Cheeseburger Pie, Tamale Pie, and Texas Style Lasagna

Cheeseburger Pie

1 lb. ground beef                               ¾ cup Bisquick

1½ cup chopped onion                      3 eggs

½ tsp. salt                                           2 tomatoes, sliced

¼ tsp. pepper                                     1 cup shredded cheese

1½ cup milk

   Heat oven to 400°.  Grease a 10 x 1 ½ inch pie plate. Brown beef and onions; drain. Stir in salt and pepper. Spread in plate. Beat milk, Bisquick, and eggs until smooth, 15 seconds in blender on high. Pour into plate. Bake 25 minutes. Top with tomatoes; sprinkle with cheese. Bake until knife inserted in center comes out clean, 5 to 8 minutes. Cool 5 minutes.

Tamale Pie

1 pkg Doritos 14 oz.                          1 can cream of chicken soup

1 ½ lb. ground beef                            1 cup enchilada sauce                                 

¾ cup water                                       2 cup grated cheese

1 small can green chilies                   

   Brown ground beef with chilies and drain. Mix soup and sauce, pour over doritos and meat. Layer doritos, meat, sauce, and top with cheese.

   Cover with foil. Bake 30 minutes at 300°.

Texas Style Lasagna

1 ½ lb. ground beef                                    2 cups cottage cheese

1 tsp. seasoned salt                                      2 eggs, beaten

1 tbsp. diced onion                                      ½ tsp. salt

1 pkg. taco seasoning mix                            ½ tsp. cumin

14 ½ oz. can diced tomatoes, drained      12 tortillas, torn

15 oz. can tomato sauce                     3 ½ - 4 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese

4 oz. can chopped green chilies

   In a large skillet, brown meat; drain. Add seasoned salt, onion, taco seasoning mix, tomatoes, tomato sauce, and chilies; mix well. Simmer uncovered for 15 to 20 minutes. Combine cottage cheese, eggs, salt, and cumin. In a greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish, layer half of the meat sauce, half of the tortillas, half the cottage cheese mixture and half of the cheese. Repeat layers. Bake uncovered at 350° for 30 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Tater Tot Casserole

1 pound hamburger meat

½ cup chopped onion

1/3 cup sliced celery

½ teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon pepper

1 can (10-3/4 oz) condensed cream of celery soup, undiluted

1 package (16 oz) frozen Tater Tots

1 cup (4 oz) shredded cheddar cheese

1.   In  a large skillet, cook the beef, onion and celery until the meat is no longer pink and the vegetables are tender; drain. Stir in salt and pepper.

2.   Spoon mixture into a greased 3-qt. baking dish. Spread with the soup. Top with frozen tater tots. Bake at 400° for 40 minutes or until bubbly. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

You can also jazz this up by adding other ingredients to it, for example, my husband and I added mushrooms to this casserole one night and it was good.

This is a very easy dinner to make and it is especially good on a night when you don't feel like spending a lot of time in the kitchen!

I hope you enjoy this recipe!! Feel free to send me any recipes that you want to share and I'll post them on here.