Nothing beats a skillet full of cheesy potatoes and beef when everyone comes home hungry and craving comfort. This cheese burger potato skillet is everything you love about a classic burger all piled into one pan with crispy potatoes melty Colby Jack cheese and smoky bacon. It is fast simple and perfect for a weeknight dinner when you want a crowd pleaser without standing over the stove all night.
My family asks for this almost every Friday night. The first time we tried it I was shocked at how quickly the pan was empty and the only thing left were bacon crumbs.
Ingredients
- Ketchup: gives the burger sauce a sweet and tangy base buy good quality ketchup for best results
- Mayonnaise: adds creaminess to the sauce choose full fat for richness
- Mustard: provides sharpness yellow mustard is classic but you can try Dijon for a little twist
- Sweet relish: brings in that classic burger joint flavor make sure it is fresh not dried out
- Potatoes: are the hearty base pick small buttery varieties and check for firm unblemished skins
- Olive oil: helps crisp the potatoes use a good olive oil for flavor
- Salt pepper garlic powder and paprika: bring out the flavor in the potatoes use freshly ground pepper if possible
- Ground beef: is traditional for burgers look for eighty percent lean for juiciness
- Onion: sweet or yellow both work check for no soft spots
- Ground mustard onion powder garlic powder smoked paprika: are classic burger seasonings and build rich flavor buy spices in small batches for maximum freshness
- Minced garlic: gives a punch of flavor and should be fragrant and plump
- Colby Jack cheese: delivers melty goodness shred your own for the best melt
- Bacon: adds a smoky crunch use thick cut if available and cook until crisp
- Green onions: provide freshness and color choose firm green stalks
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Peel and Prep Potatoes:
- Wash peel and cut potatoes into evenly sized cubes so they cook uniformly and crisp up well in the air fryer
- Season Potatoes:
- Toss potato cubes with olive oil salt pepper garlic powder and paprika making sure every piece is coated generously for robust flavor
- Cook Potatoes:
- Air fry the potatoes at four hundred degrees F for about twenty to twenty five minutes shaking the basket a few times for even browning and perfect texture
- Cook the Bacon:
- Bake or fry bacon until crispy I like baking on a parchment lined pan at four hundred degrees F for easiest cleanup then crumble and set aside
- Brown Beef and Onion:
- Heat a skillet over medium high add ground beef and chopped onion sprinkle with salt pepper ground mustard onion powder garlic powder and smoked paprika cook until beef is browned and onion is soft then drain any extra grease
- Add Garlic:
- Stir in minced garlic with the cooked beef letting it become fragrant for about one minute which lifts the flavor
- Combine and Melt:
- Add the air fried potatoes to the cooked beef in the skillet and gently mix top with shredded Colby Jack and crumbled bacon place in the oven at four hundred degrees F just until the cheese melts into everything
- Finish and Serve:
- Generously drizzle burger sauce over the top and add chopped green onion serve hot with your favorite burger toppings like pickles tomato or shredded lettuce
Nothing beats a skillet full of cheesy potatoes and beef when everyone comes home hungry and craving comfort. This cheese burger potato skillet is everything you love about a classic burger all piled into one pan with crispy potatoes melty Colby Jack cheese and smoky bacon. It is fast simple and perfect for a weeknight dinner when you want a crowd pleaser without standing over the stove all night.
My family asks for this almost every Friday night. The first time we tried it I was shocked at how quickly the pan was empty and the only thing left were bacon crumbs.
Ingredients
- Ketchup: gives the burger sauce a sweet and tangy base buy good quality ketchup for best results
- Mayonnaise: adds creaminess to the sauce choose full fat for richness
- Mustard: provides sharpness yellow mustard is classic but you can try Dijon for a little twist
- Sweet relish: brings in that classic burger joint flavor make sure it is fresh not dried out
- Potatoes: are the hearty base pick small buttery varieties and check for firm unblemished skins
- Olive oil: helps crisp the potatoes use a good olive oil for flavor
- Salt pepper garlic powder and paprika: bring out the flavor in the potatoes use freshly ground pepper if possible
- Ground beef: is traditional for burgers look for eighty percent lean for juiciness
- Onion: sweet or yellow both work check for no soft spots
- Ground mustard onion powder garlic powder smoked paprika: are classic burger seasonings and build rich flavor buy spices in small batches for maximum freshness
- Minced garlic: gives a punch of flavor and should be fragrant and plump
- Colby Jack cheese: delivers melty goodness shred your own for the best melt
- Bacon: adds a smoky crunch use thick cut if available and cook until crisp
- Green onions: provide freshness and color choose firm green stalks
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Peel and Prep Potatoes:
- Wash peel and cut potatoes into evenly sized cubes so they cook uniformly and crisp up well in the air fryer
- Season Potatoes:
- Toss potato cubes with olive oil salt pepper garlic powder and paprika making sure every piece is coated generously for robust flavor
- Cook Potatoes:
- Air fry the potatoes at four hundred degrees F for about twenty to twenty five minutes shaking the basket a few times for even browning and perfect texture
- Cook the Bacon:
- Bake or fry bacon until crispy I like baking on a parchment lined pan at four hundred degrees F for easiest cleanup then crumble and set aside
- Brown Beef and Onion:
- Heat a skillet over medium high add ground beef and chopped onion sprinkle with salt pepper ground mustard onion powder garlic powder and smoked paprika cook until beef is browned and onion is soft then drain any extra grease
- Add Garlic:
- Stir in minced garlic with the cooked beef letting it become fragrant for about one minute which lifts the flavor
- Combine and Melt:
- Add the air fried potatoes to the cooked beef in the skillet and gently mix top with shredded Colby Jack and crumbled bacon place in the oven at four hundred degrees F just until the cheese melts into everything
- Finish and Serve:
- Generously drizzle burger sauce over the top and add chopped green onion serve hot with your favorite burger toppings like pickles tomato or shredded lettuce
