Poor Man’s Steak 

1 lb ground beef 
1 C milk 
1 C crushed saltine crackers 
1 onion, finely chopped 
1 tsp salt 
1 tsp ground black pepper 
1-14.5 oz can cream of mushroom soup 

Mix ground beef, milk, saltine cracker crumbs, onion, salt, and black pepper in a bowl. Shape mixture into a narrow loaf and place onto a baking sheet; cover and refrigerate eight hours to overnight. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Cut loaf into one-inch thick slices and sear the 'steaks' in the hot skillet until browned, two to three minutes per side. Insides will still be pink. Arrange slices in a roasting pan. Spread mushroom soup over steaks. Bake steaks in the preheated oven until mushroom soup is bubbling and meat is no longer pink inside, about one hour.