Greek-inspired potato bake with spiced beef and feta.
Potato bake with minced beef and feta is a satisfying, filling oven dish in which simple ingredients are turned into a dinner full of flavour. Tender slices of potato are layered with a spiced meat sauce inspired by Greek cooking, then topped with crumbled feta and a layer of mozzarella that gives the dish an extra creamy, golden topping.
Mozzarella has no place in Greek cooking, I know that – it is optional and can easily be left out. But it gives the gratin a really lovely finish – and I happened to have some left over 🙂
The minced beef is browned well before onion, red pepper, celery and garlic are added, and then it all simmers with cream, stock and plenty of warm spices. The combination of the rich meat sauce, tender potatoes and salty feta makes a truly delicious dish the whole family will love.
The dish is perfect if you have leftover boiled potatoes from the day before, and it also lends itself very well to being made ahead. You can easily assemble the bake in advance and cook it later, or reheat the leftovers the next day – if anything, it is almost better for it.
Serve the potato bake with a fresh green salad and a good dollop of cold crème fraîche, which goes beautifully with the spiced flavours. An easy, comforting weeknight dish that is just as happy on the table when guests are coming.
Potato bake with minced beef and feta
Ingredients
- 1 kg medium potatoes, peeled
- 500 g minced beef
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 red pepper, finely diced
- 2-3 sticks celery, finely diced
- 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 200 ml beef stock
- 200 ml cream whipping cream (38% fat) or double cream
- 150 g feta, crumbled
- 100 g mozzarella, grated or torn (optional)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Oil
To serve
- Fresh green salad
- Crème fraîche
Method
- Boil the potatoes in a pan of salted water for about 8-10 minutes – or until they are almost tender. Drain and leave to cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, brown the meat well in a splash of oil in a frying pan.
- Add the onion, red pepper, celery and garlic and fry until the onion is soft and translucent.
- Sprinkle over the spices and stir in the tomato purée, season with salt and freshly ground pepper and heat through thoroughly.
- Add the stock and cream and let the sauce simmer gently – while you slice the potatoes.
- Grease an ovenproof dish with oil and arrange half the potato slices over the base in a tight layer. Top with half the meat sauce and half the feta, then repeat with a final layer of potatoes, meat sauce, feta and mozzarella.
- Gently stir the top layer a little so the cheese mingles with the sauce, then bake in a preheated conventional oven (top and bottom heat) at 200°C for about 25 minutes.
- Let the bake settle for 10 minutes before serving – and serve with a fresh green salad and ice-cold crème fraîche, if you like.
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Lyder som en rigtig lækker ret..
Har du en ide til noget man kan bruge istedet for bladselleri ?
Hej Anita
Det smager virkelig også dejligt 🙂 Ja absolut – grød peber er et perfekt alternativ 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Virkelig lækker..❤️
Hej Peter
Det er jeg virkelig glad for at høre – tusind tak fordi du skriver det 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Virkelig lækker ret
Manden var vild med det, og vil gerne have det én gang i ugen
Hej Lisbeth
Eeeeej hvor er det fantastisk at høre – tusind tak fordi du skriver det 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Virkelig lækker. Har du mon prøvet at fryse den?
Hej Lene
Hvor er det dejligt at høre – tusind tak:)
Jeg har ikke prøvet, men lavede faktisk en ny variant (der snart kommer op), og den vil jeg prøve at fryse, for at se resultatet:)
Warm wishes, Dianna
Smager virkelig godt.
Hej Jytte
Hvor gør det mig glad at høre, tusind tak for de søde ord:)
Warm wishes, Dianna
Dejlig velsmagende ret. Fadet blev tømt
Hej Sabina
Hvor gør det mig glad at høre, tusind tak for de søde ord:)
Warm wishes, Dianna
Er 812 kcal på 100 gram eller pr. potion?
Hvilken feta vil du fortrække når det en varm ret ? Ser virkelig lækkert ud
Hej Michelle
Det er pr portion:)
Jamen jeg foretrækker “rigtig” feta, da jeg synes det smager bedst i sådan en ret – men du kan også sagtens bruge puck:)
Og tusind tak, håber du kan lide den:)
Warm wishes, Dianna
Super god og dejligt med en nem børnevenlig ret ☺️
Hej Malene
Ej hvor er det bare dejligt at høre – tusind tak for de søde ord:)
Warm wishes, Dianna