Vegetarian Grill Night!

Yet another reason why I could never do the vegetarian thing.....I didn't want to miss out on burgers on the grill, steaks on the grill, basically anything on the grill! Nothing is better than food with grill marks on it. Yet, I was proven wrong once again. What is just as good as a grilled steak or burger you ask? Surprisingly, it's a grilled portabella mushroom!!!

I mean, it doesn't taste exactly the same....but it works!

Jeremy and I decided to have a grill night until we realized two things; we were eating vegetarian AND we left the grill at the Democratic Headquarters cookout. But we improvised and thought of using portabellas instead of meat, and the handy-dandy George Foreman instead of the outdoor grill.

The very best part of this meal was our butternut squash fries. While we were at the store Jeremy said "Hey, why don't we get a vegetable that we don't usually buy. Let's try something new." So we picked out a butternut squash. I cut it up into french fries and put some sea salt on them. I broiled them in the oven for 5 minutes, turned them over and broiled the other side for 5 minutes. THEY WERE AMAZING!!!!!! I think maybe our favorite thing we have cooked in a really long time. We made them again for lunch the next day along side veggie burgers.


It was a great end of summer meal and super super easy with literally very little cleanup. (Easy is my favorite) This isn't really a recipe, just an idea for something to make that doesn't include meat.

Cooking Instructions:
-place mushrooms on grill whole. Pour a small amount of balsamic vinegar over top.
-add salt and pepper and continue to grill until they look done. 5-10 minutes
-cut red, yellow, and orange (or whichever you like) peppers into large chunks and place on grill with salt and pep.
-cook sweet potatoes in oven.

Cooking for butternut Squash Fries:
-cut into french fry size
-sprinkle with sea salt
-let them "sweat" for 10 minutes
-broil in oven on a cookie sheet (each side for 5 minutes)


It's super simple but still a really delicious meal!!!

Enjoy!