Island Burger Rice

Gluten Free, Soy free, Nut Free, Low Dairy

In trying to find variety with my rice dishes I came up with this recipe.  It is similar to a hawaiian haystack but with hamburger gravy.  To add some health, there are some beans masked in this recipe.

Cooked rice
1 lb ground beef
1 TBS garlic, minced (or 1 and 1/2 tsp dehydrated)
1 large onion, diced (1/3 cup dehydrated)
1-15 oz can beans, drained and rinsed (red or pinto)
2 cup milk alternative (goats milk) or water
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 TBS beef bullion
1 TBS balsamic vinegar
1 can pineapple, drained
1 can Olives, sliced
Parmesan Cheese (optional)

Cook Riced
Heat medium sauce pan over medium high heat.  Add raw meat, garlic and onions.  Cook until no pink.  Dump into colander and rinse with hot water. 
Meanwhile, add beans (remember drained) milk alternative, turmeric, beef bullion, balsamic vinegar. Blend until smooth.  Add to hot skillet while meat is draining.   Cook a minute before adding beef mixture.  Beans will thicken sauce.  Adjust seasonings to taste. Add salt and pepper.  Bring to simmer stirring frequently until warmed through and begins to thicken. 
Serve over warm rice, top with pineapple, olives and Parmesan Cheese.

Notes:
The bullion, garlic and onions help overpower the beans flavor.  Rinsing beans removes a great deal of the beany taste and salt.  The bullion and Parmesan in this dish makes up for the salt, so I typically just pepper mine.  Try adding more Parmesan if not salty enough, it will add some calcium with that salty savor.  The turmeric can be omitted, but i find it really enhances the flavor for the bullion and meat (it reminds me of packaged stuffing seasoning).  Beef bullion and balsamic vinegar are my go to combo to substitute for soy sauce or Worcestershire sauce in a recipe (the more bullion the better).

Breadless Sloppy Joe

Gluten Free, Soy free, Nut free, Dairy free

You could through this on a gluten-free bun, but it is delicious by itself.  I make this ahead and reheat for a quick protein.  Plus, no bun means you can have more baked steak fries.  Mmmm

1 lb lean ground beef
1 TBS dehydrated onions
1/2 garlic, minced dehydrated
1 TBS bell peppers, dehydrated
1 or 2-14 oz cans beans (black, red), drained and rinsed
1/2 cup vegetable or tomato juice
1 TBS vinegar (apple cider)
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 TBS yellow mustard

Brown ground beef with onions and garlic and bell peppers.  Once meat is browned, add rest of ingredients.  Cook until heated through.

Notes: 
BBQ sauce can replace the brown sugar, ketchup and vinegar.
Bell peppers are a must for this, and the mustard.
Tastes great with any chips

Gluten Free Blueberry Banana Muffins

Gluten Free, Soy free, Nut free, Low Dairy

Freeze to prevent crumbling.  Warm up on counter or microwave a few seconds.  Really a "quick bread," the bananas are the glue and sweet that hold this together.

Bake 350 degrees F
25 min
Yield 12 large or 24 (as seen above) regular muffins

3/4 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium)
3/4 cup + 2 T milk alternative (goats milk)
1 tsp vinegar
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup canola oil
3/4 cup brown rice flour
3/4 cup buckwheat flour
1/2 cup tapioca flour
5 TBS or less brown sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries

Preheat oven 350 and grease muffin tins with desired method (bottom and sides)
In medium to large glass measuring cup, mash bananas.  should measure 3/4 cup, adjust as needed.
Add to large mixing bowl and combine wet ingredients.  In separate medium bowl combine dry ingredients.  Add dry mixture to wet 1cup at a time, stirring until almost combined before adding more (helps it not be too heavy).  Gently fold in blueberries (don't release juices). Fill muffin tins 3/4 full for large or 1/2 full for regular. Bake until no longer doughy.  Remove from oven, cool in pain 5-8 min then loosen and place on cooling rack 15 min. 

Notes:

Buckwheat flour can be sub-ed for any medium weight flour or half brown rice flour and tapioca flour. You could combine all the wet in the glass measuring cup, then add gradually to dry.  Just make sure you scrape around the bottom and do not over mix, or might be stuck with a brick muffin. If using frozen blueberries, only thaw enough to separate berries but not juices.  When the juices are lost so is the sweetness and the flavor.
Notes:
I usually use the extra mashed bananas instead of the extra TBS or milk alternative.