Preheat to: 350 degrees

1 pound ground beef
1/4 cup chopped onion, optional
garlic salt to taste
2 cans french style green beans
4-6 servings of instant mashed potatoes, prepared
2-4 slices American Processed Cheese

Saute onions (you can put as much or as little onions as you want).
Brown ground beef with onions.
Add salt, pepper, and/or garlic salt to the meat and onions.
Drain off any grease--use your judgment here. If you drain off every single speck of grease, the meat tends to taste too dry, so leave just a smidge.

Prepare 4-6 servings of instant mashed potatoes. You can use real mashed potatoes as well--but instant are quicker and work just fine. I usually make about 6 servings, but you should adjust this to how much you want in the potato part of the dish.

Choose what baking dish to use:
I often make this in a loaf pan, but it can also be made in a pie plate, or a square pan 8 X 8. A larger rectangular pan will be too big unless you double the recipe.

In your dish, first spread out the ground beef and onion mixture.
DRAIN your green beans, then spread them out over the ground beef.
Spoon your mashed potatoes over the green beans, sort of sealing the top.
Top with slices of American Cheese (I use Kraft Deluxe American Cheese, not cheese food. Have also used cheddar and monterey jack on this.)

Bake at 350 degrees until heated through and cheese has melted--about 20 minutes or so.