My grandmother used to make this growing up during the summer months and it was always fork tender and filling. Just 3 simple ingredients from the pantry.

This oven baked 3-ingredient canned corned beef potato bake is the sort of humble supper that has fed families well for generations, especially when the garden was busy, the pantry was stocked, and nobody wanted to fuss over a long list of ingredients. It turns a few simple staples into something hearty, fork-tender, and deeply satisfying, with those crisp browned edges that always seem to disappear first. Recipes like this have a real old-fashioned thrift to them, the kind of practical Midwestern cooking grandmothers knew by heart.

Serve this bake with a simple side of buttered green beans, sliced tomatoes, or a cool cucumber salad to balance the richness. If you want to stretch the meal a bit further, a piece of toast, a dinner roll, or even a spoonful of applesauce on the side fits right in with its comforting, homespun flavor.

Oven Baked 3-Ingredient Canned Corned Beef Potato Bake

Servings: 6

Ingredients

2 cans corned beef, about 12 ounces each

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F and lightly grease a glass baking dish.

2. Spread a layer of sliced potatoes in the bottom of the dish, then add a layer of sliced onion and a layer of corned beef broken into shreds. Repeat the layers until all the ingredients are used, finishing with potatoes on top.

3. Cover the dish tightly with foil and bake for 1 hour.