Recipe: Perfect Creamy Beef and Potato Bake

Creamy Beef and Potato Bake.

You can have Creamy Beef and Potato Bake using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Creamy Beef and Potato Bake

1. You need 5-6 of potatoes peeled and thinly sliced.
2. You need 1/4 cup of butter (4 Tbsp), divided.
3. It's 2 Tbsp of olive oil.
4. Prepare 2 of zucchini, sliced.
5. You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
6. Prepare 1/2 tsp of pepper.
7. You need 1 of small onion, finely chopped.
8. Prepare 1 tsp of Italian seasoning.
9. You need 1 pound of lean ground beef.
10. You need 1/2 cup of prepared tomato pasta sauce.
11. It's 2 cups of milk, divided.
12. You need 1/4 cup of all purpose flour.
13. Prepare 1 1/2 cups of grated cheddar cheese.

Creamy Beef and Potato Bake instructions

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!.