This Crock Pot potato pizza casserole is a delicious, flavor-packed meal. Layers of browned ground beef, potatoes, and Italian-seasoned sauce ~ topped with melted cheese ~ make it a family favorite.
This potato pizza bake recipe comes from my old-fashioned, handwritten recipe file. It has been in there for over 25 years and has been pulled out so many times, it’s getting a little thin!
We first tried it at the home of one of my childhood friends, who made this meal for us soon after we were married. It’s a great recipe that adapts to the busyness of your schedule.
The traditional method is to bake it for an hour at 375 degrees.
Or, you can put it in the crock pot and let it make the house smell amazing all day long. It’s the only method I’ve ever used, and it’s wonderful.
How to Make Potato Pizza Bake in the Crockpot
Ingredients needed for this potato pizza casserole recipe:
In addition to 1 1/2 pounds ground beef (not pictured), you’ll need:
- 4 cups sliced potatoes
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 can cheddar cheese soup
- 1 can tomato sauce
- a soup can full of milk
- Parmesan cheese
- 6 slices mozzarella cheese
- Salt, pepper, oregano, and a little sugar.
1. Place the onion and sliced potatoes in the bottom of the crock pot.
2. Layer on the browned and drained ground beef.
3. Pour over the mixture of soup, tomato sauce, milk, and spices.
4. Put the lid on the crockpot and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours.
(I cooked mine on high for 4 hours until it was all bubbly, and then switched it to low until dinnertime.)
5. Before serving, sprinkle on Parmesan cheese and lay slices of mozzarella on top. Put the lid back on until the cheese has melted.
If you really want to amp up the “smells so good” factor in your house, add the ingredients for homemade bread to your bread machine and set it to finish at dinnertime. Serve with your amazing Potato Pizza Bake, along with a green salad, and the dinner dilemma will be solved!
Other Popular Potato Recipes
- Classic Creamy Potato Salad Recipe with Egg
- Scalloped Potatoes with Mushroom Soup
- Sausage Stuffed Baked Potatoes
- Old Fashioned Potato Soup (so yummy served with this drop dumpling recipe)
Potato Pizza Bake
Ingredients
Method
- Cook and stir the beef in a pan until it loses its color. Place the potatoes and onion in a baking dish or crock pot. Spread the meat over the vegetables. Mix the cheese soup, milk, tomato sauce, sugar, salt, pepper, and oregano. Pour the sauce over the meat and potatoes. Bake 1 hour in the oven at 375 degrees, tightly covered, or in the crock pot (on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours). Remove the cover and add cheese to the top. Bake 10 minutes longer. (Serves 10-12)
