One-Pan Ground Beef and Potato Dinner

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is lower in fat, while processed cheese is often cheaper.

Heat 1 tablespoon of cooking oil over medium-high heat in a large non-stick skillet.

Add 1 pound of diced potatoes in a single layer and do not touch them for 2 minutes to allow them to brown.

Stir the potatoes and leave them for another 2 minutes.

Move the potatoes to one side of the skillet, piling them up a bit.

Add 1 pound of lean ground beef to the other side of the skillet.

Sprinkle the potatoes and beef with 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper.

Use a wooden spoon to break up the ground beef and mix in the seasonings, pressing it down a bit, and let it cook undisturbed for 4 minutes.

Stir the potatoes occasionally to ensure they brown evenly.

If there's excess fat or liquid from the beef, scoop it off if necessary.

Add 1 chopped medium onion, 1 chopped bell pepper, 2 minced cloves of garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon of smoked paprika on top of the potatoes and beef.

Stir everything to mix it together and cook until the vegetables are softened and the beef is no longer pink, about 3 to 4 minutes.

Turn off the heat and sprinkle 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese over everything, letting it melt from the steam.

Top with chopped green onion and serve.

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