Scrumptious Beef and Potato Casserole

Ingredients

• 2 pounds beef stew meat cut into 3/4 inch pieces
• 1.3 cups flake cereal whole wheat crumbled
• 10.8 ounce cream of mushroom soup canned
• 0.3 teaspoon ground pepper black
• 1.3 cups milk 
• 1 large onion thinly sliced
• 4 large potatoes peeled chopped
• 1 teaspoon salt 
• 2 tablespoons shortening 
• 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
• 1 cup cup heavy whipping cream sour
• 1 cup water 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large skillet over high heat, melt the shortening and quickly brown the ground beef with the onion. Stir in water and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
3. In a medium bowl, thoroughly mix the condensed cream of mushroom soup, sour cream, milk, salt and pepper. Set aside.
4. Pour meat mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange potatoes over the meat.
5. Pour soup mixture over the potatoes.
6. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese. Top with whole wheat flake cereal.
7. Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, for 1 1/2 hours.