A fast and affordable crowd-pleaser! Hearty and hearty, with the added bonus of vegetables tucked away among kid-friendly, delicious mashed potatoes, ground pork, and mountains of melting cheddar cheese! Great for gatherings, potluck lunches and dinners, sports crowds, or even youngsters who don’t eat a lot of vegetables! It’s wonderful for busy cooks who enjoy leftovers that reheat easily and taste better the next day!
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 10 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 1 9×13-inch casserole |
Ingredients
- vegetable cooking spray
- 1 ½ pounds 80% lean ground beef
- ¼ cup diced yellow onion
- ¼ cup diced green bell pepper
- ¼ cup diced red bell pepper
- 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
- 1 stalk green onion, chopped, divided
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley, divided
- ¼ teaspoon ground paprika
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ⅛ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 pinch meat tenderizer, or to taste
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- ¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 dash browning sauce
- 1 (10 ounce) package refrigerated flaky biscuits
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
- 1 (16 ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables
- 4 cups prepared mashed potatoes
- 1 (8 ounce) package shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray the bottom and sides of a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add yellow onion, bell peppers, celery, and 1/2 of the green onion; saute until vegetables are soft, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, tomato sauce, 1/2 of the parsley, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes, meat tenderizer, salt, and pepper; cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in Worcestershire sauce and browning sauce. Drain oil and remove from the heat.
- Line the prepared baking dish with refrigerated biscuits; divide them evenly and spread out to cover the pan, overlapping if necessary. Spread drained ground beef mixture evenly on top of the biscuits. Spread diced tomatoes over the beef, then evenly scatter frozen vegetables. Spread mashed potatoes over the top, and sprinkle with remaining green onions, Cheddar cheese, and remaining parsley. Cover with foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake until cheese is golden and melted, another 5 minutes. Serve immediately.
- Any sort of frozen vegetables can be used in this casserole. I used frozen corn and it was great. I am sure mixed vegetables would work well with this dish. Expect leftovers to go over well!
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 541 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 46 g |
| Cholesterol | 82 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 5 g |
| Protein | 29 g |
| Saturated Fat | 12 g |
| Sodium | 1026 mg |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Fat | 27 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I used pillsbury crescent dough sheet on the bottom of the glass casserole dish. I browned the meat and onions together and layered the meat, frozen corn, cubed fresh tomatoes leftover mashed potatoes and mushroom gravy topped with the taco flavored shredded cheese.