Meal Occasion: Winter

Blended Beef & Mushroom Burger

  • 500g ground beef
  • 1/3 Cup breadcrumbs
  • 1/2 Cup mushrooms chopped into small pieces
  • 1/4 Cup chopped onions
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 1/2 Teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 Teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 onion sliced
  • 1 Sliced tomato
  • 4 slices of cheese
  • 4 Bread Rolls
  • Condiment of choice!
  1. Mix together ground beef, bread crumbs, mushrooms, chopped onions, egg, salt and pepper in a bowl until combined.
  2. Shape the mixture into 4 equal-sized patties.
  3. Fry the patties in a skillet or on the BBQ approx. 5 minutes per side or until the burger is cooked through.
  4. Meanwhile cut open bread rolls with ingredients ready for layering.
  5. When patties are cooked, layer all ingredients, condiment of choice and serve hot!

Mushroom Gravy!

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 100g button mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 1 clove garlic crushed
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons plain flour
  • 1 1/4 cups (310ml) Massel beef stock
  1. Heat oil in a medium frying pan over medium heat. Add mushrooms and garlic. Cook, stirring for 3 minutes or until lightly browned. Add flour. Cook, stirring for 1 minute.
  2. Slowly add stock, 1/4 cup at a time, stirring constantly to prevent lumps forming. Cook, stirring for 3 minutes or until sauce boils and thickens. Season with salt and pepper. Adjust liquid quantity to achieve the consistency you require.

A flavoursome addition to your family roast or steak!

Mushroom Skewers with Haloumi & Rosemary

  • 200g cup mushrooms, halved
  • 1 large bunch rosemary or bamboo skewers
  • 200g of halloumi cheese
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped thyme leaves
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  1. Cut the halloumi into cubes, almost the same size of mushrooms.
  2. Strip and save the leaves from the rosemary sprig, leaving a few at the top. Approx. 6 rosemary or bamboo skewers are needed.
  3. Thread skewers alternating mushroom & halloumi cube
  4. Whisk together lemon juice, olive oil and thyme. Season with salt & pepper. Pour over skewers and marinate for up to 30 minutes.
  5. Meanwhile heat frying pan or BBQ (medium heat). Cook the mushroom skewers for 4-5 minutes each side or until golden and cooked.
  6. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  7. Serve with a delicious salad of your choice!

Mushroom Sauce – add to Steak or Pasta!

  • 2 tablespoons of butter
  • salt
  • 180g fresh mushrooms thinly sliced
  • 250g of cooking cream
  1. Put a non-stick skillet over high heat, once the skillet is hot, add butter then add the mushrooms and sauté until golden brown and set aside.
  2. In the same skillet with the mushroom juices, add the other spoon of butter and let it melt.
  3. Add the cream and reduce until the consistency wanted.
  4. Add salt and pepper to taste and add back the mushrooms for another minute or two.
  5. Garnish with parsley.

Creamy Chicken & Mushroom!

  • 1 brown onion sliced thin
  • 6-8 pieces of chicken fillets (breast or thigh) approx. 700g
  • Small bottle of cream (light, lactose free etc) large bottle if you want it creamier
  • 200g Swiss Brown mushrooms or White Cup Mushrooms (Sliced)
  • Butter
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Sage (optional)
  1. Medium frypan on medium heat, melt butter, add sliced onion and sauté lightly. Add chicken breast one piece at a time not to reduce heat too much sprinkling a little sage.
  2. Cook chicken through until lightly browned on each side.
  3. Add cream, mushrooms & salt and pepper to taste., cover and simmer for approx. 10 mins until cooked through.
  4. Serve with steamed green beans or garden salad (and a little bread on the side to soak up cream) BOOM!

Mushroom Quesadilla!

  • 350g chicken, beef or pork mince
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • Salt
  • 200g fresh mushrooms sliced
  • ⅓ cup green onions diced
  • 2 cups Tasty or Cheddar grated cheese
  • 4 large tortillas
  1. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in pan over high heat; Add meat until cooked through. Set meat aside on a plate. Salt to taste.
  2. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the pan. Add onions and mushrooms, stir fry until cooked through. Add meat mixture to combine all the flavours, then set aside.
  3. To assemble quesadillas sprinkle ¼ cup of cheese over half of each tortilla. Top each tortilla with meat and mushroom mixture then sprinkle each again with ¼ cup of the remaining cheese. Fold tortilla in half pressing gently.
  4. Heat sandwich press adding 1 teaspoon of oil. Once hot, place the folded tortilla on the press for approximately 2 minutes or until golden. Repeat the process with each tortilla.
  5. Cut quesadillas into wedges and serve.