My Man’s Casserole

My Man’s Casserole–An easy and delicious meat and potato casserole that is made quickly in your Instant Pot.

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Instant Pot My Man’s Casserole

Potatoes, seasoned ground beef, a creamy sauce, juicy corn and melty cheese all make up this Greg-loving casserole. It’s really an easy weeknight meal and everyone loves it, not just Greg. Haha!

Ingredients/Substitution Ideas

• Thinly sliced potatoes–I used peeled Russet potatoes. You can also use another variety of potato. I sliced them about a quarter inch thick.
• Cream cheese–or Neufchâtel
• Milk
• Garlic powder
• Black pepper
• Onion powder
• Frank’s hot sauce–optional
• Lean ground beef–or ground turkey
• Kosher salt
• Can of corn–you can also use fresh or frozen corn
• Colby jack cheese–or another type of cheese like cheddar

Steps

1. Prepare Instant Pot: Pour 1 ½ cups water into bottom of Instant Pot. Add potatoes to a steamer basket and then lower the basket into the Instant Pot.
2. Pressure cook potatoes: Cover Instant Pot and lock the lid into place. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook time to 1 minute for barely done potatoes or 2 minutes for softer potatoes. When time is up move the valve to venting and remove the steamer basket. Set aside. 
3. Make the creamy sauce: While the potatoes are cooking add cream cheese (it must be softened or else this doesn’t work great), milk, garlic powder, pepper, onion powder and wing sauce to a bowl. Use a hand mixer to whip the mixture until creamy and smooth. Set aside.
4. Brown ground beef: Dump the water out of the bottom of the Instant Pot and dry it out. Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. When display says HOT add in the ground beef and break it up. Brown for about 5 minutes, until cooked through. Drain any excess grease. Stir in the kosher salt. 
5. Combine it all: Gently stir in the potatoes, the cream cheese mixture and the corn. 
6. Get cheesy: Sprinkle the cheese on top and use an air fryer lid to melt the cheese (300 degrees for 3 minutes). If you don’t have an air fryer lid then put the normal lid and turn the pot to the keep warm setting and let the cheese melt for about 5-10 minutes. 
7. Serve: Scoop onto plates and serve. 

Equipment I used

• I used my 6 quart Duo Crisp Instant Pot*. This is an Instant Pot with an air fryer lid. You can also make this in a 8 quart pot.
• Silicone steamer basket*
• Sauté paddle*
• Knife* for slicing the potatoes
• Potato peeler*
• Cutting board*
• Hamburger chopper tool*

Notes/Tips

• What if I don’t have a steamer basket? If you have a trivet place that in the pot. Try placing as many potato slices on top of the trivet as you can. Some will fall through into the water but that’s okay.
• Serve with broccoli or a green salad.
• Try adding in some sliced carrots in the bottom of the steamer basket with the potatoes for more veg and color.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container* in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
• Other recipes you can make with colby jack cheese are Grandma Kay’s Enchiladas (Instant Pot, Crockpot Or Oven) or Instant Pot Chick-Fil-A Mac And Cheese.

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