Hey, I've got some more hotdish recipes for your friend who married a
Minnesotan. These are from the just-held Minnesota Congressional
Hotdish Competition. Amy Klobuchar won the contest; I don't know who
judged it:



Sen. Klobuchar's (winning) Taconite Tater Tot Hot Dish
(Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-MN)

Recipe By: 2011 Minnesota Congressional Hotdish Competition

Serving Size: 6

1 to 1-1/2 pounds ground beef
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
1 small onion
2-3 cloves garlic
salt to taste
black pepper to taste
8-12 ounces pepper jack cheese, shredded
1 package frozen Tater-Tots


1. Brown ground beef, drain off fat. Sautee onions and garlic.

2. In a large bowl, mix together beef, onions, garlic, both cans of
soup, salt and pepper. Spread evenly into the bottom of a 9x13 baking
dish. Cover with about half of the shredded cheese.

3. Place tater tops in one layer over the entire pan.

4. Bake at 450 for 30 minutes, or until tater tots are crisp. Cover with
remaining cheese and bake until cheese melts.


Notes: 1-29-2011 Is 450° correct? Seems hot. (I have a note in to
Senator Klobuchar requesting clarification).


I like the looks of Representative Betty McCollum's (D-MN) recipe, too:

Rep. McCollum's Pork, Cranberry & Wild Rice Casserole
Recipe By: 2011 Minnesota Congressional Hotdish Competition

Serving Size: 6

4 cups of cubed, cooked pork
1 cup of sautÈed mushrooms
4 cups of cooked Minnesota wild rice
1 cup of cranberries, chopped (frozen or fresh)
2 cans of Campbell's cream of mushroom soup
1 cup of chicken broth
1 garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1-1/2 tablespoons mustard
Pinch of nutmeg
Salt and pepper to taste
Crushed potato chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients (except potato chips)
together, and pour into a 13" x 9" pan. Bake for 20 minutes, add the
crushed potato chips to the top, and then bake for 10 more minutes, or
until the sides are bubbly.


There are a couple others, but before I post one of them, I'm hoping to
have some clarification from one of the representatives whose recipe is
very poorly written.
--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller

On Jan 29, 9:08*am, Melba's Jammin' >
wrote:
> Hey, I've got some more hotdish recipes for your friend who married a
> Minnesotan. *These are from the just-held Minnesota Congressional
> Hotdish Competition. *Amy Klobuchar won the contest; I don't know who
> judged it:
>
> Sen. Klobuchar's (winning) Taconite Tater Tot Hot Dish
> (Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-MN)
>
> Recipe By: 2011 Minnesota Congressional Hotdish Competition
>
> Serving Size: 6
>
> 1 to 1-1/2 pounds ground beef
> 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
> 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
> 1 small onion
> 2-3 cloves garlic
> salt to taste
> black pepper to taste
> 8-12 ounces pepper jack cheese, shredded
> 1 *package frozen Tater-Tots
>
> 1. Brown ground beef, drain off fat. Sautee onions and garlic.
>
> 2. In a large bowl, mix together beef, onions, garlic, both cans of
> soup, salt and pepper. Spread evenly into the bottom of a 9x13 baking
> dish. Cover with about half of the shredded cheese.
>
> 3. Place tater tops in one layer over the entire pan.
>
> 4. Bake at 450 for 30 minutes, or until tater tots are crisp. Cover with
> remaining cheese and bake until cheese melts.
>
> Notes: * 1-29-2011 *Is 450 correct? *Seems hot. *(I have a note in to
> Senator Klobuchar requesting clarification).
>
> I like the looks of *Representative Betty McCollum's (D-MN) recipe, too:
>
> Rep. McCollum's Pork, Cranberry & Wild Rice Casserole
> Recipe By: 2011 Minnesota Congressional Hotdish Competition
>
> Serving Size: 6
>
> 4 cups of cubed, cooked pork
> 1 cup of saut ed mushrooms
> 4 cups of cooked Minnesota wild rice
> 1 cup of cranberries, chopped (frozen or fresh)
> 2 cans of Campbell's cream of mushroom soup
> 1 cup of chicken broth
> 1 garlic clove, minced
> 2 tablespoons butter, melted
> 1-1/2 tablespoons mustard
> Pinch of nutmeg
> Salt and pepper to taste
> Crushed potato chips
>
> Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients (except potato chips)
> together, and pour into a 13" x 9" pan. Bake for 20 minutes, add the
> crushed potato chips to the top, and then bake for 10 more minutes, or
> until the sides are bubbly.
>
> There are a couple others, but before I post one of them, I'm hoping to
> have some clarification from one of the representatives whose recipe is
> very poorly written.
> --
> Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
> Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
> "Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
> Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;http://web.me.com/barbschaller

Thank you....she was tickled pink with the others and her husband was
overjoyed!!! They will love it.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> Hey, I've got some more hotdish recipes for your friend who married a
> Minnesotan. These are from the just-held Minnesota Congressional
> Hotdish Competition. Amy Klobuchar won the contest; I don't know who
> judged it:
>


Cream of mushroom *and* cream of chicken? Shouldn't one or the
other be cream of celery? (to be authentic Tater Tot Hotdish) And
that pepper jack cheese sounds kind of spicy... ;-)

-Bob (honorary member of the local Church Basement Ladies)

In article >,
zxcvbob > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > Hey, I've got some more hotdish recipes for your friend who married a
> > Minnesotan. These are from the just-held Minnesota Congressional
> > Hotdish Competition. Amy Klobuchar won the contest; I don't know who
> > judged it:
> >
>
>
> Cream of mushroom *and* cream of chicken? Shouldn't one or the
> other be cream of celery? (to be authentic Tater Tot Hotdish) And
> that pepper jack cheese sounds kind of spicy... ;-)
>
> -Bob (honorary member of the local Church Basement Ladies)

Take it up with the Senior Senator from Minnesota, Sonny.

--
Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
Holy Order of the Sacred Sisters of St. Pectina of Jella
"Always in a jam, never in a stew; sometimes in a pickle."
Pepparkakor particulars posted 11-29-2010;
http://web.me.com/barbschaller