Dinner for 4

Pastel de Papas

Name: Pastel de Papas
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Latin American
Ingredients: 5 cups potatoes; 2 tbsp butter; to taste salt (optional); 2 beaten eggs; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1 diced onion; 1 clove peeled crushed garlic; 2 diced tomato; 1 tbsp tomato puree; 1 lb ground beef; 2 tbsp panquehue cheese; 1/2 tsp parsley; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; to taste salt (optional); to taste black pepper (optional)

Creamy mashed potatoes layer with seasoned ground beef, tomato, onion, and cheese before baking into a hearty casserole.

Typical price

$10.07for 4 servings

$2.52 per serving$10.07 for 4

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50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$typical cost tier

Latin American Gluten-free Budget Family Dinners

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Potatoes$0.99/lb typical	1.7 lb	$1.70Typical price
Butter$0.40/oz typical	1 oz	$0.40Typical price
Eggs$0.30 each typical	2	$0.60Typical price
Onions$1.29/lb typical	0.4 lb	$0.52Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	a little	$0.08Typical price
Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical	2.5 oz	$0.20Typical price
Ground beef$5.49/lb typical	1 lb	$5.49Typical price
Swiss, provolone, gouda$0.40/oz typical	0.5 oz	$0.20Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.01Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.07

Pantry staples you likely have

Salt and pepperOlive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends

Not included in the cost.

Ingredients

5 cups potatoes
2 tbsp butter
to taste salt (optional)
2 beaten eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 diced onion
1 clove peeled crushed garlic
2 diced tomato
1 tbsp tomato puree
1 lb ground beef
2 tbsp panquehue cheese
1/2 tsp parsley
1 pinch cayenne pepper
to taste salt (optional)
to taste black pepper (optional)

Steps

Heat the oven to 400 F and grease a 2-quart baking dish with cooking oil.
Boil the potatoes in a large pot for 15 minutes until tender, then drain and mash with butter, salt, and beaten eggs.
Heat the vegetable oil in a 10-inch skillet, then cook the onion, garlic, and tomatoes for 5 minutes.
Add the tomato puree, beef, parsley, cayenne, salt, and pepper, and cook for 8 minutes until the beef reaches 160 F.
Spread half the potatoes in the baking dish, add the beef mixture, and cover with the remaining potatoes.
Sprinkle on the cheese and bake for 12 minutes until hot and lightly browned.

Swaps

Ground beef for Ground turkeyabout $0.50/lb less at typical prices
Potatoes for Sweet potatoesabout $0.30/lb more at typical prices
Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

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