Hamburger Casserole

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.

Quick Salisbury Steak

 

Quick Salisbury Steak

3 tablespoons butter

8 oz package sliced mushrooms

1 package Wintry Mushroom Soup seasoning (Epicure)

2 cups milk

4 hamburger patties

 

Sauté mushrooms in butter until soft.  Add milk and Wintry Mushroom Soup seasoning.  Stir together and bring to a boil.  Remove from heat and let thicken.  Meanwhile, on a griddle cook the hamburger patties to desired doneness.  Top the hamburger patties with the mushroom gravy mixture.  Serve with mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli, and Caesar salad. 

Hamburger noodles

1 package Fideo noodles
1 pound ground beef
Onion
14oz diced tomatoes
1 can corn

Boil noodles.  Brown ground beef with onion.  Add corn and noodle . Serve sprinkled with cheese.