Creamy Ground Beef and Mushroom Surprise

This good old ground beef recipe has probably fallen out of favor a little bit in the last few years because some people consider it one of the more fattening dishes.

That’s fine with me – I’m happy to pump out an extra hour or two of exercise if it means I get a big bowl of bacon/mushroom /beef goodness.

 

Creamy Ground Beef and Mushroom Surprise

 

Ingredients:

·         1/2 lb. lean ground beef

·         4 slices of bacon

·         1/4 cup onions, chopped

·         3 cups sliced mushrooms

·         1 cup whipping cream

·         4 cloves garlic, chopped finely

·         3 eggs, beaten

·         2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped

·         1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated

·         Pasta of choice

Preparation:

1.       In a large pot start cooking your pasta of choice.

2.      Cook the bacon in a large skillet until cooked. Remove from the skillet, leaving the juices in the skillet.

3.      Use that same skillet to cook the ground beef, onion, mushrooms and garlic, along with salt and pepper to taste. Cook until beef is cooked and then drain.

4.      Once pasta is cooked, drain and return to the pot. Stir through the whipping cream and cook over medium-high heat for no more than 2 minutes.

5.      Stir through the bacon, eggs and the ground beef mixture and cook over medium heat for 2 or 3 minutes, continually stirring everything through.

6.      Either stir through the Parmesan cheese or use purely as a topping on the plate. Garnish with the parsley.

Happy Cooking ☺

 

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D’s Chili and Cheese Lasagne

A Great combination of Italian & Mexican.

I love chili and I love lasagna so this was a nice twist to combine the two. I easily made this as a double batch and made another tray to freeze. It’s an awesome dish to pull out of the freezer, microwave, throw on some Taco Sauce and ready to go!

Ingredients: 

·         1 lb. (450 g) lean ground beef

·         2 cloves garlic, minced

·         1 jar (645 mL) pasta sauce

·         1/4 cup water

·         1 can (19 oz. /540 mL) black beans, rinsed

·         1 green pepper, finely chopped

·         3/4 cup thick and chunky salsa

·         1 Tbsp. chili powder

·         2 tsp. ground cumin

·         9 lasagne noodle s, cooked

·         1-1/2 cups low-fat cottage cheese

·         2 cups  Tex Mex Shredded Cheese

Preparation:

1.       Heat oven to 375°F.

2.     Brown meat with garlic in large skillet. Add next 7 ingredients; stir. Simmer 5 min., stirring occasionally.

3.     Spread 2 cups meat sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with layers of 3 noodles, 1/2 cup each cottage cheese and shredded cheese, and 2 cups of the remaining meat sauce. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining shredded cheese.

4.     Bake 1 hour 10 min. or until heated through, uncovering after 1 hour. Let stand 10 min. before cutting to serve.

Happy Cooking ☺

Burger Porn: The Ultimate Backyard Cheese Burger

Deeply charred ground beef dripping juice onto a soft bun, melted cheese oozing over the edges—I'm obsessed with this Ultimate Grilled Cheeseburger.  After researching the chemistry behind the deliciousness of every component—the meat, cheese, bun, sauce—I uncovered a method for making the ultimate backyard burger. It starts with fresh ground beef and ends with a special sauce that puts ketchup to shame.

 

 

Ingredients:

·         1 ½ lbs. fresh ground beef

·         1½ tsp. kosher salt, plus more to taste

·         2 egg yolks

·         ¼ cup canola oil

·         1 small leek, finely chopped

·         1 small shallot, finely chopped

·         ½ cup heavy cream

·         ½ cup dry vermouth

·         ¼ cup finely chopped spicy cucumber pickles, plus 3 tsp. pickle juice from jar

·         2 tsp. Dijon mustard

·         8 slices cheese such as white or yellow American

·         4 hamburger buns, lightly toasted

·         Lettuce, sliced tomatoes, and pickled jalapeños, for serving

Preparation:

1.       Mix ground beef with salt and egg yolks in a bowl; divide meat into 4 patties about 1″ thick and place on a plate. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour.

2.       Heat oil in a 12″ skillet over medium heat. Add leeks and shallots; cook until soft, 6–8 minutes. Add cream and vermouth; simmer until thickened, 4–6 minutes. Stir in pickles, juice, mustard, and salt.

3.       Set a gas grill to medium high; grill burgers, flipping them once, until cooked to desired doneness. Melt 2 slices cheese on each burger; serve on buns with sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, and jalapeños.

Happy Cooking ☺

 

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Salisbury Steaks with Mushroom Sauce

  

This quick weeknight meal will help you fit dinner into the family's schedule every night.

                       Super inexpensive and done in 30 minutes!  

Salisbury Steaks with Mushroom Sauce

Serves 4

Ingredients:

·         1 lb. ground beef

·         1/2 teaspoon salt

·         1/4 teaspoon pepper

·         2 cans sliced mushrooms, drained            (reserve liquid)

·         2 tablespoons flour

·         2 teaspoon instant beef bouillon or 2 beef bouillon cube

Preparation:

1.       Mix meat, salt and pepper; shape mixture into 4 oval patties.

2.       In 8-inch skillet, cook patties over medium heat, turning occasionally, until done, 8 to 12 minutes.

3.       Remove patties to warm plate.

4.       Cook and stir mushrooms in same skillet until light brown. Stir in flour. Cook over low heat, stirring until mixture is bubbly.

5.       Remove from heat.

6.       Add enough water to reserved mushroom liquid to measure 1 cup. Stir liquid and bouillon into flour mixture.

7.       Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute then pour over meat.

Happy Cooking ☺

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