Recipe - Fooled You! Surprise Meatloaf

1 tablespoon Oil
1 Three fourths cup Frozen hash brown potatoes;
(about 8 oz.) partially
thawed
One fourth cup Finely chopped green pepper
Three fourths cup Shredded Cheddar cheese;
(about 3 oz.)
1 Envelope Lipton
OnionMushroom Recipe Soup
Mix
One half cup Water
1 One half pound Ground beef
Three fourths cup Fresh bread crumbs
1 Egg
One fourth cup Ketchup
OnionMushroom Cheese Gravy*
Preheat oven to 350°.

In medium skillet, heat oil and cook potatoes and green peppers covered 7
minutes. Cool slightly; stir in cheese.

In medium bowl, combine onionmushroom recipe soup mix with water; add
remaining ingredients, mixing thoroughly. In shallow baking pan, shape 1/3
beef mixture into rectangle (about 8' x 4'); top with potato mixture. Cover
with remaining beef mixture, shaping into loaf and sealing edges tightly;
bake 1 hour or until done. Serve, if desired, with OnionMushroom Cheese
Gravy. Makes about 6 servings.

*OnionMushroom Cheese Gravy: In medium saucepan, combine 1 envelope Lipton
OnionMushroom Recipe Soup Mix with 2 tablespoons allpurpose flour. Stir
in 1Three fourths cups water; blend until smooth. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat
and stir in One half cup shredded Cheddar cheese. Simmer, stirring frequently,
until gravy thickens, about 5 minutes. Makes about 2 cups gravy.

Tested Recipe from The Lipton Kitchens

(c) Copyright 1997 Lipton.
Recipe by: Tested Recipe from The Lipton Kitchens

Posted to TNT Recipes Digest by "Lynn Ratcliffe" mcgrew@ntr.net on May 2,
1998