Below are some of the recipes I use for hamburger dishes. Hopefully, this will give you some ideas. My greatest hope is that you will send me your hamburger recipes. I'm tired of my own!

4 lb. hamburger (browned and drained) 1 gal. tomatoes 4 clv. garlic 1/2 lg. onion 1/4 c. Italian seasonings 2 1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper 5 Tblsp corn starch 1/4 tsp crushed red peppers 2 Tblsp sugar 1 tsp paprika 1 small can of tomato paste

Place tomatoes in sauce pan to be heated.

Take about one cup of the tomatoes and place in a blender. Add all seasonings, salt, pepper, red pepper, sugar, and paprika and blend well. Add back to tomatoes. Mince onions and garlic very fine and add to tomatoes.

Heat mixture until bubbling. Take a cup of mixture and put in a mixing bowl. Gradually add in corn starch and blend well. Add back into the tomatoes slowly.

Add in browned hamburger. Heat to boiling then simmer for 15-20 minutes.

Serve over spaghetti noodles or, mix with regular egg noodles.

• 2 lb. hamburger
• 1 egg
• 2 tbls. Italian salad dressing
• ½ tbls. Italian seasoning
• 2 tbls. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 package onion soup mix
• 3 tbls. flour

Roll into 1 inch diameter balls. Place on slotted broiling pan and bake at 375º for 20 minutes.

Once the meat balls are done, they can be served with spaghetti sauce (see recipe above). I like to cover them with mushroom gravy (canned or use the packaged mix), heat in the oven for an additional 20 minutes. I then serve them with mashed potatoes. The kids love this meal.

• 12 large cabbage leaves
• 1 lb. hamburger
• ½ cup cooked rice (see Easy Rice Recipe on the Recipes page
• ½ teaspoon salt
• pepper to taste
• ¼ teaspoon leaf thyme
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 can (6 oz.) tomato paste
• ¾ cup water

Combine the rest of the ingredients (except tomato paste and water). Place 2 tablespoons of mixture on each leaf and roll firmly. Stack the rolls in the crock pot. Mix tomato paste and water and pour over rolls.

Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours.

Pan Cheeseburgers

• 1 lb. hamburger (browned and drained)
• 1 large onion
• 1 small can mushrooms
• 1 package of shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 batch of pancake batter (see the Pancake recipe on the Recipes page

Mix everything except the pancake batter and spread into a greased glass cake pan. Pour pancake batter over mixture and bake at 375º for 30 minutes.

Cut into squares and serve hot.

Best Taco Salad
This makes a huge bowl of taco salad and everyone loves it. Makes a great fun meal.

1 head lettuce, chopped 8 oz. shredded Cheddar cheese 1 lg chopped onion 1 pkg. taco flavored chips	1 lb. hamburger 1 small can kidney beans 4 medium tomatoes, chopped 1 pkg taco seasoning
Dressing:
12 oz Thousand Island dressing 4 oz. taco sauce	2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon taco seasoning

Brown hamburger, add taco seasoning. Reserve 1 tablespoon for dressing. Allow hamburger to cool. Layer salad ingredients in bowl, starting with lettuce and ending with cheese. Cover and refrigerate. At serving time, toss salad with dressing and chips.

• 1 lb. hamburger (browned and drained)
• 1 quart spaghetti sauce (see Spaghetti recipe above)
• 1 quart whole tomatoes
• 2 cans chili beans
• 1 large onion chopped