end of the cooking cycle and voila, dinner is done! 

Also, just go ahead and stock up on the cream of mushroom and frozen hashbrowns…so that you can easily make this on repeat. 

Finally, this is the Homemade Taco Seasoning that I used in the video. 🙂 

And with that, here’s the recipe…

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Slow Cooker Taco Hashbrowns

The slow cooker version with a taco twist of the most popular recipe on this site!

Prep Time10 minutes minutes

Cook Time2 hours hours

Servings - 4 servings

Ingredients 

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• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 Tbsp minced onion
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 30 oz. frozen or fresh shredded hash browns
• 2 Tbsp taco seasoning 1 packets worth
• 10 oz. can cream of mushroom soup*
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup beef broth optional for longer cooking
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Salad or fresh veggies side dish

Instructions

• Open the can of cream of mushroom soup.
• In a large skillet, brown the ground beef with the minced onion and garlic powder. Once browned, drain and then add to the base of the slow cooker.
• In the slow cooker base, mix in the shredded hash browns, taco seasoning cream of mushroom soup, and milk (and broth if needed.)
• Cook on high for 2 hours, or low for 4 hours. With 10-20 minutes left in the cooking cycle, add the shredded cheese on top and let melt.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Prepare the salad or fresh veggies.
• Serve Slow Cooker Taco Hashbrowns with salad or veggies.

Notes

*You can find the homemade cream of mushroom soup by tapping here.

*Please note that if you need to cook longer than 2 hours on high, 4 hours on low, please add 1/2 cup broth before cooking.

*Note: you do not need to thaw the frozen hash browns before slow cooking.