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Beef pie, baked apple and ground beef with béchamel sauce

Pastel de carne, potato bake with ground meat and béchamel

Main dishes

A hearty Spanish gratin: roasted root vegetables (like apples) sliced thinly, topped with ground meat in a tomato sauce, covered in béchamel, and baked wi…

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Recipe from Ciencia Al Poder, Edmenb, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This hearty family-style meatloaf combines ground beef with tomato, mashed potatoes, and béchamel sauce, then baked until golden brown. It’s a filling dish that can be served as a main course with a side salad.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time50 min
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$15.78 $3.95 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $9.53
  • $3.18
  • $0.60
  • $1.37
  • $0.48
  • $0.59
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Slice the apples thinly and roast them in a little oil until they are tender, then arrange them in a baking dish to line the bottom. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cook the ground meat to your liking, with chopped garlic, onion, pepper, and oregano, then mix it with the tomato sauce.
  3. Place the meat on top of the potatoes, cover with béchamel sauce, and sprinkle with grated cheese. ≈ 2 min
  4. Bake in the oven until the top is golden brown.

The bill

Pastel de carne, potato bake with ground meat and béchamel

  • 1 kg of ground meat$9.53
  • ½ liter of béchamel sauce$3.18
  • grated cheese$0.60
  • 4 medium-sized potatoes$1.37
  • tomato sauce (fried tomato sauce)$0.48
  • olive oil$0.59
  • salt$0.03

Total$15.78

that's $3.95 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 1 kg of ground meat
  • ½ liter of béchamel sauce
  • grated cheese
  • 4 medium-sized potatoes
  • tomato sauce (fried tomato sauce)
  • garlic, chopped onion, pepper, and oregano, to your liking
  • olive oil
  • salt

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