Recipe origin
Rachel Perlmutter · The Kitchn. The starting point is One-Pan Cheeseburger Skillet with Potatoes. A PDF of the recipe is retained in my recipe collection. It brings the burger ingredients into a potato dinner cooked in a pan.
This is a saved recipe to try. My notes introduce the preparation; the original author supplies the full recipe, and I have not documented a cook-through of this version.
Recipe to try · I have not tested this version.
Potatoes, beef and a sauce in the same pan
This saved dinner combines ground beef and baby potatoes with pickles and two cheeses. Broth and condiments bring the ingredients together in the skillet.
The potatoes give the meal its timing. Their size and tenderness matter before the final sauce and cheese can turn separate ingredients into dinner. A skillet meal also still involves chopping, stirring and cleanup, even when it uses one cooking pan.
I have not cooked this version yet. Rachel Perlmutter’s original recipe is the reference for the complete method and quantities.
Saved recipe
The starting point
The saved recipe combines ground beef, baby potatoes, pickles and two cheeses. Its potatoes cook in the skillet, with broth and condiments helping form the sauce.
Recipe by Rachel Perlmutter at The Kitchn.
Read the original recipe →Use the original for quantities and complete instructions.
A few details to watch
- Potato size and the point at which it becomes tender
- Skillet diameter and the actual liquid adjustment
- Portions served and the cleanup afterward
One pan still has several decisions
The appeal of the saved dish is easy to see: potatoes, beef, cheese and pickles arrive in one skillet rather than as separate parts of a burger dinner. The practical question is how evenly the potatoes and sauce come together in the pan actually used.
That makes the first attempt worth following from the chopped potatoes onward. Notes about piece size, the skillet and any liquid adjustment would help explain the finished texture. A photograph of that actual cook could then replace the unrelated skillet context image. Until then, the original author’s recipe remains the place to find the full instructions, and this page remains a reason to try it rather than an account of a dinner already made.