in the kitchen

I made a new recipe from Pioneer Woman last week.  Click here for the link.  It is for Cheeseburger Salad – or as she described it – all the goodness of a cheeseburger in a salad.  This picture is from her website. 

I pretty much followed her recipe, but I did make a couple of changes.  I was in a total rush, so I bought croutons instead of making the buttery golden ones featured on Pioneer Woman, and I bought a bag of grated cheddar from the supermarket.  And instead of keeping the beef warm while I made the salad, I made the salads and then cooked the beef.   My family liked it so much, they asked me to make it again.  The very next day!   (Don’t worry, I didn’t.  But they have been asking for it since.)  A quick meal that is on the table in just a few minutes and the whole family loved it? We have a winner!  For the full recipe, remember to go here.

Cheeseburger Salad:

1.  Prepare your salads on individual plates with lettuce, tomato, red onion, shredded cheddar and diced pickle spears. 

2.  Brown the ground beef.   (For my family of 4, the 2 pounds in the recipe yielded some leftovers, but it does cook down a fair amount.)  

3.  Once the beef is browned, drain the fat, and add in

1/3 cup Ketchup

1 teaspoon Yellow Mustard

1 Tablespoon Dijon Or Spicy Mustard

2 Tablespoons Barbecue Sauce

(Of course, the more or less beef you cook, adjust the proportions of condiments.   I didn’t even measure, just did it by eye.)

4.  Stir to combine, and then let it cook for a minute to warm up and combine the flavors.   Top the salads with the beef.   Add croutons. 

That’s it.  Even mustard haters loved the flavor – they combine so you really don’t taste a lot of mustard.  The beauty of this recipe is that not only is it fast and tasty, but you can as easily make it for 1 as you can for 10. 

As always, let me know if you try it and what you think.   Have a great weekend!

Best,
Stephanie