Hamburger Steaks w/ Mushroom Bacon Gravy

Comfort food is definitely my comfort zone, and this recipes falls right into it! I have three words for you – Mushroom….Bacon….Gravy! How can anything go wrong with that delicious collection of words? Hamburger Steaks w/ Mushroom Bacon Gravy is a stick to your ribs, hometown hearty meal that is going to wrap the whole family in a warm hug!

Mushroom gravy is a pretty classic home cook recipe. I wanted to give it a modern twist by bringing in the bacon! Because come on – everything is better with bacon. And before people come at me for that statement – yes I eat bacon on donuts and ice cream – even had it in an old fashioned! Life is better with bacon! I am lucky to have super sharp kitchen knives, so I cut the raw bacon into thin pieces. If you prefer, you can cook the bacon whole, then chop it up after. Either will get you the same bacon bits running through the gravy.

This is a very heavy rich dish. If you wanted to lighten it up some, you could swap out cauliflower for the potatoes. Rice would also work as a base really well too. This type of meal is what I like to call a Sunday Supper style meal. Its a hefty dish that you want to linger over and visit with your family and friends.

I will let you know I got two complaints from the family on this one – first – I didn’t make ENOUGH of the gravy 😂 and second – I didn’t give them bread to sop up the gravy. Yes the gravy is that good! I probably should have planned on a dinner roll with it, but we definitely had plenty to eat that night, lol.

Now Let’s Get Cookin’!

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Hamburger Steaks w/ Mushroom Bacon Gravy

Classic comfort food with a modern twist, this mushroom bacon gravy over a ground beef steak and mashed taters, is sure to make your family happy.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword bacon, ground beef, ground beef recipes, mashed potatoes, mushroom gravy, mushrooms, potato

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 50 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Ingredients

For the Potatoes

• 3 lb Russet Potatoes peeled
• 4 tbsp Butter
• 1 cup Milk
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Black Pepper

For the Hamburger Steaks

• 3 lb Ground Beef
• 1 cup Pork Rinds crushed
• ¼ cup Worcestershire Sauce
• 3 Garlic Cloves minced
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Pepper
• 1 tsp Parsley

For the Mushroom Bacon Gravy

• 6 slices Bacon cut into ¼inch bits
• 1 Small Yellow Onion minced
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Pepper
• 1 tsp Parsley
• 4 tbsp Butter
• 4 tbsp Corn Starch
• 1 qt Beef Broth
• 2 cups White Mushrooms rough chopped
• ¼ cup Worcestershire Sauce

Instructions

• Start water boiling for potatoes. Preheat oven to 400degF.
• Add potatoes to boiling water.
• In a mixing bowl, combine hamburger steak ingredients. On a large parchment paper covered baking sheet, press meat mixture out to even layer (about ¾inch thick). Place in oven and bake for 30 minutes.
• In a large saute pan over medium-high heat, add bacon, onions, salt pepper and parsley. Cook until bacon is crisp, then add butter. Once melted add corn starch and let cook another 3 minutes. Next whisk in beef broth. Reduce heat to medium-low, add mushrooms and Worcestershire. Cover and let simmer until ready to serve, stir occasionally.
• Carefully remove hamburger steaks from oven and drain off excess grease. Cut into 6 equal squares.
• Once the potatoes are fork tender, gently drain in colander. Add to clean bowl with remaining potato ingredients. Mix and mash to desired level of mashed.
• Add a portion of potatoes to the plate. Place a square of hamburger steak on top and then ladle on gravy.