Hamburger Pie
Now and again all a recipe requires to embitter a child is one fatal ingredient. My siblings tell me that they recall Hamburger Pie as a kid-friendly favorite. I dreaded it. Spying its mashed-potato crust through the oven window, I always groaned. Today my stomach still sinks with recollection, and here's why: sliced green beans from a can. Yes, they're fast, but can anyone defend the taste, texture, or color of canned green beans?
My sister has tried to gussy up this dish, and I'm sure you can find many hoity-toity versions (usually called Shepherd's Pie). But here, taken from the brittle pages of her kitchen scrapbook, is the very recipe my mom prepared for her ungrateful son. Everything in it could be found in our house on any day.
Mothers take note: This recipe would allow fresh green beans, cooked. Unless, of course, your little epicure insists on canned!
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- Served Person: Serves 6
Beef
Potato
Tomato
Bake
Casserole/Gratin
Ground Beef
Green Bean
Spring
- salt and pepper
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 beaten egg
- 1/2 cup warm milk
- Carbohydrate 35 g(12%)
- Cholesterol 82 mg(27%)
- Fat 17 g(26%)
- Fiber 5 g(19%)
- Protein 19 g(37%)
- Saturated Fat 6 g(32%)
- Sodium 747 mg(31%)
- Calories 365
Preparation Brown onion in hot fat; add meat and seasonings; brown. Add drained beans and soup; pour into greased casserole. Mash potatoes; add milk, egg, and seasonings. Spoon in mounds over meat. Bake in moderate oven (350°F) 30 minutes.
Preparation Brown onion in hot fat; add meat and seasonings; brown. Add drained beans and soup; pour into greased casserole. Mash potatoes; add milk, egg, and seasonings. Spoon in mounds over meat. Bake in moderate oven (350°F) 30 minutes.
