Humpherys Hotdish Recipes

A MINNESOTAN'S BEEF AND MACARONI HOTDISH

Steps:

• Cook beef in large skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer beef to a bowl.
• Cook macaroni, bell pepper, and onion in the same skillet over medium heat for 3 minutes. Add cooked beef, tomato sauce, tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, salt, basil, oregano, ground black pepper, chili powder, garlic powder, and hot pepper sauce. Pour in beef broth. Cover skillet and simmer until macaroni is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove lid and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 5 to 10 minutes.

HAMBURGER HOTDISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and grease a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Brown ground beef with the onion and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Drain grease.
• When the ground beef mixture is cooked through, add the soups, sour cream, and milk. Stir to mix.
• Spread the cooked egg noodles in an even layer in the casserole dish.
• Top the noodles with the soup mixture.
• Stir together the breadcrumbs and melted butter and sprinkle the mixture over the top of the casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes until the breadcrumbs are golden brown and the sauce is bubbling.

BUSY DAY HOTDISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch glass or ceramic baking dish.
• Heat a medium Dutch oven over medium heat. Add the butter, and once it melts, add the beef and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt. Cook, crumbling with a wooden spoon, until browned, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the bell pepper and scallions (saving a handful of the greens for garnish) and cook until the vegetables begin to wilt, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the paprika and several grinds of pepper, then stir to coat the beef in the spices. Stir in the corn.
• Sprinkle the flour over the beef and stir to incorporate. Cook and stir until the flour begins to toast, about 2 minutes. Add the broth and cream gradually while stirring. Bring to a simmer and cook until the sauce thickens, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the parsley, mustard, dill and thyme. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Arrange the curly fries in a tight layer over the top. Sprinkle with the cheese. Bake until the cheese and fries are crispy and the sauce is bubbly, about 40 minutes. Sprinkle with the reserved scallion greens and serve hot.

HUMPHERY'S HOTDISH

Steps:

• Melt 4 T. butter in skillet. Saute onion and green pepper for 5 min. Add beef, salt, and pepper, cook for 5 min stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and let stand for 5 min. Add eggs. In a 1.5 qt. casserole, spread half the corn, half the meat, then half the tomatoes. Repeat. Sprinkle with bread crumbs, and dot with remaining butter. Bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour.

CHICKEN POT HOTDISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add the carrots, onion and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring, until soft, about 10 minutes. Stir in the flour until combined and then cook for 1 minute. Add half the milk and cook, whisking continuously, until thickened, about 5 minutes; repeat with the remaining milk. Stir in the chicken soup mix and then add the chicken, peas, thyme and a few turns of pepper. Simmer, stirring often, until the chicken is cooked through and no longer pink, 10 to 15 minutes. Taste the mixture and adjust the seasonings if desired.
• Transfer the mixture to an 8-by-11-inch baking dish (or other 3-quart ovensafe dish) and then cover with the tater tots. Make them snuggly and neat. Bake until the tots are golden brown; begin checking for doneness at 30 minutes. Let cool slightly and serve with ketchup, if desired.

RO*TEL® HOTDISH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook macaroni noodles, without the cheese powder packet, until almost tender and firm to the bite, about 7 minutes.
• In the meantime, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef, bell pepper, and onion; cook until beef is browned and crumbly, 6 to 7 minutes. Season with salt and cayenne pepper. Drain and discard grease if desired.
• Drain macaroni and place in a casserole dish. Add the cheese powder packet, diced tomatoes with green chiles, and the sauteed beef and vegetables. Stir well. Lay American cheese slices on top, covering filling as well as possible.
• Bake in the preheated oven until piping hot throughout and cheese is melted, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool briefly before serving.

MRS. HUBERT HUMPHREY'S DINNER IN A DISH

Steps:

• Put shortening in skillet, fry green peppers, onion,and hamburger for 3 minutes. Salt and pepper.
• Remove from heat, stir in eggs and mix well. Put 1 cup corn in caserole. Top with layer of meat and layer of sliced tomatoes. Repeat layers til all used. Cover casserole with crumbs. Dot with butter.
• Bake at 375 for 1 hour
• Prep time is a guess.

HOTDISH NO ONE LIKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a 9x13 inch baking dish, combine potatoes, carrots and ground beef. Spread condensed soup over top.
• Cover dish, and bake in preheated oven for 60 to 75 minutes. Remove from oven, and let stand 5 minutes before serving.

GREGGIE'S HOTDISH

Steps:

• Cook egg noodles and rinse in cold water, set aside.
• Brown ground beef and drain.
• Add salt, pepper, and garlic powder to ground beef.
• Add tomato sauce and simmer 5 minutes.
• Take 1 cup sour cream and 1 cup cottage cheese and combine with noodles.
• Layer noodles on bottom, then layer of meat, then layer of noodle; end with meat on top.
• Cover with shredded cheese (I often wait to put the desired amount of cheese on for the last 10-15 minutes of cooking time, so the cheese doesn't get burned).
• Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, or until bubbly; covered with foil.