Shipwreck Casserole

An old-fashioned "hamburger hot dish" from an old newspaper clipping.

• 1 cup chopped onion
• 2 medium potatoes, sliced
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup uncooked long grain rice
• 1 cup diced carrots
• 1 cup chopped celery
• salt and pepper
• paprika
• 1 can tomato soup
• 1 cup boiling water

Butter a 2-quart casserole. Layer with onions, potatoes, ground beef, rice, carrots, and celery, sprinkling each layer with salt, pepper, and paprika. Combine soup with boiling water; pour over all. Bake at 300° for 3 hours.
Shipwreck casserole serves 4.