Mushroom Burger Bowl

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork can be cheaper.

brown rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: white rice

Quinoa offers more protein, while white rice is often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil is healthier; canola is often more affordable.

Turn on the pan and heat it up.

Drizzle olive oil on the gills of the mushrooms.

Season mushrooms with salt and freshly cracked pepper.

Place mushrooms gill side down in the pan and sear for 1-2 minutes.

Cover with a lid to steam the mushrooms slightly.

In a bowl, mix tomato sauce, American-style mustard, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, sweet paprika, and about 1 cup of mayonnaise.

Finely chop some onion and pickles, adding them to the sauce mixture.

Taste the sauce to check seasoning.

Turn the mushrooms over and add a tiny splash of water, then cover to steam for 2-3 minutes.

Finely shred iceberg lettuce for the bowl base.

Check the mushrooms, turn them again, and add American-style cheese on top to melt.

Build the bowl with a base of lettuce, cherry tomatoes, and pickles.

Cut the mushrooms into big chunks and place them on the bowl.

Drizzle the burger sauce over the top.

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