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     Title: Cherokee Casserole
Categories: Casseroles
     Yield: 4 Servings

     1 lb Ground beef
     1 tb Olive oil
   3/4 c  Bermuda onion; chopped
     1 ts Salt
     1 ds Pepper
   1/8 ts Garlic powder
   1/8 ts Ground thyme
   1/2 sm Bay leaf
   1/8 ts Oregano
    16 oz Can tomatoes
     1 cn Cream of mushroom soup
     1 c  Minute Rice
     6    Stuffed olives; sliced
     3 sl American cheese;
          - cut in strips

 Brown meat in olive oil. Add onion and cook over medium heat until
 the onion is tender. Stir in seasonings, tomatoes, soup, and rice.
 Add half of the olive slices. Simmer 5 minutes, stirring
 occasionally. Spoon into a baking dish and top with the cheese
 strips. Heat at 350 F until the cheese is melted. Decorate with
 remaining olive slices.

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