Beef and Spinach Skillet

Drescription

Over the years, I've tried to instill a love of cooking in our seven children. And we've enjoyed a variety of delicious recipes, including this one.

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• 1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese or part-skim mozzarella cheese
• biscuits, optional

Directions

1. In a 10-in. cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the spinach, mushrooms, garlic salt and basil. Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
2. In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in the flour and salt until smooth. Gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in cheese. Pour over meat mixture; mix well. Reduce heat; cook, covered, until heated through. If desired, serve with biscuits.