Pot-of-Gold Bake

Time :1 hour 40 minutes
Yield :6 servings

Recipe Background

Top of the morning to ya! Well, top of the evening? It is dinnertime, and it looks like a rainbow is coming out of your oven. And at the end, look! It's the Pot-of-Gold Bake! It's a meat and potato lover's dream... layers of juicy beef, tender potatoes, and melty cheddar all in a savory mushroom sauce. The luck of the Irish can be found in each bite of the Pot-of-Gold Bake!
Top of the morning to ya! Well, top of the evening? It is dinnertime, and it looks like a rainbow is coming out of your oven. And at the end, look! It's the Pot-of-Gold Bake! It's a meat and potato lover's dream... layers of juicy beef, tender potatoes, and melty cheddar all in a savory mushroom sauce. The luck of the Irish can be found in each bite of the Pot-of-Gold Bake!

Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 (10.5-ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup onion chopped
  • salt to taste
  • black pepper to taste
  • 3 cups potatoes peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
  • scallions to taste, sliced, for garnish

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
  • Add the ground beef to the skillet and cook, while crumbing, until browned, about 5-7 minutes.
  • Drain and discard the grease.
  • Mix the cream of mushroom soup, the milk, the onion, the salt, and the pepper together in a medium bowl until combined.
  • In a 2-quart baking dish, layer 1/2 of the potatoes, 1/2 of soup mixture, and 1/2 of the beef, in that order. Repeat the layers once.
  • Bake until the potatoes are tender, about 1 hour-1 hour 30 minutes.
  • Top with the cheddar cheese and bake until the cheese is melted, about 5-10 minutes.
  • Garnish with the scallions and serve hot.
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