Vegetable Beef Casserole

Submitted by CASunshine

"This one dish meal is great for family, potlucks, etc. The original recipe came from Low Fat Country Cooking but I tweaked it with a few additions. It's a real down home dish!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 40mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 3 medium red potatoes, unpeeled, sliced
• 3 carrots, peeled and sliced
• 3 celery ribs, sliced
• 2 cups fresh green beans (frozen can be substituted)
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 lb ground round, divided
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme, divided
• 1 teaspoon pepper, divided
• salt
• garlic powder
• 4 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 1 - 1 1⁄2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded

directions

1. In a 3 quart casserole (I use a 9 x 13 pyrex dish), layer half the potatoes, carrots, celery, green beans and onion.
2. Crumble half the uncooked beef over vegetables.
3. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon each thyme and pepper, sprinkle with salt and garlic powder to taste.
4. Repeat layers.
5. Top with tomatoes.
6. Cover and bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 15 minutes.
7. Reduce heat to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
8. Bake about 1 hour longer or until vegetables are tender and meat is done.
9. Sprinkle with cheese; cover and let stand until cheese is melted.

Reviews

[Marla Swoffer]

I love one-dish meals that are easy, healthy, and economical. Only having to clean one pan more than made up for the chopping! I liked that the ground beef accented the vegetables rather than being the staple of the dish and I was surprised at how tasty it was with such minimal seasoning, though I was heavy handed with the garlic powder. I didn't have any celery or tomatoes but we didn't miss them. Just as a personal preference, I'm going to increase the potatoes and decrease the green beans. In the past, I've had trouble with potatoes taking forever to cook in these sort of dishes, so I sliced them about 1/8" and they came out tender in the time the recipe stated, as did my thinly sliced carrots.

 

[Karen S.]

I followed this recipe step by step. It was disgusting. There was so much grease that you could not eat it. I used ground sirloin also. It tasted so bland, even if you used more spice, you could not eat it due to the grease. I will never make this again and I do not recommend it.