Salisbury Steak With Wine Sauce

• 4 slices bacon
• 1 medium red bell pepper
• 8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 1 large yellow onion, sliced
• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 1/3 cup Burgundy wine or 1/3 cup red wine
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crumbled

1. In a large skillet cook bacon over moderatly-high heat;cook until crisp and browned, about 5 minutes.
2. Transfer bacon to paper towels and set aside; reserve drippings in the skillet.
3. Core and seed the bell pepper; cut into strips, add mushrooms, onions and bell pepper to the drippings in the skillet; cook stirring frequently, until crisp tender, about 4 minutes.
4. Meanwhile, shape ground beef into 4 oval steaks about 3/4 inch thick; sprinkle on both sides with salt and pepper.
5. Transfer vegetables to a warm serving platter, cover and keep warm.
6. Cook steaks until they are well browned, about 3 minutes on each side for medium.
7. Place the steaks on top of vegetable mixture, cover, and keep them warm; add wine and thyme to the skillet
8. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring and scraping bottom of skillet; pour the wine sauce over the steaks; Crumble the bacon over the sauce and Serve.

bacon, red bell pepper, mushrooms, yellow onion, lean ground beef, salt, cracked black pepper, wine, thyme

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/salisbury-steak-with-wine-sauce-52930 (may not work)