15 in 3: Dinner 5 Buffalo Burgers and Sweet Potato Fries with Honey Mustard Sauce

Welcome to the fifth installment of 15 in 3!  This is the place I am sharing my 15 favorite dinners over the next 3 weeks.  Stay tuned for easy homemade dinner recipes containing lots of whole foods, minimal processed ingredients, and straight forward recipes with everyday healthy ingredients.  Some posts will contain bonus breakfast and snack ideas.  Happy cooking!


Dinner 5:  Buffalo Burgers and Sweet Potato Fries with Honey Mustard Sauce

As I write this, spiced banana bread is baking in the oven and the aroma is filling the house.  That is much better than the poo smell outside, so -for now- I am still loving the wide open windows and spring time breezes.  It is going to be hard not to eat more than a taste of the banana bread, as it is meant for a church breakfast on Sunday!

Onward to today's recipe.  Dinner number five!  This has been fun sharing all these recipes.  I'm glad so many of you are enjoying them as well.  Good food is such a delight!

Ingredients:

4/7 bag Alexia Sweet Potato Waffle Fries (The bag contains seven servings.  I calculated one serving into the calories per serving of this meal.)

1 lb. ground buffalo

To taste, salt and pepper, worcestershire sauce

1 T. olive oil

4 Rudi's Organic Wheat Buns

4 slices low fat swiss cheese

Shredded or leaf lettuce

2 T. mustard

2 T. honey

To taste, pepper

Directions:

1.  Prepare sweet potato fries according to package directions.  Sweet potato fries are also super easy to make yourself.  Just julienne, season, and bake.  I recommend lining your baking sheet with parchment paper.  Stir once or twice while they bake.

2.  Ideally you would grill your burgers, but again we are currently without a grill.  They were okay pan-fried, but obviously not as good as grilled.  Heat oil in skillet on medium low.  Shape ground buffalo into four patties.  Place patties in oil.  Season patties with salt, pepper, and a generous drizzle of worcestershire sauce.  Depending on preferred doneness, cook patties for 5-8 minutes on each side.  (Top with cheese after you flip the burgers.)  Then, turn off heat and cover for an additional 5-8 minutes.  Let rest on paper towel lined plate to absorb grease if necessary.  

3.  In a small bowl, mix mustard, honey and a bit of pepper.  

4.  When sweet potato fries are almost finished, lay buns on oven rack and cook until they are warm and slightly toasted.

5.  Transfer buns, burgers, and fries to plates.  Top burgers with lettuce and honey mustard.  Use honey mustard as a dip for the sweet potato fries as well.

Enjoy!

This recipe serves 4.  Calories: 570 each.  Not bad for a burger and fries:)

*Bonus Snack Recipe*

Red Ants on a Log

Ingredients:

Celery sticks

1 T. dried cranberries

1 T. natural peanut butter

Directions:

1.  Spread a thin layer of peanut butter onto each celery stick.

2.  Top with "red ant" cranberries!

Serves one.  Calories: 136.

Enjoy!