Poor Man Steak

This is a recipe that I got from a cookbook that I've maybe opened a total of five times in five years of marriage. We got it when we got married along with a bunch of other ones so I didn't always look for recipes in it. The cookbook is called the 4 ingredient cookbook. Every recipe in the book takes only four ingredients. Something good in this economy because you don't need a ton of ingredients to make a dish.

I tried this dish a while ago and we absolutely loved it. But the big thing to remember is that the hamburger needs to be very lean or it doesn't taste very good. I made it again tonight and Blake wanted to have mashed potatoes with it and it was a perfect fit. I hope everyone enjoys this dish as much as my family does.

3 lbs. lean hamburger

1 c. cracker crumbs

1 c. water

1 pkg. dry onion soup mix

2 cans cream of mushroom soup

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Mix the hamburger, cracker crumbs, water and soup mix together. Shape into patties and brown in sauce pan. After patties have been browned, put into a baking dish and cover with cream of mushroom soup. Cover; cook for 1 hour.