{"id":759,"date":"2026-01-14T22:39:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=759"},"modified":"2026-01-14T22:39:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T22:39:00","slug":"slow-cooker-beef-and-potato-au-gratin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/slow-cooker-beef-and-potato-au-gratin\/","title":{"rendered":"Slow Cooker Beef and Potato Au Gratin"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Slow Cooker Beef and Potato Au Gratin<\/h2>\n<p>A cozy, creamy comfort meal made easy in the slow cooker\u2014layers of seasoned beef, tender potatoes, and cheesy goodness that the whole family will love.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1\u00bd lbs ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>4\u20135 medium russet potatoes, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (or cheddar-jack blend)<\/li>\n<li>1\u00bd cups heavy cream (or half-and-half)<\/li>\n<li>1 can (10.5 oz) cream of mushroom soup<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon dried thyme (optional)<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon olive oil or butter<\/li>\n<li>Cooking spray or butter for greasing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Brown the beef:<\/strong><br \/>\nHeat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef and cook until browned. Stir in diced onion and garlic; cook 2\u20133 minutes until fragrant. Drain excess fat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare the sauce:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a bowl, mix cream of mushroom soup, heavy cream, salt, pepper, paprika, and thyme.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assemble the layers:<\/strong><br \/>\nGrease the slow cooker. Add a layer of sliced potatoes, then beef mixture, then cheese. Pour some sauce over the layer.<br \/>\nRepeat layers until ingredients are used, finishing with cheese on top.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook:<\/strong><br \/>\nCover and cook on <strong>LOW for 6\u20137 hours<\/strong> or <strong>HIGH for 3\u20134 hours<\/strong>, until potatoes are fork-tender.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve:<\/strong><br \/>\nLet rest 10 minutes before serving. Spoon out and enjoy warm.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Serving Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Serve with a simple green salad or steamed veggies<\/li>\n<li>Add crispy bacon or caramelized onions for extra flavor<\/li>\n<li>Swap ground beef for ground turkey if desired<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Slow Cooker Beef and Potato Au Gratin A cozy, creamy comfort meal made easy in the slow cooker\u2014layers of seasoned&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=759"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":761,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759\/revisions\/761"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}