Zradix, I do something very similar, I add a big onion when browning the meat.
Another good one is 1/2 big onion per person, two yellow potatoes per person, and two Ball Park BEEF hotdogs per person. 1/2 tablespoon of liquid smoke per five people, salt, pepper, and a big pat of REAL butter.
Combine butter, liquid smoke, salt (easy on the salt), pepper, and add all the chopped onions you need per person. Mix the onions with the melted butter. (we like the onions coarsely chopped) Put in iron skillet large enough to hold all the ingredients, and get the pan just hot enough to begin cooking the onions.
Dice the potatoes, and slice the hotdogs, and then add them to the skillet.
Increase the heat a bit while you turn the ingredients with a spatula to get the entire contents mixed well. After about five minutes add a little water. When the water steams off, the potatoes are usually done.
Regardless of how much you cook, there will be no leftovers.