Description
An old-fashioned comfort food dinner made with layers of sliced potatoes, seasoned ground beef, fire-roasted tomatoes and bell peppers, baked until tender and delicious in the oven or slow cooker.
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 oz lean ground beef
- 1 cup diced onion
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt, divided
- 3/4 tsp black pepper, divided
- 1 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 4 yukon gold potatoes, sliced 1/8 inch thick
- 1 Tbsp butter
- 1 (14.5 oz) can fire roasted tomatoes
- 1 green bell pepper, large dice
- Parmesan cheese, for topping (optional)
Instructions
Oven Instructions
- Heat oven to 350° F.
- Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add in the beef and break it up. Add in the onion. Brown for 5 minutes. Drain off excess grease. Stir in tomato paste, Worcestershire, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika and Italian seasoning.
- In a 9×13 inch pan layer the potato slices. They’ll overlap slightly. Sprinkle the potatoes with the remaining 1 tsp of salt and ¼ tsp pepper. Cut the tablespoon of butter into several tiny pieces and dot them over the top of the potatoes.
- Add the meat mixture over the top of the potatoes, then the tomatoes and finally the green peppers.
- Cover tightly with foil and bake for 75 minutes, or until potatoes are tender.
- Serve topped with parmesan cheese.
Slow Cooker Instructions
- Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add in the beef and break it up. Add in the onion. Brown for 5 minutes. Drain off excess grease. Stir in tomato paste, Worcestershire, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika and Italian seasoning.
- Spray the slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Layer the potato slices on the bottom of the slow cooker. Sprinkle the potatoes with the remaining 1 tsp of salt and ¼ tsp pepper. Cut the tablespoon of butter into several tiny pieces and dot them over the top of the potatoes.
- Add the meat mixture over the top of the potatoes, then the tomatoes and finally the green peppers.
- Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or on low for 4-6 hours.
- Serve topped with parmesan cheese.
- Category: Beef
- Method: Baking, Slow Cooking
