In article >, "jmcquown"
> wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > Go ahead -- get your smarmy remarks all fired up. You can't hurt me.
> >
> > I have a vague memory of making this culinary delight by patting out a
> > pound of raw ground beef into a pan (9x9 square maybe?) and laying
> > some frozen Tater Tots on top and pouring a can of cream of mushroom
> > soup over all of it before baking for half and hour or something.
> > Does that sound familiar to anybody?
> >
> > I haven't done an extensive search for this -- the Tater Tot and
> > burger hotdish recipes I'm finding seem to involve cooking the meat
> > first and I'm pretty sure that what I did used raw meat.
> >
> > Bring it.
> Here ya go, Barb
>
> 1-1/2 lb. ground round
> 1/4 tsp. pepper
> 1 med. onion, sliced in thin rings
> 1 can cream of mushroom soup
> 1 can cream of celery soup
> 1 bag tater tots
> Grated cheddar cheese (optional)
> Press meat in 2 quart casserole. Sprinkle over with ground pepper; layer
> onions on top. Mix 2 cream soups and pour over top of onions. Add tater
> tots on top. Bake at 350F degrees for 45 minutes. Sprinkle top with
> grated
> cheese and bake until cheese is melted.
>
> Jill
>
>

Heh. Thanks, Jillsie.
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"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.