Veggie Burger

A favorite of my family.

Actually, this is something that I make quite often.

Since this doesn't have anything that's not natural in it,

I thought I would share it with you.

Enjoy!

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Ingredients:
Hamburger, Bell Pepper, Onion, Celery, Garlic, Mushrooms, Sea Salt, Pepper, Parsley, and Real Butter (not pictured, sorry).

Dice 1/2 Onion and Slice the other 1/2.  Chop up the celery and garlic.  We like a lot of garlic so I used 4 cloves.  You use as many as you would like.  My hubby would like me to use more.  You only need 1 celery stick, but I used what I had left and put some in a salad.

Throw your veggies into a skillet with a slab of Real Butter.   ...OOPS  Looks like I forgot something!

The PEPPER!  Chop up 1/2 of Bell Pepper.  I used the other half in a salad.

Throw the pepper in too and saute it till the onions are transparent.

Put your Hamburger, and your sauteed Veggies, Salt, Pepper, and Parsley into a bowl.

Mix well together.  Yes, it's safe to use your hands.  It adds that TLC!  :-)  Just be sure to wash them well afterwards.

Form them into patties and put them in the same skillet that you sauteed your veggies in, and cook them over medium heat.  Make sure the skillet is hot first.  You can tell that it's hot enough by flicking some water into the skillet.  If the water dances across the skillet, then it's hot enough.

After getting your patties in, throw in your sliced Onion and Mushroom.  Let the patties cook until the edges are brown.

Flip everything over and let it cook another 3 - 5 minutes; depending on how thick you made your patties.  Oh man!  It sure does smell good!

and Voila!  You're done.  :-)  Doesn't that look yummy!

We served this with Baked Sweet Potatoes.  Good Meal!  ;-)





Recipe:

• 1lb Hamburger
• 1/2 Bell Pepper
• 1 Onion
• 1 Celery Stick
• 4 Garlic Cloves
• 1 Batch of Mushrooms
• Sea Salt
• Pepper
• Parsley
• 1t Real Butter

1. Slice 1/2 of the onion and diced the other 1/2.
2. Chop the Bell Pepper, Celery Stick, and Garlic Cloves.
3. Saute the veggies in butter in a skillet.
4. Put the Hamburger, sauteed veggies, Salt, Pepper, and  Parsley in a bowl and mix together with your hands.
5. Form into patties
6. Place them into the same skillet that you sauteed the veggies in.  Make sure the skillet is hot first.
7. Place the 1/2 slice onion and mushrooms in the skillet with the patties.
8. Cook over medium heat until the edges are brown.
9. Flip everything over and cook another 3 to 5 minutes, depending on the thickness of the patties.
10. And Serve and Enjoy!  :-)

If you tried this, let me know.  I would love to hear about it.  :-D

Seasoned Meaty Vegetable Parmesan

My husband named this one.

He had seconds on this!
That's always a plus in my book.  ;-)

Enjoy!  :-)

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Ingredients:
1lb Ground Beef (I use 85/15), 1 Bell Pepper (any color), 1sm Onion, 2 Garlic Cloves (we love garlic, so I used more), 8oz Mushrooms, 2 Celery Sticks, 2 Zucchinis, 2 cans of Diced Tomatoes (Or 2 fresh Tomatoes - diced), 3T Ketchup, Fresh Shredded Parmesan, Sea Salt, Pepper, Parsley to taste

Chop up your veggies and place your Beef, Pepper, Celery, Zucchini, Onion, and Garlic in a pan.

Ground up the meat and add your Salt, Pepper, and Parsley and stir.  Let it saute till the onions are transparent.

Drain the tomatoes.

Slice your Mushrooms.

Add your Tomatoes, Mushrooms, Ketchup, and Parsley into the pan and stir in.  Let it continue to saute a few more minutes so the Mushrooms can get cooked.

At this point, I decided to add Italian Seasoning.  You may if you want to.

Serve with Fresh Shredded Parmesan sprinkled over the dish.  Yummy!  :-)







Recipe:

• 1lb Ground Beef
• 1 Bell Pepper - any color- diced
• 1sm Onion - diced
• 2 Garlic Cloves - chopped
• 2 Celery Sticks - sliced
• 2 Zucchinis - skinned and sliced
• 8oz Mushrooms - sliced
• 2 cans of Diced Tomatoes (Or 2 fresh Tomatoes - diced) - drained
  
• 3T Ketchup
• Fresh Shredded Parmesan
• Sea Salt, Pepper, Parsley to taste

1. Put Beef,  Bell Pepper, Onion, Garlic, Celery, Zucchini in a pan and ground the meat.
2. Stir in Salt, Pepper, and Parsley.
3. Let it saute till the onions are transparent.
4. Add Mushrooms, Tomatoes, and Ketchup, and stir.
5. Let it continue to saute till the mushrooms are soft.
6. Serve with Parmesan sprinkled on.

Voila!  Hope you like this as much as we did.  :-)  We had this with Baked Florets.  Made a really nice dinner.

Let me know if you tried this and what did you think?
Thanks so much for taking a look.