Rep. Ellison's Juicy Lucy Hotdish
Recipe from Al. Franken's website
4 hamburger buns
1 white onion, sliced
1 cups sliced mushrooms
½-1 can cream of mushroom soup
2 lbs ground beef
Salt, pepper, garlic powder
3 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 can diced tomatoes
1 cup crumbled bacon pieces
Preheat oven to 200 degrees
Place 4 separated hamburger buns on a baking sheet. Bake until brown and crispy. Break up hamburger buns into small chunks
Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees
In a large skillet, lightly sauté onions and mushrooms. Add ½ a can of cream of mushroom soup and simmer to reduce. Add more soup as needed to create a thick sauce that will hold the mushrooms and onions together. Cover the bottom of a 9" by 13" pan with the mixture
In a large skillet, brown ground beef with a pinch of salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Drain. Cover mushroom and onion layer with half of beef mixture
Cover beef layer with 2 cups shredded cheese
Cover cheese layer with remainder of beef mixture
Cover beef layer with one can of diced tomatoes, evenly spread
Sprinkle remaining one cup of cheese over top tomato mixture
Sprinkle bacon pieces over cheese layer.
Top off the hotdish with hamburger bun chunks
Bake in oven for 25-30 minutes, until hotdish is heated through and bubbling
