Blue Bacon Shepherd's Pie

Bacon, beef & blue cheese - Surprisingly decadent and comforting at the same time. 

Blue Bacon Shepherd's Pie

2lb bag of Baby Yellow Potatoes (diced)

1 pkg Bacon

1 Onion, diced

2 cloves Garlic, minced

4 cups Mushrooms, quartered (any kind ok)

1 lb Ground Beef

1 Tbsp Montreal Steak Spice 

3 Tbsp Flour

2 cups Beef Stock

2 Tbsp Worchestershire Sauce 

2 Tbsp Butter

1/4 cup Sour Cream 

1-2 tsp Blue Cheese (more if your family likes the flavour)

3-4 Tbsp Chives or Green Onions

Paprika

Boil potatoes in a large pot until tender. 

Chop package of bacon into 1/2 inch pieces. In a large skillet, fry bacon & remove grease. Set aside 1/2 cup of bacon for topping (optional). Add ground beef & brown. Remove any extra grease once browned. Add mushrooms, onions & garlic and steak spice. Cook until veggies are tender. Sprinkle with flour. 

In a separate bowl, add stock & Worcestershire and mix well. Add to meat mixture and stir slowly until thickened.

Drain potatoes. Mash with butter, sour cream & blue cheese. 

Put meat mixture into a baking dish & cover with potato mixture. Sprinkle remaining bacon, chives & paprika on top. Bake in 350 degree oven until bubbly (about 30 minutes).

Yumm, this is still one of my favourite meals of all time! I was surprised that my 3 year olds liked it, but they love bacon, so it was a pretty easy sell.

Freezes well, for more freezer friendly meals check out my freezer meals page!

~Adel~