One of Mikes favorite meats is peameal bacon. I am not crazy about it personally, but I don't mind cooking some up every now and then. My problem with peameal is that I have a hard time coming up with new recipes including it. Normally I resort to roasting it, or making breakfast for dinner. So imaginative, right? Last night was one of those nights, but I decided to do some googling to find a new recipe. I found one for peameal bacon casserole, but I changed it around a bit, because that's just how I cook. Sometimes I wonder why I even bother looking at recipes at all. In case you'd like to try it, here it is:
Peameal Bacon Casserole
Ingredients:
Peameal bacon ( I had a nice sized chunk, I'm not sure of the weight. It was enough to cut into about 10 thick slices)
White potatoes ( I used about 7 medium sized)
2 cups grated cheese ( I used marble, but I'm sure you could sub in your favorite cheese and it would be just as tasty!)
1/4 - 1/2 Cup of flour ( I didn't measure this, so I'm estimating)
1 White onion
2 Tbsp butter
Salt and pepper
Garlic powder
1 1/2 Cups of milk
1/2 small container of herb and garlic cream cheese
Directions:
1. Slice the peameal bacon into thick slices. Fry just until cooked through, then dice.
2. Wash and thinly slice potatoes ( I didn't peel them, but you could)
3. Lightly oil bottom of casserole dish
4. Begin with a single layer of peameal bacon, top with a single layer of potato slices
5. Dot with butter, a sprinkle of flour, some of the cheese, some thinly sliced onion, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Repeat this step until all ingredients are used up, but be sure to finish with a layer of potatoes topped with cheese.
6. Heat milk just until scalded, stir in cream cheese until blended. Pour this over the entire casserole.
7. Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for about an hour, or until the top of the casserole is golden brown.
There we go! My whole family loved it, and it warms up nicely the next day too ( I just had some for lunch!) .
Enjoy!
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