Ground Beef And Potatoes Oh So Simple Food

GROUND BEEF AND POTATO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Spray a baking dish with cooking spray.
• Preheat oven 375 degrees.
• Spray a large skillet with cooking spray and brown ground beef.
• Drain ground beef, if necessary.
• 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.
• 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.
• Gradually add milk and cook till bubbly and thickened.
• Add cheese, nutmeg, salt, pepper, and chili powder continue to stir until melted.
• Spoon 1/4 cup of the ground beef mixture and spread evenly on bottom of a baking dish.
• Add 1 layer of potatoes.
• Alternate ground beef mixture, then potatoes until completely used.
• Pour cheese sauce over ground beef and potato mixture.
• Top with a pinch of paprika and grated cheese.
• Bake for 1 hour, or until potatoes and beef are bubbly and done.

GROUND BEEF AND POTATO MEAL

Steps:

• Cook ground beef and garlic in pan until lightly browned.
• Stir in pepper and thyme.
• Peel and slice the potatoes and onions.
• Put 1/2 potatoes and onions into a buttered crock pot.
• Add browned beef and top with remaining potatoes and onions.
• Mix soup with water and spread over top of contents.
• Cover.
• Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours.