Ground Beef and Gravy Over Mashed Potatoes (2024)

4.90 from 19 votes

Prep 15 minutes minutes

Cook 30 minutes minutes

Total 45 minutes minutes

For the Mashed Potatoes

• ▢ water
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt more or less to taste
• ▢ 2 pounds russet or Yukon gold potatoes peeled, cut into 1-inch pieces
• ▢ 3 tablespoons butter
• ▢ ½ cup whole milk
• ▢ ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ▢ freshly cracked black pepper to taste

For the Ground Beef and Gravy

• ▢ 1 pound ground beef
• ▢ 2 cups beef broth divided
• ▢ 1 small onion chopped
• ▢ 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
• ▢ ¼-½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
• ▢ 2 tablespoons cornstarch

For the Mashed Potatoes

• Fill medium pot with water and salt well. Heat pot over medium-high heat until water boils rapidly, then add cut potatoes. Boil potatoes 7 to 8 minutes or until potatoes can be easily pierced with tines of fork.

• While potatoes boil, add butter and milk to small saucepan. Heat saucepan over medium heat, whisking occasionally, until butter is completely melted. Alternately, add butter and milk to microwave-safe bowl. Microwave ingredients in 30-second bursts, whisking well between each, until butter is fully melted.

• When potatoes are fork-tender, carefully drain all liquid from pot. Return pot to stovetop to rest on unused burner.

• Use potato masher or fork to mash potatoes to desired consistency. Gradually stir in butter-milk mixture, making sure to incorporate all liquid into mashed potatoes. Once combined, season potatoes with garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Stir well to incorporate, then taste and adjust seasonings as needed. Set potatoes aside until ready to serve.

For the Ground Beef and Gravy

• Add cornstarch and ¼ cup beef broth to small bowl. Whisk ingredients together until smooth and fully combined. Set aside.

• Heat large skillet over medium heat. When pan is warm, add ground beef. Cook and crumble beef until no longer pink, then drain any liquid from pan and discard.

• Add 1 ½ cups beef broth, chopped onion, garlic powder, salt, and black pepper to skillet with ground beef. Stir gently to incorporate ingredients, then simmer uncovered 5 to 10 minutes or until onion is tender.

• When onion has softened, slowly add cornstarch mixture to skillet, whisking gently until fully incorporated. Increase heat under skillet and bring mixture to boil. Once boiling, cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes or until liquid has thickened to form gravy.

To Serve

• Divide mashed potatoes evenly between serving bowls. Top bed of mashed potatoes with ground beef and gravy. Serve warm with extra gravy if desired.

Approximate Information for One Serving

Serving Size: 1servingCalories: 595calProtein: 27gFat: 33gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 107mgSodium: 1487mgPotassium: 1406mgTotal Carbs: 49gFiber: 3gSugar: 4gNet Carbs: 46gVitamin A: 315IUVitamin C: 14mgCalcium: 103mgIron: 4mg

Nutrition Disclaimers

Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.

Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.

To determine the weight of one serving, prepare the recipe as instructed. Weigh the finished recipe, then divide the weight of the finished recipe (not including the weight of the container the food is in) by the desired number of servings. Result will be the weight of one serving.

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