Hachis Parmentier
A French bistro classic: browned ground beef layered with creamy mashed potatoes and baked until golden. Rich, comforting, and ready in under an hour.
- Total time
- 55 min
- Servings
- 4
- Calories
- 542
- Protein
- 38g
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb ground beef
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1.5 lb potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 4 tbsp butter
- ½ cup whole milk
- 1 pinch salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400°F. Boil potatoes in salted water until fork-tender, ~15 minutes.
- 2
Heat olive oil in a 10-inch oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.
- 3
Add onion; sauté until softened and light golden, ~4 minutes.
- 4
Add ground beef, breaking up with a spoon. Cook until no pink remains, ~6 minutes.
- 5
Season beef mixture with salt and pepper. Spread evenly in the skillet.
- 6
Drain potatoes. Mash with 3 tbsp butter and milk until smooth and creamy.
- 7
Spread mashed potatoes evenly over the beef, then dot top with remaining 1 tbsp butter.
- 8
Bake until the potato top is golden brown, ~15 minutes.
- 9
Remove from oven. Scatter parsley over top if desired. Let rest 5 minutes, then serve.
Tools you’ll need
- 10-inch oven-safe skillet
- large pot
- colander
- masher
- wooden spoon
- oven
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