Creamy Beef and Potato Bake

Name: Creamy Beef and Potato Bake
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 5-6 potatoes peeled and thinly sliced; 1/4 cup butter (4 Tbsp), divided; 2 Tbsp olive oil; 2 zucchini, sliced; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp pepper; 1 small onion, finely chopped; 1 tsp Italian seasoning; 1 pound lean ground beef; 1/2 cup prepared tomato pasta sauce; 2 cups milk, divided; 1/4 cup all purpose flour; 1 1/2 cups grated cheddar cheese

ingridbagnariol @ingridbagnariol

I found this recipe in a milk calendar many years ago and it has become a family favourite. The original recipe calls for 3 potatoes, but I use 5 or 6 instead.

ingridbagnariol @ingridbagnariol

I found this recipe in a milk calendar many years ago and it has become a family favourite. The original recipe calls for 3 potatoes, but I use 5 or 6 instead.

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Ingredients

5-6potatoes peeled and thinly sliced
1/4 cupbutter (4 Tbsp), divided
2 Tbspolive oil
2zucchini, sliced
1/2 tspsalt
1/2 tsppepper
1small onion, finely chopped
1 tspItalian seasoning
1 poundlean ground beef
1/2 cupprepared tomato pasta sauce
2 cupsmilk, divided
1/4 cupall purpose flour
1 1/2 cupsgrated cheddar cheese

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Steps

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2

In skillet, melt 2 Tbsp butter and oil. Add potatoes and cook over medium low heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add zucchini, salt and pepper. Cook until zucchini is tender.
3

Spoon vegetable mixture into 13 x 9 inch baking dish and set aside.
4

In skillet, cook ground beef, onion and Italian seasoning together until ground beef loses its pink colour. Drain any excess fat from ground beef. Stir in tomato sauce and 1/2 cup of the milk.
5

Spoon meat mixture over the vegetable layer in the baking dish.
6

Melt remaining butter, stir in flour and cook for 1 minute. Gradually whisk in remaining milk. Cook and stir till sauce comes to a boil and thickens. Reduce heat and stir in cheese till melted. Pour sauce over meat layer.
7

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
8

Serve and enjoy!