Sandwich Filling

Description

This is a delicious filling that is put onto hamburger (or hot dog) rolls and baked in the oven. Fantastic for a cold weekend day when the kids need a good lunch. This recipe came from my mother. It has been one of my favorite recipes for over 30 years.

Ingredients

  • ½ pound lean ground beef
  • 8 ounces tomato sauce
  • ½ cup finely chopped onion
  • ½ cup chopped black olives
  • ¼ cup chopped pimento peppers
  • 1 (8 ounce) can mushrooms, drained and chopped
  • 8 ounces extra-sharp Cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1 ½ teaspoons chili powder
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 4 hamburger buns, split

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. Cook and stir ground beef in a large skillet until well browned
  3. about 10 minutes; drain fat. Place cooked beef in a large bowl. Stir in tomato sauce
  4. onion
  5. black olives
  6. pimentos
  7. mushrooms
  8. Cheddar cheese
  9. chili powder
  10. salt
  11. and black pepper.
  12. Spoon sandwich filling on hamburger bun bottoms
  13. spreading to the edges. Filling should be approximately 1/2″ thick in the center of the sandwich.
  14. Bake in the preheated oven until the edges start to bubble
  15. 5-10 minutes. Turn oven to Broil and continue to cook until heated through
  16. about 3 minutes.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Servings: 8

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