Retro Recipes: Hamburger Hi Hat

Hamburger Hi Hat is one of Nana's "retro" recipes! I think it was created in the 1950's when casseroles and cream of mushroom soup were popular! It is a good, hearty "man food" sort of dish. My husband loves it after a long day of work! "Hi Hat" means dressed up. So this dish is "dressed up" hamburger served over pasta. It's like a poor man's beef stroganoff.

Ingredients

1/2 lb Bacon, diced

1 cup Onion, diced

1 lb Ground Beef

1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup

1 cup Sour Cream

1/8 tsp Garlic Salt (or fresh garlic & pinch of salt)

1/2 tsp. Pepper

1 tsp. Poppy Seeds

1 package Egg Noodles

1 Tbs Butter

Directions

Saute bacon over medium heat until it starts to crisp up. Add 1 cup diced onion to bacon and saute until onion is translucent.

Add ground beef and saute until browned thoroughly.

Meanwhile, boil the egg noodles and add 1 Tbs Butter after drained.

Add cream of mushroom soup, garlic, salt, pepper, and parsley (optional) to the ground beef mixture.

Add 3/4 cup Sour Cream just before you serve. Mix well.

Serve over buttered noodles (I didn't have poppy seeds in the house but black pepper gives the noodles a pretty texture.) Serve with a dallop of sour cream and fresh parsley!