CHEAP BEEF IN POTATO NESTS

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Here is an inexpensive quick supper! When we were kids my mom used to serve the tomato soup version of this recipe...We called it SOS and would make "volcanoes" out of this dish. Maybe she should have renamed it "Stopplayingwith yourfood,dammit!"

Provided by Aroostook

Categories     Potato

Time 20m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

4 medium potatoes, cut into 1 inch cubes
2/3 cup milk (or less)
salt and pepper
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1 small sweet pepper, finely chopped (optional)
1 medium onion
1 lb lean ground beef
1 can tomato soup or 3/4 cup barbecue sauce
salt and pepper
1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion (optional)
1/2 cup cheddar cheese (optional)
salt and pepper

Steps:

  • Place potatoes in a med.
  • sauce pan with just enough water to cover.
  • Simmer until tender.
  • Heat oil in fry pan.
  • Saute onion and pepper in oil.
  • Add ground beef and brown well.
  • Add tomato soup (or BBQ sauce) to meat mixture.
  • Heat through.
  • Drain, mash potatoes.
  • Add enough milk to moisten and mash again.
  • Season to taste.
  • Divide potatoes equally onto four serving plates.
  • Make an indentation in the middle of each mound; fill with beef mixture.
  • Top with green chopped green onion and a sprinkle of cheddar cheese.

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