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<blockquote data-quote="Tiapet" data-source="post: 164993" data-attributes="member: 455"><p>Seems not much meat is on sale, nor produce in this area. You see a lot of pasta and pork mostly. Chicken is very expensive. Once in a while there is a sale on hamburger meat.</p><p></p><p>The one thing I made recently that was really good since hamburger was on sale and so were potatoes was a spin off of shepards pie.</p><p></p><p>2 pounds hamburger meat </p><p>1 pound mushrooms sliced</p><p>2/3 cup flour divided</p><p>1 carton of beef broth</p><p>10 medium to large potatoes, peeled and cut up</p><p>1/2 cup butter, divided (could use margarine too)</p><p>1/3 cup milk</p><p></p><p>Preheat oven to 400 Degrees.</p><p></p><p>Use 1/4 cup butter and saute mushrooms until tender in frying pan. Add 1/3 cup flour to teh mushrooms and stir in until mushrooms are all coated. In a separate pan brown hamburger meat. Drain off fat. Return to pan and then add the other 1/3 cup flour, stirring to coat meat. Add mushrooms to meat and stir together. Turn heat on stove to medium and begin adding beef broth stirring continuously. Beef mixture will come to a boil and will thicken and have a sauce to it.</p><p></p><p>In another pan, boil off the potatoes. Drain potatoes. Return to pan and add the other 1/4 cup butter (this will help them brown also besides flavoring). Mash the potatoes. At this point you can add salt to taste if you like.</p><p></p><p>Put the meat mixture in the bottom of a baking dish and then pour the potatoes on top. Use a fork to make peaks in the potatoes. This will help to make the potatoes brown (the peaks will brown). Bake for about 30 minutes or until brown (could be less if your oven runs really hot.</p><p></p><p>It is really yummy, satisfying and a comfort food. Even on a hot summer day. I served sliced carrot ringlets with it on the side. My kids don't like the carrots in it or else you could put the carrots in it too.</p><p></p><p>My mother used to make something similiar to this without the mushrooms and she didn't bake it in the oven. It's not the same. Baking it in the oven makes the difference I think.</p><p></p><p>Another idea is American Chop Suey (or American Gulosh)</p><p></p><p>1 pound hamburger</p><p>1 pound elbows (or you can use corkscrews, penne, etc)</p><p>1 can whole tomatoes</p><p>1 package onion soup mix</p><p></p><p>Brown the hamburger and then drain. Boil off the pasta and drain. Add the pasta and hamburger together. Add in the can of tomatoes (undrained) by squishing the tomatoes up in your hand until each one is broken down into bits. Add in the onion soup mix. Heat on medium until ready. Be careful not to over heat or scorch. </p><p></p><p>You can either sprinkle Parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese, velveeta, or even american cheese into it if you like (any cheese actually).</p><p></p><p>Both of these recipes can be made in bulk and frozen and both are great for large groups or potlucks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tiapet, post: 164993, member: 455"] Seems not much meat is on sale, nor produce in this area. You see a lot of pasta and pork mostly. Chicken is very expensive. Once in a while there is a sale on hamburger meat. The one thing I made recently that was really good since hamburger was on sale and so were potatoes was a spin off of shepards pie. 2 pounds hamburger meat 1 pound mushrooms sliced 2/3 cup flour divided 1 carton of beef broth 10 medium to large potatoes, peeled and cut up 1/2 cup butter, divided (could use margarine too) 1/3 cup milk Preheat oven to 400 Degrees. Use 1/4 cup butter and saute mushrooms until tender in frying pan. Add 1/3 cup flour to teh mushrooms and stir in until mushrooms are all coated. In a separate pan brown hamburger meat. Drain off fat. Return to pan and then add the other 1/3 cup flour, stirring to coat meat. Add mushrooms to meat and stir together. Turn heat on stove to medium and begin adding beef broth stirring continuously. Beef mixture will come to a boil and will thicken and have a sauce to it. In another pan, boil off the potatoes. Drain potatoes. Return to pan and add the other 1/4 cup butter (this will help them brown also besides flavoring). Mash the potatoes. At this point you can add salt to taste if you like. Put the meat mixture in the bottom of a baking dish and then pour the potatoes on top. Use a fork to make peaks in the potatoes. This will help to make the potatoes brown (the peaks will brown). Bake for about 30 minutes or until brown (could be less if your oven runs really hot. It is really yummy, satisfying and a comfort food. Even on a hot summer day. I served sliced carrot ringlets with it on the side. My kids don't like the carrots in it or else you could put the carrots in it too. My mother used to make something similiar to this without the mushrooms and she didn't bake it in the oven. It's not the same. Baking it in the oven makes the difference I think. Another idea is American Chop Suey (or American Gulosh) 1 pound hamburger 1 pound elbows (or you can use corkscrews, penne, etc) 1 can whole tomatoes 1 package onion soup mix Brown the hamburger and then drain. Boil off the pasta and drain. Add the pasta and hamburger together. Add in the can of tomatoes (undrained) by squishing the tomatoes up in your hand until each one is broken down into bits. Add in the onion soup mix. Heat on medium until ready. Be careful not to over heat or scorch. You can either sprinkle Parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese, velveeta, or even american cheese into it if you like (any cheese actually). Both of these recipes can be made in bulk and frozen and both are great for large groups or potlucks! [/QUOTE]
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