Hamburger Casserole / Poor Man’s Casserole
Ingredients (serves 4-5)
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 large onion, sliced
• 5-6 medium potatoes, thinly sliced
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup (or homemade white sauce; see note)
• 1 cup milk
• Salt and pepper
Homemade “cream soup” substitute (if canned soup was unavailable, and this also tastes very good):
Melt 2 Tbsp fat, stir in 1/2 cup flour, slowly add 1¾ cups milk or water + mushroom soup packet (if available), cook until thickened.
Method
1. Preheat oven to 375 °F.
2. Brown ground beef and onion; season well and drain fat.
3. In a greased 2-quart casserole, layer the potatoes and meat mixture.
4. Mix soup (or white sauce) with milk; pour over the top.
5. Cover and bake 1 hour; uncover last 15 minutes to brown.
