Manic Monday Meals ~ The Cheeseburger Reinvented

As always trying to find different ways to make ground beef interesting. I thought these would be some great ideas. I loved them the boys did also, Rick not so much with the pickles so the 3rd recipe I left those out :).

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Cheeseburger Surprise Pockets

•1 dozen Frozen Rolls thawed but still cold.
•2 pounds ground beef
•1 small onion, minced
•2 cloves garlic, minced

•½ cup ketchup
•2 Tablespoons prepared mustard, (your favorite kind)
•2 Tablespoons Miracle Whip (Mayo if you prefer)
•¼ cup chopped dill pickles
•3 Tablespoons Parmesan Cheese
•6 Slices American or Velveeta Cheese (cut each slice in half)

Preheat oven to 400-degrees.Allow frozen rolls to thaw overnight in the refrigerator or 2-3 hours on the counter. Before making the filling remove the rolls from the bag, place on a baking sheet and loosely cover with plastic wrap.

In a large skillet brown beef, onion, and garlic until meat is brown and onion is transparent. Drain in a colander. Place remaining ingredients except the rolls and the American cheese in the skillet. Add the meat mixture, stir together and heat until warm.

On an unfloured board unroll each roll. Flatten or roll reach piece of roll dough until it is about half again the size it was to start with. Place one piece of cheese on the bottom half of the piece of dough, put 2 Tablespoons of the meat mixture on top of the cheese. Fold the top of the dough over the meat mixture and pinch all the sides together to seal. Place all buns on a greased or parchment lined baking sheet.

Bake about 15- 20 minutes until the buns are browned.

ALEXIS NOTES: I used refrigerator rolls & olive oil mayo. I think next time I'll make my own roll dough to make them a little thicker. I had hamburger mix left over so I can up with a round two (nod to Sandra Lee) recipe.

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Round two Recipe use the left over hamburger for a quiche!

Left over meat from previous recipes

6 Eggs

1 cup Milk or 1/2 & 1/2

1 cup Cheddar Cheese

1 Pie Crust

Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.

ALEXIS NOTES: Well since I made this one up that is what I used ... hehe :)

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And last on our cheeseburger train is a yummy rice dish :).

Bacon Cheeseburger Rice

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 3/4 cups water
• 2/3 cup barbecue sauce
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 2 teaspoons dried minced onion
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups uncooked instant rice
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
• 1/3 cup chopped dill pickle
• 5 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled

Directions

1. In a large saucepan over medium heat, cook the beef until no longer pink; drain. Add water, barbecue sauce, mustard, onion and pepper. Bring to a boil; stir in the rice. Sprinkle with cheese. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with pickles and bacon.

ALEXIS NOTES: I used brown rice in my rice cooker (not a instant rice girl), skipped the pickle for Rick and used turkey bacon instead (the whole package which probably didn't cut out to many calories but we love the taste of it now).