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Easy Cheesy Garden hotdish with a variety of vegetables in a square pan.
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Recipe by Molly Yeh

Food network star of Girl Meets Farm, Molly Yeh cooks up delicious midwestern recipes inspired by her Jewish and Chinese roots. Molly is a cookbook author and food blogger of mynameisyeh. As a new mom and farm wife, she makes meals easy and fun.

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Easy Cheesy Garden Hotdish

This lovely dish will warm everyone’s bellies. It is packed with nutritious vegetables and the gooey cheese topping makes it hard to resist. If you have a busy week coming up, you can easily prep Cheesy Garden Hotdish ahead of time and pop it in the oven when needed!

30 MIN PREP
45 MIN COOK
1 HR 15 MIN TOTAL
4-6 servings
Ingredients
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, divided
A head of garlic with a clove on the side.
1 medium shallot, finely chopped
A head of garlic with a clove on the side.
2 cups mix of veggies (I like a mix of fresh or frozen corn, chopped fresh or frozen green beans, chopped bell peppers)
A small bowl of salt.
Kosher salt
A small bowl of salt.
ground beef
2 pounds Organic Prairie Ground Beef
One and a half red tomatoes.
½ cup quartered cherry tomatoes
One and a half red tomatoes.
A bowl of white flour.
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
A bowl of white flour.
chicken broth
2 cups low-sodium chicken stock
chicken broth
1 cup Organic Valley Whole Milk
Black pepper
A small bunch of thyme.
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
A small bunch of thyme.
mustard
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
mustard
1 cup Organic Valley Thick Cut Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
3 ounces rainbow fingerling potatoes, very thinly sliced
A small bowl of salt.
Flaky salt, for sprinkling
A small bowl of salt.
fresh parsley
Chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (may be substituted with curly parsley) or ketchup, for serving
fresh parsley

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425 F.
Heat a large skillet over medium heat and melt 1 tablespoon of the butter. Add the shallots, veggies and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring, until softened, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a 9-by-9 casserole dish and spread out evenly.
To the skillet, add the beef and 1 teaspoon of salt and brown it, breaking up with a spoon or spatula. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the mixture to the casserole dish and spread it out evenly. Scatter on the tomatoes. Set aside while you make the creamed soup. Discard the juices that remain in the skillet, wipe it out, and return it to medium heat.
To make the creamed soup, melt the remaining 4 tablespoons of butter and whisk in the flour to make a paste. Cook, whisking, for 2 minutes. Whisk in the chicken stock very gradually, in 2 or 3 additions, while whisking continuously and allowing the mixture to thicken before adding each addition. Whisk in the milk very slowly in 2 or 3 additions, while whisking continuously and allowing the mixture to thicken before adding each addition. Season with a bunch of turns of black pepper, thyme, and mustard, and reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes, whisking occasionally. Taste and add salt if desired.
Pour or ladle the mixture over the ground beef. Top with cheese and one even layer of potatoes. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper. Bake until the cheese is splotchy and the potatoes are cooked through; begin checking at 35 minutes.
Top with flaky salt and parsley, if desired. Serve with ketchup, if desired.
To make ahead: Assemble in a metal dish (don’t bake). Let cool, wrap in plastic wrap or foil, and refrigerate or freeze until ready to cook. It'll last 2 days in the refrigerator and 3 months in the freezer. If reheating from the fridge, proceed as directed but add on a few more minutes in the oven to ensure that it’s heated through. To reheat from frozen, cover loosely with foil and bake at 350 F for an hour, and then uncover and increase the heat to 425 F and bake until the potatoes are splotchy and the innards are heated through; begin checking at 20 minutes. Let cool slightly, top with parsley, if desired, and serve with ketchup, if desired.
© Molly Yeh 2024. All rights reserved.
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