Mince Potato Bake

Fork being pushed into potato bake with beef mince on white plate with greens.

5 from 4 votes

Mince Potato Bake is an easy family recipe. Juicy beef, melt in your mouth potatoes. One pan with minimal prep then oven baked.

Prep Time10

Cook Time1

Resting time10

Total Time1 20

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Western

Keyword: mince potato bake, potato bake with beef

Servings:

Calories: 331kcal

Author: Adrianne

Ingredients

Cream Sauce

2 cups/600ml heavy cream
2 teaspoons dried thyme Note 1

Beef Mince

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon garlic minced or finely chopped, Note 2
500 grams/16 oz beef mince Note 3
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 medium onion
2 tablespoons tomato paste optional, Note 4
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce optional, also Note 4

Potatoes

1kg/2.2 pounds potatoes

Cheese topping

1 cup colby cheese grated

Garnish

parsley stems removed, leaves finely chopped

Instructions

Preheat the oven: preheat the oven to 180°C / 350-375°F / Gas Mark 4-5.
Cream sauce: add the dried thyme to the heavy cream and stir till consistently mixed together. The set aside.
Onion: use a knife and cutting board to peel and dice the onion.
Potatoes: use a vegetable peeler to peel each potato (discard the skins) then use a knife to thinly slice each potato.
Baking dish: grease a large 20 x 30 cm (8 x 12 inches) baking dish with olive oil.
Beef mince: place a large frying pan onto the stove top and turn the heat to high. Add the olive oil and garlic and cook for 1 minute. Next add the beef mince, salt, pepper and onion. Cook using a wooden spoon to break up any clumps of meat as you go. Add the tomato paste and Worcestershire sauce at the end and stir to combine. It will take 8-10 minutes for the beef to cook.
Layers: spread a layer of the sliced potatoes across the base of the baking dish. Top this with a layer of the cooked beef mince. Then repeat another layer of potatoes, followed by a layer of beef mince. Top the 2nd potato layer with a final layer of the potatoes.
Combine: next pour the cream sauce into the dish. Cover with tin foil then transfer to the middle shelf of the oven. Bake for 50 minutes.
Cheese topping: after 50 minutes use oven mitts to remove the potato bake from the oven and place it onto a heatproof surface. Take the aluminium foil off and discard. Sprinkle the grated cheese over the top of the dish then use the oven mitts to return the baking dish to the oven. Bake the dish for a further 10 minutes to allow the cheese to melt.
To serve: use the oven mitts to again remove the baking dish from the oven and place it onto a heatproof surface. Garnish with chopped parsley then let the dish rest for 10 minutes (sauces thickens during this time). When ready portion onto plates with steamed greens and season with black pepper.

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Notes

Note 1 - Dried thyme: or you can use dried chives, Italian seasoning or parsley.
Note 2 - Garlic: I use chunky chopped garlic from a jar (keeps things easy). You can also use 1-2 fresh garlic cloves finely chopped or 1 tablespoon of garlic paste.
Note 3- Beef mince: or use pork mince, lamb mince, chicken mince or ground turkey.
Note 4 - Tomato paste and Worcestershire sauce: if you want to keep things super simple and straight forward you can omit these 2 ingredients. However! I like to add them as the give the beef mince an extra boost. It takes only a minute or so to add them in and the resulting flavor is worth its weight in 'oomph'.
Serving size: 6-8 depending on portion size.

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