Veggie Ground Beef

Ben Hartung

Veggie Ground Beef

Veggie Ground Beef Beef / Burger / Meatloaf / Shepherd’s Pie. Adapted from BOSH! total protein is 45g (add 1 cup of TVP?)

Ingredients
  

  • 1 (400g) sweet potato
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup cooked brown rice
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1½ cup cooked black beans
  • 1/2 cup breadcrumbs (remove and replace with 1/2-1 cup of TVP, depending on how dry the mixture is.
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoon lemon juice

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Peel and chop sweet potato into cubes. Toss sweet potato, garlic cloves, and 1 tablespoon of olive oil onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, add the chopped onions and bake for 20 more minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, start to boil the brown rice as per package instructions.
  3. Drain the rice and remove baking sheet from the oven, then add to a food processor with the blade attachment and pulse until everything is combined, about 20 seconds. Add remaining ingredients to the processor and pulse until combined.
Ground Beef
  1. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to a frying pan and brown over medium-high heat for 7-10 minutes. Use for tacos or over pasta.
Shepards Pie
  1. Maybe add some ketchup to it or something? Place at the bottom of a baking dish. Add veggies and duchess potatoes?
Burgers
  1. Add 1 tablespoon of oil to a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake at 400℉ for 20 minutes, flipping once.