Do you ever have one of those days that you feel like you squished multiple days into a single day? And you look back on your very first thing you knocked off your list and it seems like ages ago? Today was one of those days. It started with waking up in Florida, returning a rental car, and heading to the airport and ended with cleaning out cabinets in Austin, a mini trip to Fresh Plus, a 4-mile Shoal Creek trek with Skylar, and a fancy little dinner. The stuff that happened in between went something like work, work, work, wondering how I could be so homesick after 5 days at home, work.
When I was cleaning out the cabinets {homesick therapy}, I found a tube of polenta that served as inspiration for dinner. And then the thought progression continued like so: burgers -> arugula & spinach -> mushrooms & onions.
I put my oven to work by simultaneously sautéing, grill-panning, and broiling. And when everything was cooked to perfection, I assembled the mini towers of goodness and served to Skylar and Max.
I liked changing up a plain old meat/veggie combo with the texture of polenta. And I totally dug the addition of greens and sautéed veggies, but a classic topping of lettuce, tomato, pickle, and onion would be equally as delicious.
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Polenta Sliders
By Published: July 8, 2014
- Yield: 6 sliders (3 Servings)
Do you ever have one of those days that you feel like you squished multiple days into a single day? And you look back on your very …
Ingredients
- 1 18 ounce tube polenta sliced into (6) 1/2
- coconut oil cooking spray
- 1 pound grass-fed ground beef
- 1/2 cup shredded zucchini
- 1 egg
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare desired toppings and set aside.
- Place a cast iron grill pan over medium high heat.
- In a small bowl, mix ground beef, shredded zucchini, egg, salt and pepper until all of the ingredients are evenly distributed.
- Separate beef mixture into 6 small patties.
- Spray cast iron pan with coconut oil and carefully place each patty on the pan.
- Cook for about 4 minutes on each side or until hamburger reaches the desired temperature.
- While the burgers are cooking, set broiler to high.
- Line a baking sheet or broiler pan with aluminum foil and spray with coconut oil cooking spray.
- Place polenta slices on baking sheet and spray again with coconut oil cooking spray.
- Broil on high for 7 to 10 minutes, until polenta is heated through and slightly browned.
- Assemble sliders and serve.
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