Stuffed Feta Burgers

2 lbs. lean ground beef (ground turkey would also work great)
Montreal Steak Seasoning (good amount!)
2-3 T. Worcestershire sauce
1 t. garlic powder
2 t. dried parsley
1 egg
1/4 c. breadcrumbs
Large chunk of feta cheese (I prefer the Greek Feta that is sold at Costco in a large square block--it is softer and has better flavor. Feta freezes well if you won't use up the whole package).
1 package hamburger buns (or homemade) Brush each side with a little olive oil or butter and broil for 30 seconds to a minute until golden brown.

Mix all together (minus the feta) and form half of the mixture into 7 patties. Put a large chunk of feta cheese on top of each half of the patties. Put the remaining beef mixture flattened on top of each patty, covering the feta cheese. Grill burgers until cooked through on the grill (dust off the snow on your outdoor grill, it will be worth the effort to have the yummy charcoal flavor!)

Serve burgers on a whole wheat bun with lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumber sauce (below):

Cucumber Sauce (this is what makes these burgers)
1/4-1/3 c. mayonnaise (not low fat, you don't want a sweet flavor--sorry!)
1/4 c. sour cream
2 t. dried dill weed
1/2 t. garlic salt
Dash of lemon juice
1 small cucumber, peeled and shredded
Ground pepper
1/2 t. parsley
Salt to taste (it should be salty and tangy with the lemon juice)

Mix together and chill until ready to serve with burgers.

Enjoy!

Shawn's Favorite Stroganoff

1 lb. ground beef or steaks cubed
1 large can cream of mushroom soup *or*
1 can cream of mush soup and 1 can crm of chicken soup
1 c sour cream
1 can sliced mushrooms, or a cup of fresh ones
garlic salt
dried onions
Worchestershire Sauce

Cook the meat in a large pan, season with garlic salt and onions. Add the cream of mushroom soup, the sour cream, and the mushrooms. Season with the worchestershire sauce- let it cook for 5 minutes until slightly bubbly. Taste- see if you want to add more garlic salt, onions or worch. sauce. I don't measure with these- I just season until it tastes good to me.

Simmer for maybe 5 more minutes once you have it seasoned to your liking- cook for longer if you are using steak as it is tough unless you cook it long enough.

Serve over egg noodles.


Seriously- this is one of Shawn's favorites- he asks for it bi-monthly and somehow still isn't sick of it (although, sometimes I am...)