Ground Beef And Potato Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 medium potatoes (pared, and sliced very thin)
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup celery, chopped
• 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon celery leaves (fresh or dried optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (spicy optional)
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3/4 cup milk (add a little more if needed)
• 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder (optional)
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch pepper
• 1 pinch paprika
• grated cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 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.