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.

Beef Confetti Rice

We had this for dinner lastnight.  It turned out pretty good, if I do say so myself.  :-)

Remember, you can always click on a picture to make it bigger. 

Enjoy!

 Ingredients:
3C Chicken Broth, 1C Rice,  1lb Hamburger, 1/2 Green Pepper, 1/2 Yellow Pepper, 1/2 Red Pepper, 1 Onion, 2 Garlic Cloves, 6 Mushrooms, 2 Celery Sticks, 3T Mustard, 4T Honey, Parsley, Sea Salt & Pepper to taste.

 Put the broth and rice in your pan and let it simmer for about 20mins, or until done.  (If you're going to use minute rice, follow the direction on the box and use the broth instead of water.)

While your rice is cooking, chop up all your veggies, except the mushrooms.  Doesn't that look so nice?

Put your hamburger and chopped up veggies in a skillet, no oil or butter, ground up and brown.  Let it cook till the veggies are transparent - not crunchy when you bite into it.

 While your skillet is going, chop up your mushrooms.

Then put your mushrooms into your skillet and stir.

Add salt, pepper, and parsley; then stir.

Add a little salt, pepper, and parsley into the rice; then stir.

Add your mustard and honey into the meat mixture; then stir.  Let it cook about a minute longer to make sure the sauce is well heated and mixed in.

Serve the meat and veggies over the rice.  And Voila!  You're done!  :-)  It was so good!  I served mine with some harvard beets.





Recipe:

• 3C Chicken Broth
• 1C Rice
• 1lb Hamburger
• 1/2 Green Pepper
• 1/2 Yellow Pepper
• 1/2 Red Pepper
• 1 Onion
• 2 Garlic Cloves
• 6 Mushrooms
• 3T Mustard
• 4T Honey
• Parsley, Sea Salt, Pepper to taste

1. Simmer the Rice in the Broth.
2. Chop up all veggies except Mushrooms.
3. Ground and Brown Hamburger and chopped up Veggies in skillet. Do not add oil or butter.
4. Chop up Mushrooms and add to the meat mixture.
5. Add Sea Salt, Pepper, and Parsley to both meat mixture and rice and stir.
6. Add Honey and Mustard to meat mixture; cook a couple of more minutes longer.
7. Serve the meat mixture over the rice.

Thank you for taking a look.  If you tried my recipe, let me know what you thought.
Thanks!  :-D

Feta Spinach Bake

Doesn't that look yummy?  This is my first recipe that I made while taking this journey.

I must admit, it turned out really good.

You can click on the images to view a bigger image.  :-)

The Ingredients:
Flat bread or Pita,  Fresh Spinach,  Tomato Paste,  Diced Tomatoes,  Parsley Flakes,  Italian Seasoning, Feta Cheese,  Shredded Parmesan,  Garlic Clove,  Mushrooms, Onion,  Sea Salt and Pepper to taste.

 First, set your oven at 350 degrees.  Then lay out your bread on a cookie sheet.

Then spread the tomato paste on each one and sprinkle some Italian Seasoning on each one.

Drain your diced tomatoes.

Chop up the garlic, onion, and mushrooms.  The thinner you cut it, the quicker it will get done in the oven.

Then tear up a hand full of spinach by hand.  Use as much or little as you want.

Then stir in the tomatoes, garlic, mushrooms, and onions.  Sprinkle in a little salt and pepper to taste.  Doesn't this look like a good salad right there?

Then place as much veggies as you want on each bread.  Sprinkle the feta cheese, parmesan, and parsley on top.  Bake for 15mins, or until the bread is a little crispy.

Take it out and serve it warm.  It turned out really good.  I had some veggies left in my bowl, so I mixed in more spinach and drizzled some honey on it, not alot, and served it with some almonds on top.  Turned out nice.



Recipe:

• Flat bread or Pita
• 1 small can of Tomato Paste
• 1 can Diced Tomatoes (or cut up your own tomatoes)
• Hand full of Fresh Spinach
• 1 chopped Garlic Cloves
• 4 thinly sliced Mushrooms
• 1/4C Diced Onions
• Feta Cheese
• Shredded Parmesan
• Italian Seasoning, Sea Salt, Pepper, & Parsley to taste

1. Heat your oven to 350 degrees.
2. Drain the juice out of your tomatoes.
3. Lay your bread out on a cookie sheet.
4. Spread tomato paste on each bread - as much as your want.
5. Sprinkle with Italian Seasoning.
6. In a bowl, tear up your Spinach with your hands.
7. Mix in Cloves, Mushrooms, Onions, Sea Salt, and Pepper.
8. Spoon your veggie mix onto the bread.
9. Sprinkle your Feta Cheese, Parmesan, and Parsley on top.
10. Put it in your oven for 15mins.

And Enjoy!  :-)



If you try this, let me know what you think or what changes you made.  Would love to hear your comments on this.  Thanks.  :-)