Ground Beef and Gravy over Mashed Potatoes
Servings 6
Calories 221kcal
Equipment
- 1 skillet
Ingredients
For the Mashed Potatoes
- 3 pounds Yukon Gold or Russet potatoes peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces.
- 1 cup milk
- 6 tablespoon butter
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
For the Beef Gravy
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 medium onion diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 beef boullion cube
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
For The Mashed Potatoes
- Heat a large pot of water on high heat and add the chopped potatoes. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and let the potatoes cook until fork tender about 10 minutes.
- Once the potatoes are fork tender, drain and place back into the pot. Add in the warm milk, butter. Using a potato masher, hand mixer or ricer, mash the potatoes until creamy.
For the Beef Gravy
- Heat a large skillet on medium high heat and add the ground beef (add a drizzle of olive oil if using lean ground beef, or turkey) and diced onion. Cook until browned and no longer pink. Drain fat.
- Add in the minced garlic and cook about 30 seconds add in the flour, stir and cook 2 minutes.
- Pour in the beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder garlic powder and stir. Bring to a low simmer to thicken about 5 minutes. Cover to keep warm while you prepare the potatoes.
- Season with salt and pepper to taste, and serve with the ground beef gravy!
Notes
- You can use ground turkey or chicken in place of the beef. You can also swap out the beef broth for chicken broth.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 54mg | Sodium: 387mg | Potassium: 315mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 3IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 2mg
