Sweet Mustard Bacon Burgers

This is from our TS EatWell Choices Product Pack 30 Day Meal Collection.  This is a real quick and easy meal.  It makes 6 servings.  Since we are empty nesters, I froze four of the patties as two separate meals.

The pack is available until 9:59 PM PT at my website (www.tastefullysimple.com/web/mbelles1) for a cost of $199.99 if you want to make any of these meals.  However, one lucky person can save $50 with my saver pass.

You can also purchase the individual products.

Please feel free to do substitutions of any of the ingredients.  I used ground turkey and Tastefully Simple's Bacon Bacon.  We also ate it as a patty and not as a sandwich.

Ingredients:


1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
1/2 c real bacon bits
1/2 c Sweet Mustard Moppin' Sauce
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 Tbsp Chipotle Seasoning (optional)
6 slices Cheddar Cheese
Sliced red onion (optional)
6 lettuce leaves (optional)
6 whole wheat hamburger buns


Assembly Instructions:  Combine first 5 ingredients; form into 6 patties and place between wax paper in gallon resealable bag.  Seal well, label and freeze.

Cooking Instructions:  Thaw completely.  Grill or fry to desired doneness.  Toast buns, if desired.  Top burgers with cheese, onions and lettuce if desired, and place on buns.

I used a seal-a-meal (or vacu-pack) instead of a gallon resealable bag.  

As a side dish, we had raw veggies with the Tastefully Simple Dill Pickle Dip mix made with fat free sour cream and fat-free mayonnaise.

Yummy!  We grilled the burgers on our BBQ so no heating up the house on this hot evening.  I used the Chiptole Seasoning.

Bayou Bourbon and Bacon Meatloaf

This is a recipe that was from an older Freezer Meal Workshop entitled "Back to School".  If you love meatloaf, this is the best!  Moist and yummy.  We both enjoyed it.

As with any recipe, feel free to substitute any ingredients.  I actually left out the pepper and orange marmalade and I doubt I used the full amount of glaze.

Ingredients:

1 lb ground pork (beef, chicken, or turkey)
1/3 c oatmeal
1/3 c milk
2 Tbsp Bacon Bacon 
1 egg
1 tsp pepper
3/4 c Bayou Bourbon Glaze 
1/2 c orange marmalade

Instructions:

Mix together first 6 ingredients to form meatloaf.  Place in loaf pan - or make into smaller loaves if you desire.  Mix together Bayou Bourbon Glaze and Orange marmalade and pour over top of meatloaf.  Bake at 375 degrees until internal temperature reads 145-150 degrees (about 45 minutes).

Suggested sides:  Green Bean & Artichoke Casserole & Baked Potatoes.  As you can tell from the photo, we had fresh steamed broccoli and baked potato.

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