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Making: Italian beef with roasted vegetables  1 serving prepared  Here's what I have: 7.4 oz Purple potatoes  3.7 oz Yellow onion  5.2 oz Ground beef  1 oz Parsley  2.9 oz Bell pepper  3.8 oz Baby corn  0.5 oz Parmesan  1 tbsp Italian seasoning  1 tsp Granulated Mushroom stock  1 tsp Avocado oil  Preparation: Preheat oven to 425 degrees, convection setting was used. The veggies and half of the parsley were mixed with a drizzle of avocado oil, salt and pepper then roasted for 30 minutes. After 20 minutes of cooking I began to prepare the beef by cooking in a non-stick pan along with the Italian seasoning anf mushroom stock concentrate. By the time the veggies were ready the beef was cooked through. During plating some Parmesan and more fresh parsley was added.  The plate! The only regret I have is not mixing the potatoes and other vegetables before plating. This meal is a quick prep and easy c...

Reviewing: Gravy smothered meatballs with roasted green beans & red pepper  1 serving prepared  Here's what you get: Yellow onion  Chive  Ground beef  Fry seasoning  Green bean  Beef stock concentrate  Not used: Flour  Sour cream  Panko bread crumb  Yukon Gold potato (not pictured) Substitutes: Gluten-free breadcrumb  Cornstarch Red sweet pepper  The protein: I pre-formed the meatballs earlier in the day and let them chill out in the fridge. Once it was time to cook these went into oven with the vegetables and were cooked for 16 minutes. The veggies: I had to substitute for the potatoes so I added some Red a pepper with the green bean. These were tossed with a little bit of avocado oil, salt and pepper. Then roasted with the meatballs for 16 minutes. The sauce: For the sauce the sliced onions were cooked in the butter and then fry seasoning and corn starch were added.  I used one quarter cup of V...

Making: Hamburger with parmesan, caramelized onion, parsley potatoes & green beans  1 serving prepared  Here's what I have: 6.9 oz Potatoes  5 oz Ground beef  1.5 oz Parsley  0.7 oz Butter  3.1 oz Green bean  3.2 oz Onion  O.3 oz Beef bullion  O.7 oz Parmesan 1 oz Veggie broth (not pictured)   Preparation: To start I got a pot of water hot so I could boil the potatoes. These were set on a timer for 15 minutes. Once the timer is up I just let the potatoes sit in the water while I prepared the onions. After the potatoes were done boiling I start at the onion mix by putting a bit of the butter in a hot pan along with the onions. The onions were cooked until slightly Brown and then the veggie broth and bullion were added. Everything was cooked together until the liquid was reduced. At the end I tossed and some of the parsley and mixed well then removed everything from the pan. Back to the potatoes, I drained the water of...

Reviewing: Firecracker meatballs with roasted green bean & sesame rice  2 servings prepared  Here's what you get: Scallion  Ginger  Mayonnaise  Sour cream  Honey  Sriracha  Korean chili flakes  Sesame seed  Ground beef  Jasmine rice  Green beans  Not used: Panko bread crumb  Soy sauce  Substitutes: gluten-free bread crumb  tamari sauce The rice: This was prepared first I only cooked 1 quarter cup with 1/2 cup rice for 15 minutes and then continued preparation per the recipe. The protein: These are easy to put together just combine the breadcrumb, ginger, scallion, tamari sauce, salt and pepper. Then form into meatballs, these will be cooked in the oven along with the green beans. The greenbeans: To prep the green bean I added avocado oil, salt, pepper and some of the Korean chili flakes. The beans and meatballs went on a sheet together and were baked in the oven at 425 for 15 minutes. The ...

Reviewing: Beef bulgogi meatballs with roasted carrots Ginger rice and Sriracha Crema Here's what you get: Carrot  Scallion  Ginger  Ground beef  Sriracha  Sesame seed  Sour cream  Not used: Bulgogi sauce  Panko bread crumb  Jasmine rice  Substitutes:  Avocado oil  Brussel sprouts The vegetables: The oven was preheated to 425 degrees  Instead of making a jasmine rice I decided to add some brussel sprouts. The brussel sprouts and carrots were tossed with the scallion whites, avocado oil, sesame seeds and minced ginger. These were roasted for 25 minutes. The protein: The meatballs were prepped earlier the day using the bulgogi sauce recipe I came up with. It can be found  here The meatballs were put into the oven 10 minutes after the vegetables have been roasting. So everything would be complete at the same time. Once they were done the meatballs were rolled in the remaining home made bulgogi sauce as the...

Making: Everything bagel meatballs with cucumber and tomatoe salad. 1 serving prepared   Here's what I have: 1 Cucumber  7 oz Tomatoes  1 Shallot  Basil balsamic seasoning  1 tbsp Parmesan  1 tsp Gluten-free pretzel crumbs  1 tsp Worcestershire sauce  1 tbsp Everything bagel seasoning  5 oz Ground beef Preparation:  For the meatballs I combined the parm, crumbs, Worcestershire, bagel seasoning and beef. This was split into 8 small meatballs and left to rest for 2 minuets.  These were cooked in a nonstick pan for 8 minuets.  To make the salad I combined the veggies with some of the balsamic seasoning to taste.  The plate! These were tasty but I had an issue with the meatballs wanting to fall apart. Egg and a bit of rice or potato flour would have helped bind them together better.  - Kris 

Making: Ranch Nachos! 1 large serving prepared  Here's what I have: 1/4 cup Mexican cheese blend  4 oz Ground beef  1/4 cup Tomato  1/4 cup Green pepper  1/4 cup White onion  1/4 cup Sour cream  1 tsp Stock concentrate  1/4 tsp Garlic powder  1/4 tsp Pepper  1/2 tsp Ranch seasoning  Ranch flavored Norito chips Preperation: First I made the ranch sourcream by adding 1/4 ranch seasoning to the sourcream and set it aside. After heating up the cast iron pan I added the burger to begin browning. Halfway through I added the white onion, stock concentrate, 1/4 teaspoon ranch seasoning, garlic powder, pepper and cooked until done. Once all the ingredients were cooked, in the bowl I put the ground beef along with the other toppings adding the sourcream at the end.  The bowl!  Usually nachos are my Thursday thing if I'm having junk food and bad movie night. The flavors for the meat, chips and sourcream can be...

Reviewing: Sesame beef tacos, with quick pickled veggies and chili sour cream  1 serving prepared   Here's what you get: Radish  Scallion  Persian cucumber  Cilantro  Red cabbage  Korean chili flakes  Garlic powder  White wine vinegar  Sour cream  Sesame oil   Substituting: 5 oz Ground Bison Baby level hot sriracha  1/4 cup Rice Tamari sauce  Lime juice  Not used: Soy sauce  Actual hot sriracha  Flour tortilla  Ground Beef  The pickles: Pickled veggies were very quick prep I would suggest adding the vinegar and sugar together and stirring them until the sugar dissolves. Once that was done I added the mixture to the sliced veggies and then did the salt/pepper. This prevents having granulated sugar dropping to the bottom of the bowl. The protein: I substituted the ground beef for bison in this recipe. Using 5 oz total. The cook on this was relatively easy. I was warned that th...