Hash Brown Cottage Pie

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Add a twist to your classic cottage pie recipe with crispy hash browns! Hash Brown Cottage Pie is perfect for those cozy nights in.

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Remember a few weeks back when Mom tried to make those Denver omelet cups?  Well, that sparked a few ideas in my head…but on a much larger scale.  THIS is not that.  LOL

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This was SUPPOSED to be that, but I didn’t realize that S got off work at 3 instead of the usual 4 on Sunday and I didn’t get a chance to make that I planned on making.  How more vague can I be?

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Inspiration for this cottage pie recipe

The concept was going to be something like those Denver omelet cups, but I need more time to work through the logistics of this concept.

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Why, yes!  My idea book *IS* overflowing!  Thank you for asking!  Time to do them all?  Oh…HELL no!  LOL

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Small victories.  This week was about small victories…and well finding mass errors that others have made that overstated our funding by about 2mil. 

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*sigh*

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ANYWAY, the victory I celebrated this week was the close of 8 accounts for my red-headed step-child in Bogota.  Now there are only 4 reports to process every quarter instead of 12.  This with the close of the OLDEST account for Bogota is a TRUE accomplishment for me.  I had a little help, but for the most part, this is all mine to celebrate.  I initiated the process that allowed us to do this.  Finally, I harassed follow up the parties involved to make sure we did a reconciliation to some degree, get final bills processed, and then initiated the close out process.

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This, my fellow tax payers, returned approximately $1.5m back into circulation that State can use elsewhere instead of taking new money from Congress.  Thank you!  Thank you!  Roses?  Oh why you’re too kind!  Thank you!  *snort*

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This is what makes putting up with all the incompetencies worthwhile.  This is TRULY mine!  *I* have actually made a difference.  My job, or at least part of it, DOES matter in the large scale of the economy, this great nation, and the world for that matter.

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Okay.  Enough bragging.  On to food.

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I may revisit this.  OR I may just make something else that’s similar.  Not sure yet.  I’ll keep ya posted!

Intructions to make this hash brown cottage pie

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Preheat oven to 400. Place margarine in the bottom of a 9 x 12 casserole dish and place in oven. Heat until margarine is melted.  Combine 2 1/2 cups hash browns with egg whites and garlic salt.  Sprinkle 2 1/2 cups of hash browns in the bottom of the casserole dish and bake at 400 for 10 to 15 minutes, or until hash browns begin to brown.

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Heat a large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium high heat. Add ground beef and cook until brown. Add 2 teaspoons garlic salt and soup. Cook until the soup is heated and bubbly.

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Remove casserole dish from oven.

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Spread the meat mixture over the hash browns. Top with canned vegetables and remaining hash browns.

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Bake at 400 for 20 to 25 minutes or until browned and bubbly.