This hearty Cowboy Casserole features ground beef, beans and potatoes for a stick to your ribs frugal meal that is perfect for feeding your hungry crew.
Mix all of the ingredients except the cheese in a 6 quart or larger slow cooker and stir well.
Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 hours or on LOW for 8 hours.
Uncover slow cooker and sprinkle shredded cheese over top and recover and let cook an additional 1 hour.
Eat and enjoy!
Notes
Freezer Meal Instructions:
Place all ingredients (except for the cheese) into a 1 gallon size zippered freezer bag OR FoodSaver bag.
Place bag on flat surface and seal bag closed while pressing out as much excess air as possible OR use your FoodSaver sealing system to vacuum seal the bag closed.
Label bag with date prepared, name of recipe, ingredients and cooking instructions.
Lay bag flat in freezer and allow to freeze for several hours. At that point you can stand the bags upright in your freezer if desired.
To Cook Freezer Meal:
Remove freezer meal bag from freezer and place either in refrigerator overnight OR in a clean kitchen sink filled with cool water for several hours just until the freezer meal is partially thawed enough to dump the contents of the bag into the slow cooker.
Cook according to the recipe directions adding 1 additional hour cooking time (in this case 5 hours on LOW or 9 hours on HIGH from the partially thawed state ).
Add cheese during the last hour of cooking.
Weight Watchers Points calculated using 96% lean ground beef, Campbell's Healthy Request cream of mushroom soup, and Kraft fat-free shredded cheddar cheese.