Blend your way into FBC2016: Mushroom & Ground Beef Bites by Love Good Food
I like recipes that are flexible, so go ahead and use your favourite ground meat. You can easily substitute ground turkey, ground chicken or ground sausage in this recipe. You will love this easy to make balanced appetizer with veggies, protein and tortilla chips! With Blend and Extend you’ll add extra vitamins and minerals.
Each scoop has only 35 calories and 2.6 grams of fat.
Mushroom & Ground Beef Bites
Prep time: 15 minutes | Total time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
1 cup finely chopped mushrooms
1/2 lb ground beef
1 bag of mini tortilla bowls (like Tostitos Scoops)
1/2 pint of cherry tomatoes or grape tomatoes, sliced in half
green onions, sliced
jalapeño peppers, sliced (optional)
Lime Sriracha Mayo
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 tbsp sriracha sauce
1 tsp lime juice
1/4 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp granulated sugar
Method
1. In a pan cook the mushrooms until they are soft and transfer them to a bowl
2. Brown the ground beef in the frying pan over medium heat until fully cooked and drain off the fat
3. While the beef is browning make the Lime Sriracha Mayo: combine the mayonnaise, sriracha sauce, lime juice, chilli powder and sugar in a bowl and stir until well mixed and taste, add more sriracha sauce as desired to achieve the desired level of “heat”, if you don’t like “hot”, start of with 1/2 tbsp and taste
4. Add the mushrooms to the ground beef and stir
5. Place the tortilla scoops on a serving platter, spoon the mushrooms and beef into each one, add a dollop of lime sriracha mayo on top and garnish with cherry tomato half and green onions and enjoy!
Notes:
* you can substitute ground turkey or ground chicken, just add 1 tbsp of vegetable oil to add moisture while browning the meet
* the sriracha mayonnaise can be made ahead, covered and refrigerated
* leftover sriracha mayo can be covered and kept in the fridge for up to 3 days, it makes a great dip for sweet potato fries or spread on sandwiches and wraps
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