Bacon Cheeseburger Shepherd's Pie

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Ingredients:

• 2 lb lean ground beef (I used 93%)
• 1 onion
• 2 tbsp crushed garlic
• 2 cans condensed cheddar cheese soup (10.75 oz each)
• ½ cup ketchup
• ⅛ cup yellow mustard
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 box/envelope creamy butter instant mashed potatoes (make according to directions) OR boil 5 large potatoes and mash
• ¼ - ½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• Crumbled bacon (I bought the microwavable kind / quick and easy!) *optional
• Sliced green onions *optional

Directions:

1. Cook beef in a skillet on the stovetop, onion and garlic over low/medium heat (about 5 minutes). Once meat is brown (cooked), stir in soup, ketchup, mustard and Worcestershire sauce. Heat to a boil and occasionally stir. Reduce heat once boiling to low, cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes
2. Cook potatoes
3. Spoon beef mixture into a serving dish, top with potato and sprinkle cheese. Top with bacon and onion
4. OR
5. Spoon beef mixture into a 9x13 baking dish and layer potato on top (spread evenly). Sprinkle with cheese. Top with bacon and onion.
6. The hot potato will melt the cheese or if potato isn't hot, reheat in microwave.

Source: fourgenerationsoneroof.com

Bacon Cheeseburger Pie

Serves: 4 servings

Prep time: 15 mins

Cook time: 45 mins

Total time: 60 mins

Ingredients:

• 8 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled into medium pieces
• 2 tablespoons bacon fat (reserved from cooking the bacon)
• ¼ pound onions, sliced thickly
• ¼ pound mushrooms, sliced
• 1 pound 80/20 ground beef
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1 cup heavy cream
• Dash of Worcestershire sauce
• Dash of Sriracha hot sauce, or other hot sauce
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• Few grinds black pepper
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 2 tablespoons water
• ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese

For the Dumplings:

• 1 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cold butter, cut into several pieces
• ½ cup milk

Directions:

1. In a large skillet over medium high heat, add bacon fat. Once fat is hot, add onions and mushrooms and sauté for 4 minutes. Add ground beef and cook until no longer pink. Add stock, cream, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil then reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
3. In a small bowl, mix 2 tablespoons of the four and water to form a slurry. Add to cooked beef and stir.
4. Pour mixture into a medium sized casserole dish (about 8X8 for example) sprayed with pan spray. Stir in cheddar cheese and top with crumbled bacon.
5. In a small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, sugar and salt. Add cold butter and mix by hand until butter is pea shaped. Add milk and mix to form sticky dumpling dough. Drop by spoonfuls onto beef mixture.
6. Cover casserole dish and bake for 15 minutes.
7. Serve with a side of lettuce and tomato.

Source: afamilyfeast.com