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Quick Dinner Ideas, #4

I loved this 30 years ago and I love it even more, now! Somehow it’s always the simplest of recipes that give you the best and most incredible results. I have tried so many times to make a fancy version of this – none of them came even close to the one grandpa used to make.

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Remember, you can always adjust the amount of red pepper flakes to your taste!

Sometimes I leave them out completely, especially if I’m making this for a family gathering and I know there will be lots of little kids at the dinner table. But when I’m making this for my family, I do like to add red pepper flakes and my kids actually really like it that way!

Ingredients

3 medium white potatoes (pared, thinly sliced)

1 lb lean ground beef or turkey

1⁄2 cup onion, chopped

1⁄4 cup celery, chopped

1 tsp garlic, minced

1 tsp celery leaves

1⁄2 tsp salt

1⁄4 tsp pepper

1⁄2 tsp red pepper flakes (spicy optional)

Cheese sauce:

2 Tbsp Land O’ Lakes butter

2 Tbsp Gold Medal all-purpose flour

3⁄4 cup McArthur milk (or cream)

1⁄2 cup grated cheddar cheese

1⁄2 tsp nutmeg

1⁄4 tsp McCormick chili powder (optional)

1 pinch salt

1 pinch pepper

Topping:

1 pinch paprika or black pepper

grated cheddar cheese

 

Instructions:

Grease a baking dish or spray with cooking spray.

Preheat oven to 375 F.

Brown ground beef in a large skillet. Drain, if necessary.

Add chopped onions and celery and cook until soft, adding rest of spice ingredients through pepper flakes. Mix until well combined. Put in a bowl and set to the side.

In the same skillet, melt butter, add the flour and stir for one minute over medium-high heat.

Gradually add milk and cook till bubbly and thickened.

Add cheese, nutmeg, salt, pepper, and chili powder continue to stir until melted.

Spread 1/4 cup of the ground beef mixture on bottom of a baking dish. Add a layer of sliced potatoes. (TIP: Use a mandolin slicer to slice the potatoes quickly!) Alternate ground beef mixture, then potatoes until you’ve added all of them.

Pour cheese sauce over ground beef and potato mixture.

Top with a pinch of paprika or ground pepper and grated cheese.

Bake for 1 hour, or until potatoes and beef are bubbly and done.

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Quick Tip: Omit the red pepper flakes and chili powder if you don’t like spicy flavors.