Hunk of Meat Mondays: Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta

Ground Beef.....

Each year we get a beef butchered so we can have meat at our fingertips. And each year, I clean out the freezer with what was left over from the previous year to use up.

And each year, I have the same thing leftover.

Ground Beef.

Sometimes I feel as though I run out of meal ideas for ground beef. I even give 6 to 10 lbs to my babysitter once a month - just to help me get throught it faster. Plus I know what beef my children are eating.

 Let's face it - we eventually get tired of casseroles and hamburger and tacos and spaghetti and we go searching for something different.

I found it. Something different. A crowd pleaser.

Bacon Cheeseburger Pasta.

Hunk of Meat Mondays

Cowboy Stew

I found this recipe while living in Montana. It's supposed to be cooked in a a cast iron pot, but I'm a working mother and don't have the time to babysit a cast iron pot on the stove. Althought I just imagine how much more flavor this dish would have with cast iron!

I love this recipe for it's simplicity. It's easy to fix. Minimal labor and a great way to use hamburger.

The ingredients all mixed together. We are ready to seal the lid and start the time.

Of course, I had to put in a slow cooker liner to minimize my cleaning. I would love to meet the person who created these little bags.....I'm sure it was a woman!!!

The finished product.....just looks like a meal fit for a hard-working livestock farmer!!

Cowboy Stew.....fix it for your farmers and enjoy!!

Jill