In article >, zxcvbob
> 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.
>
>
> I think the can of soup (and maybe some frozen peas) goes in *before*
> the Tater Tots. And you are right, the ground beef goes in raw (and
> unseasoned, IIRC) For an interesting variation, try using different
> flavored cream of soup -- like maybe cream of chicken or cream of celery.
>
> Best regards,
> Bob

Thanks. I ran across recipes with frozen peas but they weren't part of
what I think I remembered. Can you believe I'm hankering for Tater
Tots? Haven't had those in umpteen years! No accounting for
hankerings, I guess.
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