Delicious easy ground beef and Potato casserole with veggies, bacon, and creamy white sauce. Comforting, and perfect for weeknights.

Easy Ground Beef and Potato Casserole Recipe

This easy ground beef and potato casserole is the perfect all in one family dinner. Packed with savory ground beef, crispy bacon, mixed vegetables, and creamy white sauce. It’s a hearty and satisfying baked dinner dish that’s simple to make and fail proof. Full of comforting flavor with herbs to spice it up. Great for busy weeknights, meal prep, or a no fuss weekend meal everyone will enjoy. An oven cook and baked recipe idea for a meal.

FAQ’s

What meal can I make with ground beef?

cottage pie
potato beef bacon casserole
bobotie dish and yellow rice
beef lasagna dish
macaroni and cheese, updated

How to make ground beef taste better?

You can make ground beef taste better, while sauteing with salt and pepper, garlic spices, onion powder, and steak seasoning. herbs and spices you prefer. With this recipe we added bacon bits to up the flavor of a all in one, baked casserole dish with potatoes.

Should I fry beef before putting in casserole?

It would advisable to sauté your ground beef in a little olive oil and add bacon and onion, and your spices. This brings out the flavors of the meat, to add a great taste to your casserole. I would just lightly sauté the ground beef, as it would cook further in the casserole.

Do you roast or bake a casserole?

Your casseroles are baked. The easiest way to put together your meals, as you add all your ingredients to the casserole dish, layer or top it with cheese. Place this in the oven and leave it to cook. The warm heat will heat the ingredients slowly and cook it all together. No mess no fuss, and a simple all in one meal for the family, for busy people.

What is the key to making a good casserole?

Layer your ingredients
do not overcook your meats or some ingredients needed.
Make homemade sauces
spice the food well.
balance the flavors.
Add a topping of cheese and herbs.

Ingredients for Easy Ground Beef and Potato Casserole Recipe

ground beef
bacon
onion, peas, butternut squash
potato
milk, butter, flour, sauce
herbs: oregano, garlic flakes
Steak seasoning
salt and pepper

For all the amounts suggested and the full instructions, see the recipe attached. Download or print the recipe and use online with the cook mode. That Simple.

How To bake Easy Ground Beef and Potato Casserole Recipe

Preheat the oven to 180 deg. C (356 deg. F) Obtain your casserole dish. set aside.
Peel and slice your potatoes, and cut up your onion into small pieces.
In a saucepan, melt your butter and add in the flour, to a paste. Stir quickly to mix it well, then add 2 1/2 cups of milk and stir this mixture until smooth and thick.
In another saucepan, cook your ground beef with the bacon bits. with garlic, salt and pepper, until just done.
Place some of the milk paste in the bottom of the casserole dish.
layer your sliced potatoes in this mixture, until it is all used up. Maybe about 2 layers. Sprinkle salt and pepper, little garlic flakes over the potatoes.
In a bowl add your cooked ground beef and bacon mix, and mix in the onion and the vegetables, with oregano herbs.
Place the meat mixture over the uncooked potatoes, evenly and add, steak seasoning and more dried herbs.(if you prefer)
Pour the milk paste over the ground beef, mixture. This will fill the dish to the bottom.

see recipe for the prep.
Place some of the milk paste in the bottom of the casserole dish.
layer your sliced potatoes in this mixture, until it is all used up. Maybe about 2 layers. Sprinkle salt and pepper over the potatoes.
In a bowl add your cooked ground beef and bacon mix, and mix in the onion and the vegetables, and salt and pepper, with oregano herbs.
Place the meat mixture over the uncooked potatoes, evenly and add more dried herbs.(if you prefer)
Pour the milk paste over the ground beef, mixture. This will fill the dish to the bottom.

Place this full meal casserole dish in the heated oven and bake until the meat and liquid has been absorbed. Should take about 30-40 minutes. This will depend on the size of your dish.

Place this full meal casserole dish in the heated oven and bake until the meat and liquid has been absorbed. Should take about 30-40 minutes. This will depend on the size of your dish.
The potatoes should be tender and cooked, and the ground beef and bacon crispy and golden and full of flavor.

The potatoes should be tender and cooked, and the ground beef and bacon crispy and golden and full of flavor.

Serve up for a delicious, filling, and all in one dinner for the family. Believe me it is delicious. Fussy eaters will also dive, in. Kept some overnight and warmed it up for lunch the next day.

This is a fail proof easy and very delicious dinner recipe. Will please even the fussy eaters, and the left overs were warmed up and eaten the next day for lunch. So delicious. You must try it.

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