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This week's Recipe of the Week is a casserole that is perfect for the whole family. While your pot is hot you won't be.  This dish will let you get out of the kitchen and still have a tasty dinner after an afternoon of fun in the sun.

What you need:

• 1 1/2 lb. lean ground beef
• 1 large clove garlic - minced
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 tsp. thyme
• 6 medium new potatoes (the red ones) peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 large onions ( sliced thinly)
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 1 cup of thinly sliced mushrooms
• 1/4 cup of all purpose flour
• 1 cup of fresh string beans
• Salt and pepper to taste

What you do:

1. Place ground beef and garlic in the crock pot along with the pepper and thyme.
2. Stir together.
3. Add the potatoes and onions.
4. Add the milk, mushrooms and flour to the crock pot contents. Cover.
5. Cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours.

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is a delicious and easy way to bring home that great Mexican flavor everyone loves. This casserole is meatless and you won't miss the meat, but if you have meat lovers in your family you can add one pound of browned ground meat to this casserole at the same time you add all the other ingredients into the baking dish. Instead of browned ground meat, you can use browned ground turkey or soy crumbles (you can find these in your grocer's freezer and these don't have to be browned).

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