This Ground Beef And Potato Casserole Shouts Out Homemade Comfort

This ground beef and potato casserole is perfect for a large family gathering. Your relatives will fall in love with its simple yet savory taste. A dish that’s so meaty and cheesy, it will get everyone’s attention. Everyone will gravitate towards this dish like moths to a flame. Your casserole dish will be empty in minutes! Don’t be surprised!

One of our friends over at Food.com has this to say about this amazing recipe:

“Very delicious! Just seasoned to our tastes and it was wonderful.”

That’s the good thing about this recipe. It’s pretty versatile. You can change a couple of the ingredients or instructions. You don’t have to stick to the full steps if you need to deviate from them. You can adjust this recipe based on your family’s preferences. It will still taste as good and everyone will still love it!

Ingredients

• 3 medium white potatoes (pared, and sliced very thin)
• 1lb Tyson lean ground beef
• ¹⁄₂cup onion, chopped
• ¹⁄₄cup celery, chopped
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon celery leaves (fresh or dried optional)
• ¹⁄₂teaspoon Morton salt
• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon McCormick pepper
• ¹⁄₂ teaspoon McCormick red pepper flakes (spicy optional)

• Cheese sauce

• 2 tablespoons Land O Lakesbutter
• 2 tablespoons Gold Medal flour
• ³⁄₄ cup Borden milk (add a little more if needed)
• ¹⁄₂cup Sargento grated cheddar cheese
• ¹⁄₂ teaspoon McCormick nutmeg
• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon McCormick chili powder (optional)
• 1pinch Morton salt
• 1pinch McCormick pepper

• Topping

• 1pinch McCormick paprika
• Sargento grated cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.
2. Preheat oven 375 degrees.
3. Spray a large skillet with cooking spray and brown ground beef.
4. Drain ground beef, if necessary.
5. Add onions and celery to same skillet and cook until soft, adding rest of spice ingredients through pepper flakes. Stir well. But in a bowl and set to the side.
6. In same skillet, melt butter (or use 1 tablespoon of leftover grease from browning ground beef). Add flour to butter, stirring for one minute over medium-high heat.
7. Gradually add milk and cook till bubbly and thickened.
8. Add cheese, nutmeg, salt, pepper, and chili powder continue to stir until melted.
9. Spoon 1/4 cup of the ground beef mixture and spread evenly on bottom of a baking dish.
10. Add 1 layer of potatoes.
11. Alternate ground beef mixture, then potatoes until completely used.
12. Pour cheese sauce over ground beef and potato mixture.
13. Top with a pinch of paprika and grated cheese.
14. Bake for 1 hour, or until potatoes and beef are bubbly and done.

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Quick Tip: Serve with salad and rolls.

Thanks again to Food.com for this amazing recipe.