Hamburger Mushroom Cheddar Bake

Ingredients

Ingredients:

3 lbs lean ground beef (1.36 kg)

1 cup chopped onion (250 mL)

2 slices bacon, diced

2 tsp salt (10 mL)

1/2 tsp Montreal Steak Seasoning (2 mL)

2 tsp minced garlic (10 mL)

1/4 tsp black pepper (1 mL)

1 tbsp extra-light olive oil (15mL)

1 lb sliced mushrooms (0.45 kg)

1/2 tsp seasoning salt (2 mL)

1/4 tsp black pepper (1 mL)

2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (500 mL)

Creamy Sauce:

8 oz cream cheese (250 g)

1/2 cup whipping cream, OR (125 mL) half and half

1/2 cup water (125 mL)

2 tbsp extra-light olive oil (30 mL)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).

In large nonstick frying pan, cook ground beef, onion and bacon together until the beef starts browning. While cooking, periodically use spatula to break up the ground beef into real small bits. Sprinkle with salt, Montreal Steak Seasoning and add garlic and black pepper. Continue cooking another 5 minutes. Set aside.

In nonstick frying pan, over medium heat, in olive oil, cook mushrooms until the moisture evaporates.

In another nonstick frying pan or saucepot, combine cream cheese, whipping cream, OR half and half, water and olive oil. Bring to the boil, whisking occasionally until the sauce is smooth. Stir into the ground beef.