I use a lot of shortcuts in preparing my families meals since we are a busy
family---
Hamburger Helper Casserole
Prepare hamburger cheese and shells dinner as directed----
open up a can of mixed vegetables and a can of peas ... drain both of
them .... after hamburger helper meal has been prepared .... pour into a long
pan and add canned vegetables .... mix up and place tinfoil on the
pan .... place in oven for about 30 minutes on 300 degrees ...... serve
immediately ... or turn to warm and let set all day ... it will be ready by
dinner time---
* to help with the messy clean-up---
line the pan with time foil and pour ingredients on top of foil .... then top
with tin foil and place in oven .... use this tip when using any pan for
baking cleanup is a cinch---
This casserole should serve 6 to 8 people
Enjoy-------
Shepherds Pie or Poor Man's Casserole
Cook up your hamburger in a skillet ... adding enough water to the pan to
almost cover the meat ... after the meat is cooked ... drain in a colander and
rinse with hot water (cooking with the water and rinsing with hot water
helps to remove most of the excess fat that is in the meat)
next ... put already made up mashed potatoes in the bottom of a casserole
dish ... add layer of meat over it .... place a can of mixed vegetables over the
meat (drain your vegetables first before putting over meat)---add layer of
potatoes--place any kind of cheese over the potatoes--add rest of
potatoes ---place three to four spats of butter on top of the potatoes down
the center of the dish cover with tin foil and place in oven for about 25
to 30 minutes---or until cheese is melted---pull out of oven and serve
immediately---
(while meat is cooking--follow directions on how to make the instant
potatoes or make homemade mashed potatoes---if you want fresh vegetable--or
want to use frozen vegetable--cook vegetable the same time you are starting
the meat---)
This is not a diet meal but helps to preserve the vitamins in the food
that would normally be cooked out of the food....
*Freezes wonderfully in freezer---if there are any leftovers*
my son is not a vegetable eater but will eat this in a heart-beat---
We call it "Shepherds Pie" or "Poor-mans Casserole " ... it is very
economical to buy and make---and tastes great!
Joy Cash
Thank you Joy for sharing your recipes!
