Potato and Ground Beef Gratin

Comfort food at its finest! Don’t pass on this casserole of beef and potatoes in a creamy Cheddar sauce.

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ingredients 10
Prep Time 35 min
Total Time 1 hr 45 min

Ingredients

1: lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef

1: teaspoon salt

1/2: teaspoon pepper

3: tablespoons butter or margarine

1: small onion, chopped (1/4 cup)

3: tablespoons all-purpose flour

2: teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves

3: cups milk

3: cups shredded mild Cheddar cheese (12 oz)

6: medium white potatoes (2 1/2 lb), peeled, thinly sliced (6 cups)

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
2 In 10-inch skillet, cook beef, salt and pepper over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain.
3 Meanwhile, in 3-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add onion; cook about 2 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender. Stir in flour. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in thyme.
4 Stir milk into onion mixture. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Stir in 2 cups of the cheese until melted.
5 Spread half of the potatoes in baking dish. Top with beef; spread remaining potatoes over beef. Pour cheese sauce over potatoes.
6 Cover with foil; bake 45 minutes. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup cheese and the paprika over potatoes. Bake uncovered 15 to 20 minutes longer or until top is brown and bubbly and potatoes are tender. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

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Expert Tips

If you love kitchen gadgets, you may want to look into getting a mandoline. This hand-operated machine has blades that adjust for thin to thick slicing of firm vegetables and fruits. It works nicely for slicing the potatoes in this gratin.

Use frozen chopped onions, and purchase already-shredded cheese.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 640
Calories from Fat: 320),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 36g; 36%
(Saturated Fat 20g, 20% Trans Fat 1 1/2g 1 1/2% ),
Cholesterol: 130mg; 130%;
Sodium: 880mg; 880%;
Total Carbohydrate: 45g; 45%
(Dietary Fiber 4g 4% Sugars 9g 9% ),
Protein: 35g; 35%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 20%;
Vitamin C: 10%;
Calcium: 45%;
Iron: 15%;

Exchanges:

2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 4 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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sandras63

report Posted Apr. 18, 2013 8:00 PM

I have not made this yet but plan to do so in the near future. Just looking at the recipe and the comments, I will be adding dry onion soup mix to the beef. I expect that will add some taste to this recipe. I make my sloppy joes with cr of mushroom soup and add the dry soup to give it more flavor. Cant wait to try this recipe.

luvs2cook1124

report Posted Jan. 15, 2013 10:18 AM

i tried this recipe many times but i have never used thyme and i use campbells cream of mushroom soup to give the beef more flavor. My way is a lil different but i use most of the same ingredients.

Joe6419

report Posted Aug. 28, 2012 4:01 PM

Not much taste, maybe use taco meat next time.

gblevins

report Posted Nov. 17, 2011 10:38 AM

2 Stars I made this yesterday and the Thyme was too much...I made sure to season my ground beef but it was not very tasty. I think this recipe needs something else to be mixed into the ground beef and take away the thyme. I doubt I will make this again unless I can think of something else to mix in maybe a cream of celery or something.

MichelleDreamHouseRealtor

report Posted Oct. 4, 2011 8:36 PM

Kids LOVED this! You need to add salt and pepper to taste, and I added American cheese slices to the cheese sauce! Will definitely use this again! Great for leftovers too!