🥔🧀 Cheesy Potato Beef Casserole – Creamy Mashed Potato Ground Beef Bake

This cheesy potato casserole is actually my absolute favorite bake. I love making it for family and friends because it’s always a crowd-pleaser. It’s creamy, hearty and full of flavor – true comfort food from the oven.

Ingredients

For the mashed potatoes:

• 2.5 kg potatoes, cooked
• 2–3 tbsp butter
• Cream cheese (Sahnekäse), to taste
• 1 tbsp fresh cheese

For the beef layer:

• 500–700 g ground beef
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 bell pepper, diced
• 2 spring onions, sliced
• Fresh parsley, chopped
• Salt & black pepper
• 1 tsp ras el hanout
• ½ tsp rosemary
• A pinch of cumin

Additional layers:

• 1–2 carrots, grated
• Gouda cheese, grated
• Mozzarella, for topping

Instructions

1. Press the cooked potatoes into a smooth mash. Mix with butter, cream cheese and fresh cheese until creamy.
2. Heat olive oil in a pan and brown the ground beef. Add bell pepper, spring onions and parsley. Season with salt, pepper, ras el hanout, rosemary and cumin.
3. In a baking dish, layer:
   
   • Beef mixture
   • Grated carrots
   • Gouda cheese
   • Mashed potatoes (smooth the top with slightly wet fingers)
5. Finish with mozzarella on top.
6. Bake at 220°C (428°F) for about 20 minutes, until golden and bubbly.

✨ Creamy, cheesy and deeply comforting – this is the kind of dish I love baking for others. It’s simple, satisfying and always disappears fast.