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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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Prep Time 35 min
Total Time 1 hr 45 min
Servings 6

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.

EXPERT TIPS

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.

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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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Posted 3/31/2013 8:47:34 PM REPORT ABUSE sjshanno said:

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My son and I liked this one but the beef does need some additional flavoring. Will try taco seasoning next time instead of the salt and pepper.

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Posted 11/12/2012 10:10:23 PM REPORT ABUSE Judydee13 said:

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I cut this recipe in half and still had enough for six servings. I have no idea why others called it greasy unless they didn't drain the fat off the ground beef. Also I used the sirloin beef which has less fat. I found it a little on the dry side but still was a winner and would make it again.

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Posted 11/1/2012 11:23:27 AM REPORT ABUSE Angelaoxox said:

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After reading all the reviews, I decided to add a can of hormel chilli with beans just to give the meat some flavor. I also added some dried minced unions to absorb some of the oil n liquid. It came out really good, but why does it say at the end to add the paprika when it was not listed in the ingridients?

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