Once again a recipe
Today's been pretty good overall, granted I used most of it to either clean, complete old sewing projects, weed or cook food for the rest of the week.
Not that any of these are bad! ...Pretty good behavior on my part.
But in the middle of cooking I realized I should probably share the recipe for my Bacon Cheeseburger Shepard Pie.
Whatcha need
1/2-3/4 of a pound bacon really thinly sliced (julienne-ish strips)
1 large yellow onion chopped
4 cooked hamburger patties (I made this recipe up from banquet leftovers...if nothing else substitute the meat with 3/4-1pound of lean ground beef browned)
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 1/2 cups shredded cheddar.
mashed potatoes (instant or otherwise. no major difference aside from texture)
Fry the bacon to your desired crispness (I prefer just lightly chewy. nom) and move onto paper towel. Drain off all but 2 tablespoons of bacon grease. With the pan still hot caramelize the onions in the bacon fat, then scrape this mixture aside with the browned beef. Pour your milk into the pan and heat up, slowly sprinkle in the cheese mixing well until it forms a thick gooey sauce. Mix together bacon, onion and beef, pour cheese in and mix thoroughly.
Spoon cheese-meat-bacon mixture into ceramic ramekins, foil cups, or sturdy single mini loaf pans. Spread potatoes on top, bake in 400 degree oven for about 20 minutes or however long it takes until your taters get a nice golden crust.
Serve hot or chill and eat as a packed lunch.
One recipe reasonably feeds 5-6 people.
Not that any of these are bad! ...Pretty good behavior on my part.
But in the middle of cooking I realized I should probably share the recipe for my Bacon Cheeseburger Shepard Pie.
Whatcha need
1/2-3/4 of a pound bacon really thinly sliced (julienne-ish strips)
1 large yellow onion chopped
4 cooked hamburger patties (I made this recipe up from banquet leftovers...if nothing else substitute the meat with 3/4-1pound of lean ground beef browned)
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 1/2 cups shredded cheddar.
mashed potatoes (instant or otherwise. no major difference aside from texture)
Fry the bacon to your desired crispness (I prefer just lightly chewy. nom) and move onto paper towel. Drain off all but 2 tablespoons of bacon grease. With the pan still hot caramelize the onions in the bacon fat, then scrape this mixture aside with the browned beef. Pour your milk into the pan and heat up, slowly sprinkle in the cheese mixing well until it forms a thick gooey sauce. Mix together bacon, onion and beef, pour cheese in and mix thoroughly.
Spoon cheese-meat-bacon mixture into ceramic ramekins, foil cups, or sturdy single mini loaf pans. Spread potatoes on top, bake in 400 degree oven for about 20 minutes or however long it takes until your taters get a nice golden crust.
Serve hot or chill and eat as a packed lunch.
One recipe reasonably feeds 5-6 people.