Mashed Potatoes with Ground Beef Gravy

A hearty, old-fashioned comfort meal that layers creamy mashed potatoes with a savory, home-style ground beef gravy loaded with onions, garlic, and optional garden vegetables. This classic one-pan dinner is budget-friendly, satisfying, and perfect for chilly nights when you need something warm, filling, and made with love.


Why You’ll Love This Recipe

This isn’t just mashed potatoes—it’s comfort on a plate. With fluffy, buttery spuds as the base and a rich, meaty gravy simmered with onions and spices on top, it’s the kind of dish that warms you from the inside out. It's simple enough for weeknights but hearty enough to feed a hungry family. And if you add peas and carrots? Even better.


Perfect for:


Cold-weather meals

Budget-friendly dinners

Leftovers that taste even better the next day

Feeding picky eaters (they’ll eat their veggies hidden in the gravy!)

🥔 "I make this every Sunday in winter," said one home cook. "My kids call it ‘meat blanket potatoes’—and they fight over the last bite!" 


Ingredients