Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Delicious Dinner: Two useful recipes

Though this meal does not have that much that is new for me to share with you, I wanted to post as I haven't in a while. For this meal, I used Amy's California Burger. With it, I made a basic roll "not so basic" and delicious simple mashed potatoes.

Delicious Dinner: Basic Mashed Potatoes and Roll "Revival"
Though the burger doesn't look too great smooshed on the bread, trust me... it was tasty.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients
1 white roll
1 tbsp olive oil
1 pinch selected spices (I chose crushed red pepper, cilantro, onion powder, parsley, pepper, and garlic powder)
Parmesan cheese (optional)
1/2 avocado
1/4 sweet onion (sauteed)
3 russet potatoes
2 tbsp sour cream
1/8 cup half and half
1-2 tbsp butter
1 tsp parsley
chives (optional)
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

Basic Mashed Potatoes
1. Bake potatoes until soft. (In microwave 3 potatoes takes about 12 minutes.)
2. Put immediately into pot and allow to steam with top on for 4-5 minutes
3. Once quite soft, mash.
4. Add sour cream and half and half (or milk) and continue mashing
5. Add butter and mix in.
6. Add spices (if desired) and mash until desired texture.
7. Enjoy!

Making a Basic Roll not so basic..
1. Turn oven to "Broil"
2. Line pan with parchment paper
3. Brush spiced olive oil (use any spices you want!) on roll
4.  Top with parmesan cheese
5. On pan, insert into broiler until browned (2-4 minutes)
6. Flip roll over and insert into broiler until browned and/or crunchy (2-4 minutes)
7. Take out and top with whatever you desire (I did sauteed onions, avocado, and a veggie burger).
8. Enjoy!


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