Cheesy Bacon Mushroom Casserole
All the great flavors of a Bacon Mushroom Cheeseburger in a pasta casserole - you're welcome!
Equipment
- 2 8x8 or 9x9 Baking dishes
Ingredients
- 6 slices Bacon cut into ¼-inch pieces
- 2 lb Ground Beef
- ½ Medium White Onion minced
- 4 Garlic Cloves minced
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Pepper
- 4 tbsp Butter
- 1 lb White Mushrooms quartered
- 2 tsp Parsley divided
- 8 oz Cream Cheese
- 2 cups Cheddar Cheese shredded
- 1½ lb Short Pasta shells, macaroni, rotini
- 10 slices Provolone Cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350degF. Start water boiling for pasta.
- In a large sauce pan over medium-high heat, add bacon. Cook until crispy and remove to a paper towel covered plate. Remove all but 2 tbsp of bacon grease.
- In same pan, add ground beef, onions, garlic, salt, pepper and paprika. Cook and crumb until no longer pink. Add butter and let melt.
- Add pasta to boiling water. Cook for 5 minutes less than directed on the package. drain in colander and return to pot (away from heat).
- Once butter is melted, add mushrooms and 1 teaspoon of parsley. Saute mushrooms for 3 minutes. Add cream cheese, cheddar cheese and two-thirds of the bacon bites. Stir to combine.
- Add meat mixture to pasta and stir to combine. Divide mixture evenly between the two baking dishes. Place 5 slices of provolone on each dish, in a single layer. Sprinkle with remaining bacon bits and parsley.
- Place in oven and back for 30 minutes. Let rest for at least 5 minutes before serving.
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