Hamburger & green bean casserole recipe (1955)

Hamburger & green bean casserole recipe (1955)

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Here’s a retro dinner recipe from the 1950s for a potato-topped hamburger and green bean casserole.

Mrs Morlock’s hamburger & green bean casserole retro recipe

From the Independent Press-Telegram (Long Beach, California) February 27, 1955

Guaranteed to brighten up “Blue Monday” dinner hours is this ground-beef and potato-rich hamburger and green bean nasserole, as made by Mrs W B Morlock, with “helper,” Janis.

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Hamburger & green bean casserole recipe (1955)

Hamburger & green bean casserole

Yield: 8 servings
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes

Here's a retro dinner recipe from the 1950s for a potato-topped hamburger and green bean casserole.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons green bell pepper, chopped
  • 16 ounce can green beans whole, cut or French
  • 1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 can tomato sauce
  • 4 or 5 medium potatoes, mashed
  • Paprika

Instructions

  1. Brown hamburger meat.
  2. Add onion and green pepper. Cook until onion is golden brown.
  3. Stir in Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce, green beans (including liquid), salt and pepper.
  4. Simmer for half an hour.
  5. Pour into casserole dish and top with mashed potatoes. Sprinkle potatoes with paprika.
  6. Bake in moderate oven (350 F) until potatoes turn golden brown.

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 344Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 782mgCarbohydrates: 32gFiber: 5gSugar: 7gProtein: 20g

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