World Famous Hamburger Casserole

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 yellow onion (chopped)
• 1 (12 ounce) jar ragu traditional spaghetti sauce
• 1 (14 ounce) can cut green beans, drained (all others will urn to mush)
• 2 cups grated medium cheddar
• 6 medium potatoes
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
• 1 tablespoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 peel potatoes and cut into bite-sized pieces. place in pot with water ( about 2" covered) add salt to potatoes. turn to high heat on stove.
• 3 meanwhile, brown ground beef and onion until fully cooked.
• 4 drain, return beef to pan and add ragu and green beans. simmer on low about 7 minutes until heated through.
• 5 meanwhile potatoes will be done when you stab a fork in them and they easily break apart. turn off heat, drain potatoes and return to pan. add butter and milk, mash or beat potatoes until they are to your personal preference (lumpy or smooth).
• 6 place meat mixture in 8x10-inch casserole dish. spread "mashed potatoes" on top to cover meat mixture completely on top. sprinkle with grated cheese.
• 7 bake uncovered 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• 8 your family will love this trust me. it's even better reheated on the second day. my husband usually eats the whole pan!