Ground Beef Mashed Potatoes Recipe

5 from 1 vote

Hearty ground beef mashed potatoes with creamy potatoes and savory beef sauce. Easy, comforting dinner the whole family will love.

Prep Time30

Cook Time45

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 938kcal

Author: Adina

Prepare vegetables: Finely chop the onion and the garlic, dice the carrot and the peppers.
1 large onion + 3 large garlic cloves + 1 medium carrot + 2 red bell peppers
Sauté: Heat the oil in a large Dutch oven or another heavy-bottomed pan. Add ground beef and all the prepared vegetables. Sauté until the beef is no longer brown, breaking up the clumps with a wooden spoon while the meat is cooking. It will take 4-5 minutes.
1 tablespoon vegetable oil + 1.7 lbs ground beef + prepared vegetables
Mix flour and water in a small bowl. Add them to the meat.
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour + ¾ cup water
Simmer: Add all remaining beef sauce ingredients, except for the parsley, to the pot. Bring the mixture to a simmer, cover, and cook on low heat while you prepare the potatoes and cook the mash (40-45 minutes or whatever it takes until the mashed potatoes are ready). Adjust the taste and stir in the chopped parsley.
1¼ cup beef stock + 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce + 3 tablespoons tomato paste + 1 teaspoon thyme + ½ fine sea salt + ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
a small bunch of parsley

Prepare the potatoes: Peel, wash, and cut them into cubes.
2.5 lbs potatoes
Cook and mash: Place them in the pot, cover them with cold water. Bring to a boil, add some salt, and cook the potatoes until tender - 20-25 minutes, but check. Drain well. Mash the potato with a potato ricer or potato masher.
Milk mixture: Warm the milk in a small saucepan. Add the butter, and let it melt. Stir in the spices.
1 cup full-fat milk + 2 tablespoons butter + a few gratings of nutmeg + fine sea salt and ground black pepper
Make potato mash: Add the milk mixture and the cream cheese to the mashed potatoes. Mix to combine and adjust the taste with salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Stir in the chopped parsley.
3 tablespoons cream cheese
Serve: Divide the mashed potatoes between four bowls and add the ground beef sauce. Serve immediately.

Ground beef: Use regular ground beef with about 15–20% fat. Leaner meat works as well, but the sauce will be slightly less hearty. You can also use ground turkey or ground chicken.
Potatoes: Starchy potatoes, such as Russet or Yukon Gold, are best for mashing.