Recipe from Hell (Mad Men Edition): Meat-Shell Pie
This recipe is from a bit later than my usual horrors of the 1940s and 50s - think Betty Draper from Mad Men. (Will somebody please give that woman a copy of The Feminine Mystique - published February 19, 1963 - already?) Its source is Cooking with Soup: A Campbell Cookbook, dedicated to "the millions of American Homemakers who work magic with convenience foods." From the recipes, I'd say the "magic" is intended to send their husbands to early graves by means of heaping helpings of meat, fat, preservatives, meat, and salt. And did I mention meat?
Meat-Shell Pie
1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed tomato soup
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
6 frankfurters, split
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 cup shredded process cheese
Grated Parmesan cheese
Place a double layer of foil on cookie sheet. Mix thoroughly 1/3 cup soup, beef, salt, and 1 teaspoon chili powder; pat out firmly into 11-inch circle about 1/2-inch thick on foil. Turn up edges of foil to catch fat. Firmly press frankfurters, cut side up, into meat in spoke fashion. In saucepan, cook onions with remaining chili in butter until tender; stir in remaining soup; spread over meat. Bake at 450°F. for 15 minutes. Spoon off fat. Sprinkle with cheeses; bake until melted. 6 servings.
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Meat-Shell Pie
1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed tomato soup
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
6 frankfurters, split
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1/2 cup shredded process cheese
Grated Parmesan cheese
Place a double layer of foil on cookie sheet. Mix thoroughly 1/3 cup soup, beef, salt, and 1 teaspoon chili powder; pat out firmly into 11-inch circle about 1/2-inch thick on foil. Turn up edges of foil to catch fat. Firmly press frankfurters, cut side up, into meat in spoke fashion. In saucepan, cook onions with remaining chili in butter until tender; stir in remaining soup; spread over meat. Bake at 450°F. for 15 minutes. Spoon off fat. Sprinkle with cheeses; bake until melted. 6 servings.
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