Mel's Cheesy Meal In One

Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 onion, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 (26 ounce) bag frozen hash brown potatoes
• 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
• 1 (24 ounce) container cottage cheese
• 2 cups monterey jack cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef, onion, and green pepper in skillet. drain. season with salt and pepper.
• 2 in slow cooker, layer one-third of the potatoes, meat mixture, sour cream, cottage cheese, and 1/2 cup of monterey jack cheese. repeat for second layer. repeat once more for a third layer but leave off the shredded cheese.
• 3 cover and cook on low 4 hours, sprinkling cheese over top during the last hour.
• 4 serve with your favorite salsa.