• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1/4 package (24 oz.) frozen hash brown potatoes, thawed
• 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 cups (8 oz.) shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1 medium onion, chopped, or instant onions
• 2 (2.8 oz.) cans French fried onions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a heavy skillet, cook beef with pinch of salt until browned, stirring to break into small pieces; drain.  In a large bowl mix beef, potatoes, soup, sour cream, cheese and chopped onion.  Spread into 9″ x 13″ baking dish.  Bake 30 minutes.  Top with fried onions.  Bake 15 minutes more or until bubbly.  Makes 8 servings.

(Susan Christofferson)