Comfort Food

One of my favorite things is comfort food. There is nothing like that home feeling after eating comfort food like mac and cheese, chicken pot pie, or mashed potatoes and gravy. Comfort food is simple but delicious. One of my favorite comfort food recipes is veggie country fried steak. Yes, I said veggie. For this recipe, I'm using veggie burgers. I know you may have some doubt with this, but I guarantee you won't even miss the meat. Whip up some white pepper gravy, fresh or boxed mashed potatoes and some garlic green beans and you'll have a complete meal.

Veggie Country Fried Steak

Ingredients:

Morning Star Original Veggie Burgers (4 patties)
1/2 cup all purpose white flour
1/4 cup milk
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of pepper
1 tablespoon of butter

What to do:

1. Defrost veggie burgers
2. whisk milk and flour together until no lumps
3. Add salt and pepper to batter
4. Dip veggie burgers in batter
5. Dip battered veggie burger in bread crumbs
6. Heat butter in frying pan
7. After butter is melted, add veggie burger to pan
8. After each side is browned, remove and add to plate with paper towel

White Pepper Gravy

Ingredients:
1 cup of all purpose white flour
1/4 cup of butter
1 cup of milk
2 teaspoons of salt
1 tablespoon of pepper


What to do:
1. Melt butter in nonstick pot
2. Add flour
3. Whisk in milk
4. Add salt and pepper
5. Whisk until no lumps

Alternative: Lily White Pepper Gravy

Garlic Green Beans

Ingredients:
1 frozen bag of french cut green beans
2 tablespoons of butter
2 tablespoons of chopped garlic
salt and pepper to taste

What to do:

1. Add butter to non stick pot and melt butter
2. Add garlic and sautee for a minute
3. Add green beans
4. Add salt and pepper

Alternative: Canned Green Beans

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