The Adventures of Kitchen Girl

  Easy Cheeseburger Quiche Ingredients: 2 pounds extra lean ground beef Drizzle of favorite cooking oil for sauteing 2 cloves minced garlic 1 bunch green onions, sliced thinly 1 pound sliced mushrooms 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese 3/4 cup mayonnaise 6 eggs, beaten Salt and Pepper 2 unbaked deep dish pie shells Method: 1: Preheat oven to 375*F. 2: Brown ground beef, drain and set aside to cool. 3: Drizzle a scant amount of oil in a skillet over medium high heat and add minced garlic and mushrooms, sauté. 4: When the mushrooms are almost tender, add the sliced green onion to the skillet to start them cooking. Do not cook them completely. You just want to take the “crunch” off. 5: In a large bowl combine the browned ground beef, mushroom, garlic and green onion mixture. Set aside until cooled to room temperature. 6: Once cooled, add shredded cheddar cheese, mayonnaise and the 6 beaten eggs to the ground beef, mushrooms and

Notes: *This dish has a good bit of garlic, red pepper and ginger... feel free to lower the amounts to suit your tastes. *Use the Asian pear puree OR the brown sugar, not both. *Try the lower amount of brown sugar first and taste before adding the entire amount. Again, adjust to your preference. *The sesame oil really is only for flavor, it can be omitted if you would prefer. *This recipe is also delicious made with ground chicken or turkey. *Please do use low sodium soy sauce, because it calls for a lot, using regular might yield a dish that is too salty. Quick Asian Style Beef Ingredients: 2 pounds ground round (or the very leanest ground beef you can find) 1 Tablespoon sesame oil (more for the flavor than anything, feel free to omit if you like) 6 cloves garlic, minced 1 Tablespoon fresh ginger, grated 1 Tablespoon red pepper flakes 1/2 to 1 cup low sodium soy sauce 2 peeled and pureed Asian pears (or 1/2 to 3/4  cup brown sugar, see notes above)