Three-Cheese Hash Brown Casserole with Sirloin

Three-Cheese Hash Brown Casserole with Sirloin

(Serves 4 Really Hungry People)

Ingredients:

• Slightly less than 1/4 cup diced onion
• Slightly less than 1/4 cup diced green pepper
• 1/4 cup julienne matchstick carrots
• 1/2 lb of lean ground sirloin
• 3 oz grated mozzarella *
• 3 oz grated Cheddar *
• 3 oz crumbled Oaxaca cheese *
• 8 Hash Browns (frozen/thawed) *
• Salt and Pepper to taste
• 4 Tablespoons of Ketchup *

 The Process:

1. Cut all of the vegetables and slice or grate the cheeses.
2. Lightly saute the onion, pepper, carrots and sirloin in a saute pan.
3. Thaw the Hash Browns.
4. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
5. Lightly butter a small loaf pan.
6. Place 3 and 1/2 Hash Browns flatly across the bottom of the pan.
7. Add half of the sauteed ingredients on top of the bottom layer of Hash Browns.
8. Cover with the Mozzarella Cheese.
9. Add another layer of 3 and 1/2 Hash Browns.
10. Add the rest of the sauteed ingredients.
11. Cover with the Cheddar Cheese and the Oaxaca cheese.
12. Bake for about 35 to 45 minutes.
13. Serve with about a tablespoon of ketchup underneath each serving.

* Be sure to use Gluten-Free versions of these ingredients.

** This dish would probably also be wonderful with a light herb and/or with other cheeses, other meats, and/or mushrooms or other vegetables.

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