Friend of mine gave this recipe to me. I added mushrooms.
1# ground beef
12 slices of thick cut bacon cooked then sliced into crumbles
1 tbsp. bacon fat
1 X-lg. red onion med. dice
1 red or orange bell pepper med. dice
2# baby bella mushrooms sliced
1 block cream cheese
1 cup heavy cream
1 qt. beef stock
Garlic powder to taste
Cajun seasoning to taste
1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp. Crystals Hot Sauce
1# mild cheddar cheese shredded
Fry bacon strips in a pan. remove and let cool on a cutting board. Add 1 tbsp. of the bacon grease to a 2 gallon pot. saute red onion about 8-10 minutes. Add beef and brown. Add bell peppers and stir. let the liquid release to deglaze the pot. Add mushrooms and cook through, stirring pot to allow the liquid to deglaze pot. add cajun seasoning and garlic powder. reduce heat to med. and add heavy cream and cream cheese. mix until cream cheese is smooth. Add hot sauce and Wooster sauce. Add beef stock, stir and let come to a simmer. Reduce heat to med. low and simmer 10 minutes. Add 1/2 of the bacon crumbles and 3/4# of the cheddar cheese. Stir in so cheese melts. Serve.....with extra cheese and bacon crumbles in the bowl.
1# ground beef
12 slices of thick cut bacon cooked then sliced into crumbles
1 tbsp. bacon fat
1 X-lg. red onion med. dice
1 red or orange bell pepper med. dice
2# baby bella mushrooms sliced
1 block cream cheese
1 cup heavy cream
1 qt. beef stock
Garlic powder to taste
Cajun seasoning to taste
1 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1 tsp. Crystals Hot Sauce
1# mild cheddar cheese shredded
Fry bacon strips in a pan. remove and let cool on a cutting board. Add 1 tbsp. of the bacon grease to a 2 gallon pot. saute red onion about 8-10 minutes. Add beef and brown. Add bell peppers and stir. let the liquid release to deglaze the pot. Add mushrooms and cook through, stirring pot to allow the liquid to deglaze pot. add cajun seasoning and garlic powder. reduce heat to med. and add heavy cream and cream cheese. mix until cream cheese is smooth. Add hot sauce and Wooster sauce. Add beef stock, stir and let come to a simmer. Reduce heat to med. low and simmer 10 minutes. Add 1/2 of the bacon crumbles and 3/4# of the cheddar cheese. Stir in so cheese melts. Serve.....with extra cheese and bacon crumbles in the bowl.
