You are probably wondering what the heck a Tastee sandwich is. Ask anyone who grew up in Lincoln, Nebraska. It is the best loose meat sandwich around!
Tastee Inn & Out is a restaurant located just off of 48th & Holdrege. The place hasn’t changed much since opening their doors in 1948.
The drive-thru window is on the passenger’s side of the car, orders are written down by hand and sent through a tube into the kitchen, and the trays of food come out on a conveyor belt from the kitchen.
This one-of-a-kind restaurant created the legendary Tastee sandwich, loose hamburger served on a bun with mustard and a pickle.
Aside from this sandwich, Tastee Inn & Out has wonderful onion chips and milkshakes for a “well-balanced” meal. I highly recommend trying Tastee Inn & Out the next time you are in Lincoln.
Delicious Copycat Recipe from the Tastee Inn & Out Resturant.Not sure when you will be in Lincoln? Well, you are in luck. I just happen to have the Tastee sandwich recipe and am nice enough to share it with you all.
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Tastee Sandwich: Loose Meat Sandwich Recipe
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Tastee Inn and Out copycat loose meat sandwich.
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs of beef
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 1.5 tsp prepared mustard
- 1.5 tsp horseradish
- 1.5 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
Instructions
- Combine in a 1-cup measuring cup: ketchup, prepared mustard, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper.
- Stir 1-cup mixture into beef.
- Add water to the beef mixture.
- Add in the onion.
- Cook for 15 minutes, stirring constantly until beef is in fine pieces.
- Increase heat until boiling. Cook for 25 minutes, stirring often.
- Serve on hamburger buns will dill pickle chips and mustard.
Notes
Put 2.5 lbs of lean ground beef in a kettle or deep skillet. DO NOT BROWN THE MEAT BEFORE ADDING THE OTHER INGREDIENTS!
Keywords: tastee inn and out, loose meat sandwich
This recipe is from Julie, a good friend.
Larry Johns says
May 15, 2011 at 8:51 pmIf I am in a hurry and just have a small amount of hamburger I want to git rid of, I just put a small amount of water in the bottom of a small frypan and add hamburger (the less lean works good too….) and boil it until the hamburger is done, I use a potato masher to make the hamburger fine as it cooks. Then I just put a dash of worchestershire sauce, tsp of ground horseradish, squirt each of mustard and ketchup and salt and pepper. Boil it gently for a few minutes and remove with a slotted spoon and put on bun and add pickle. JUST like a tastee , experiment with the amounts of ingredients but it usually comes out fine.
amanda says
May 16, 2011 at 10:02 amThanks for the tips! I am constantly in a hurry so I will try this also!
Mel Nichols says
October 27, 2013 at 3:37 pmBut you left out the most important ingredient for a REAL tastee and that’s Accent…just saying….I’ll try the short cut one tonight, see how they turn out. Thanks!
Chris Ryan says
January 3, 2014 at 4:02 pmDoes anyone know the recipe for Tastee Inn’s onion chip dip? It was like cottage cheese in consistency, but so good!
devon says
January 8, 2014 at 9:16 amI am sorry but I don’t know that recipe.
Dave D says
January 15, 2014 at 10:06 pm————————–
Tastees Onion Chips Batter
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1-1/2 cups white flour
1-1/2 cups water
1-1/2 cups milk
1 large egg
1-3/4 tablespoon salt
1-1/2 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon melted shortening (Crisco)
5 lbs quartered onions
white flour
cracker meal or #4 Golden Dip breading
Instructions:
* put flour, egg, salt & sugar in large bowl of electric mixer. Gradually
add milk & water, mixing until smooth.
* add melted shortening and a few drops of yellow food coloring (this gives the
batter a “richer” look)
* shake onions in flour, then set aside to dry.
* when you are ready to fry, dip onions in batter, then cracker meal and fry
until golden brown.
Served with Tastee Chip Dip (below)
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Tastee Chip Dip
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16 oz. large curd cottage cheese
16 oz. sour cream
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
dash of cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
1 package Lipton onion soup mix
1/4 cup milk
Mix all ingredients together. I presume this is in a blender or mixer,
because the final product has a smooth consistency…not resembling the
cottage cheese it contains.
Mike Connelly says
April 22, 2016 at 3:02 pmThank you for the Tastee Onion Chip and Chip dip recipe! I’ve wanted this for at least 50 years. I grew up near Sioux City, IA and the Tastee Inn & Out was our teenage go-to place for a late night snack or lunch with “Mom & Dad” on shopping day.
Brook says
April 13, 2014 at 12:17 pmIt is so sad that Tastee Inn & Out closed at the end of 2013. The line was backed up onto 48th street when we were home at Christmas time. I’ve heard that Randy’s Bar and Grill accross the street on Holdredge is selling some of their items now.
Diana Basel says
September 1, 2014 at 5:57 pmThanks so much for sharing! I was so bummed when they closed Tastee Inn. I alway thought that maybe that restaurant rescue guy could help them out. But the owners have to ask for the help, not the customers. Tastee Inn would have been so…deserving of a rescue! Now I am holding my breath for Lee’s Chicken. Especially now that their chicken was kidnapped and destroyed. Watching my childhood fade away is so depressing. At least maybe now I can make it at home. Won’t be the same, but the memories are still sweet.
mryjhnsn says
May 24, 2015 at 11:18 amOh that sounds just crazy good!
Steve says
July 1, 2015 at 1:26 amI didn’t have horseradish, so I subbed spicy brown mustard and it turned out good.
You should use 85/15 hamburger or leaner since you won’t be draining the fat.
devon says
July 1, 2015 at 8:11 amI bet that tasted really good with the spicy brown mustard! Thanks for stopping by!
donavon larson says
December 18, 2015 at 1:48 pmI move to California and I haven’t had it since I was a kid took my family one time to Iowabottom all tasty sandwiches I wish they had something like that out here
Cheryl says
August 3, 2016 at 8:27 pmThank you. Really close to what I’m used to in the Midwest. Quicker than how I usually make them. Love it!
Donny says
August 11, 2016 at 11:46 amA great recipe. The original tastees inn and out recipe calls for a teaspoon of accent. It acts as a meat tenderizer for the right texture. Lean beef is also preferably best since you won’t be draining the meat. I used “Silver Springs” cream style horseradish. I love tastees????
devon says
August 11, 2016 at 11:51 amThanks for the tips!
Katie says
March 21, 2017 at 11:32 amIf you use 1 teaspoon of accent, do you still use the salt?
devon says
March 21, 2017 at 11:38 amI have never used Accent. If it is a type of salt, I would not add the additional salt.
R. E. Corrigan says
March 22, 2017 at 3:36 pmWondering if any ‘seniors’ (as in ‘college youngsters in 1945’) know the name of a former Lincoln, Nebraska, restaurant (which served boiled hamburger) called _____?_____ Hut (not like Pizza Hut!?! Smile!) A 90+ friend is hoping to ‘recall’ the name – just for FUN! Thank U kindly!!
Leslie says
September 29, 2017 at 5:45 pmRunza?
devon says
September 29, 2017 at 6:08 pmNo, it was the Yum Yum Hut.
Melanie says
November 30, 2017 at 12:36 pmYum Yum Hut around 33rd and O street. I was told about it by an older co-worker years ago.
William says
April 4, 2017 at 5:30 pmYum yum hut
Tammy says
November 21, 2017 at 10:39 pmI love Tastee’s and I grew up in Lincoln. I am actually making them for our family on Thanksgiving weekend! Love it!
★★★★★
Connie says
July 14, 2018 at 9:02 pmI have made this several times and it is so good. I grew up in Lincoln Nebraska’ and is for sure the tastee recipe You will love it I add a slice of kraft American cheese to the bun