Gary wrote:
> As I probably mentioned, I made this about 3 weeks ago on a Sunday
> morning, ate some for a late lunch, took a short nap and woke up sick
> with the flu. Thankfully, I had lots of leftovers that I ate each day
> while sick. Wed-Fri, I worked all day and came home, took a long hot
> shower, ate some of this, then went right to bed again. It was so
> nice to have this premade and not have to cook when I was sick.
>
> Well.... since I ate the last batch while sick, I decided to make
> another when healthy so I made another on Christmas Eve. I have one
> more meal to make to finish later today and I love it. I serve with
> chunky applesauce (with a bit of brown sugar added) and a couple of
> slices of fresh bread and butter.
>
> Here's the recipe:
>
> 1 1/2 lbs ground beast
> 2 medium onions chopped
> 1 TBS worchestershire sauce
>
> Fry all this up and drain.
>
> Put the meat into a deep dish casserole dish.
> Add 2 cans of corn kernals and one can of green beans (all drained)
>
> Combine 1 can each of Campbells Cream of Chicken and one of Cream of
> Mushroom soup
> Put this mix over the vegetables.
>
> Top with a batch of homemade mashed potatoes.
>
> Cook covered until bubbly, then take off the lid and add about 4
> ounces of grated sharp cheddar cheese to melt.
>
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>
> Note: I know some of you frown on using the soup mix for gravy but
> it's very good. I'll be glad to hear how to make that from scratch,
> otherwise, I'll stick to the soup mix.
>
> Gary

I don't put the worchestershire sauce in mine because I can't use it. Can't
eat cream soups either. I would use beef gravy in mine. To make it, I
would add some sweet rice flour to the meat after it is browned. Just
enough to coat. You could use regular flour. I just happen to like the
this stuff. I can buy it in a small quantity and it's cheap. Then slowly
add some beef broth to the mix and stir it through. Keep doing this until
it becomes the consistancy that you want. I would also add some parsley and
pepper to this and most likely a little salt.

I usually put peas in mine too. And I would add celery to the meat and
onions as it cooked. I would also add carrots if my daughter weren't going
to eat it. She hates cooked carrots.