The Kitchen's 5-Year Anniversary: A Celebration of Healthy Cooking and Veggie-Loving Recipes

As we celebrate our kitchen's 5-year anniversary, we take a moment to reflect on how far we've come. It all started when I was just 22 years old, eager to share my passion for healthy cooking with the world. Our first episode featured a creamy kale and egg dish that was both delicious and nutritious. Little did I know that this would be the beginning of an incredible journey.

Over the past five years, we've experimented with countless recipes, ingredients, and cooking techniques. We've explored the world of veggie burgers, and today we're excited to share one of our favorite recipes with you: a veggie burger with a twist. This recipe features a combination of sautéed veggies, black beans, and beef, all held together by a creamy sauce.

As we add the veggies to the pan, we'll also sprinkle some chili powder, garlic powder, and cumin for added flavor. Let's bloom those spices to release their aromas and bring out the best in our dish. We're using a combination of bread crumbs and no breadcrumbs at all – it's all about experimentation and finding the perfect balance.

Now that our veggies are tender, we'll add some beans and pulse them into the mixture for added texture and flavor. The result is a veggie burger that's both healthy and satisfying. To bring out the beef flavor, we'll add a splash of Worcestershire sauce – trust us, it makes all the difference.

As we build our burgers, we can't help but think about the most popular vegetables in America. According to our research, broccoli takes the top spot, followed closely by corn and carrots. We love broccoli for its health benefits and versatility in recipes like this one.

But enough about veggies – let's talk about burgers! Our veggie burger features a combination of black beans, beef, and creamy sauce. It's a game-changer, if we do say so ourselves. And the best part? You can customize it to your liking with toppings like tomatoes, avocado, and bacon (for those who dare).

As we cook our burgers in the same skillet where we sautéed our veggies earlier, the aroma fills the kitchen, making everyone's stomach growl with anticipation. We're using a homemade ranch dressing recipe that's perfect for dipping our burgers – it's made with Greek yogurt, and you can find the full recipe on our website.

As we take our first bites of this incredible veggie burger, we're reminded why we started cooking healthy recipes in the first place: to share the joy of nourishing food with others. And that's exactly what this recipe is all about – a delicious, nutritious meal that's perfect for any occasion.

So go ahead, get creative in the kitchen, and don't be afraid to experiment with new ingredients and flavors. That's what cooking is all about, after all. Happy cooking, everyone!

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little soggy in your burger and here's some veggies after they've cooked a couple minutes going to add to that some chili powder some garlic powder and some cumin and let's just Bloom those for just you know with the instead of bread crumbs too I mean you're getting fi in there yeah so you just stir that in it doesn't need long and then I'm going to transfer it right on over to my meat there we go put it right in there so these double Your Capacity right eily lot yeah I like a stretch plus this is kind of like I love a stretch before you go all veggie you know just tiptoe just tiptoe a little bit Yeah Teeter the line speak speaking of vegie add keeps it moist speaking of Veggie in America what is the most popular vegetable this is a tough one onion uh onion what do you say Katie most popular vegetable vegetable a potato I'm going to say broccoli you got us on that one broccoli wins for 10 points followed by corn followed by carrots carrots I was going to say carrots has got to be very interesting broccoli a very healthy I love so uh Hey gang believe it or not today marks the kitchen's 5year anniversary Prem so congrat five years the heart of every home is in the kitchen so welcome to ours I mean I was what I was just 22 I was just a young remember the first episode I made something kind of healthy that was creamy kale and egg yeah all right so let's add to this some beans and a pulse those a couple times not into a past just a pulse and EG to hold it all together it's almost a veggie burger yeah backwards with a little beef right sauce now waser sauce really amps up that beef flavor some salt goes in and some pepper all right let's build these Burgers now what do you want with the tomatoes how can um the tomatoes just need sliced up all right so just get in there mix it all together it's a first veg burger Sor this makes a great meatloaf just form this into a meatloaf or you can do the burgers great way to get your kids to eat a little bit more veg all right make these into patties just like that and then I'm going to do them in the same Skillet that I sauteed those veggies all right I'm going to wash my hands I'll cook up the rest of these Burgers later are you guys into veggie burgers you know what this is the first time I've seen a veggie burger cooking and I'm like I want a bite of that usually there's like no excitement to it I've never eaten a vegetable Burger really never you've never had a veggie burger well this doesn't count it has beef in it okay they good I just haven't you know I've got homemade ranch dressing this recipe is on foodnetwork.com it's my homemade ranch and you can make it with Greek yogurt for even I was going to say I hope you are y it is the healthy show that's right okay let's build this burger let's see oh there's my spatula about three minutes per side okay sunny yes you're going to get to try this since you helped me so nicely me the salt I like a little salt on my avocado and tomato brings it up brings it up brings it to life you know get sets the alarm vegetables around girl thank you put a little bit of tomato on there some bacon yeah big old piece of bacon crispy bacon but that would be probably that would be a foul healthy see right now I want to add a whole lot more fat to this pan to really get it sizzling this is the healthy show so this is what would Katie eat you're really resisting I'm very proud of you Sunny yeah sometimes I just check out her Instagram feed just to see what I should be doing this week you know like is it a is look at that make a couple more I'll have mine with cheese please okay cheese is bad look at get in there look at that back Dro though that backr that is a nice c yeah man come on get out of the way K drip drip oh I knew that this was going to be a just a mess I knew it look at there it is for a big old bite you know what I love about this I love a black bean burger but I've never had a black bean burger that also had the burger do you know what I'm saying the vegetables in here create texture as well as the little bit of beef that she added in here it's seasoned properly and I got to tell you if you're not into like broccoli and carrots and all the goodness over here negligible flavor right like you you don't really taste it it's all about the black beans and the beef and the ranch over the top fresh tomatoes and your California lifestyle with that Avocado now Katie you kicking it's delicious you have gotten try itI'm making beef bean and veggie burgers okay I'm in I'm in yeah this this is really delicious so I'm using some lean ground beef here and uh the food processor has been my favorite tool um if you can put that back on oh yeah no problem yeah all right so we're going to put oats into the food processor and if you will pulse those up for me so instead of using breadcrumbs use oats and just put them in your food processor pulse them up till they get to a breadcrumb con consistency now also in the food processor I've had broccoli and carrots and I gave my black beans a couple of pulses so I'm going to start off here in the pan and I'm putting my broccoli in my carrots um yeah you can put it right in there with the meat my carrots my onions and I've got some jalapenos cuz I like a little kick and spicy foods are actually really good for your metabolism it helps speed things up so you just want to cook this until the water comes out of it otherwise they get a little soggy in your burger and here's some veggies after they've cooked a couple minutes going to add to that some chili powder some garlic powder and some cumin and let's just Bloom those for just you know with the instead of bread crumbs too I mean you're getting fi in there yeah so you just stir that in it doesn't need long and then I'm going to transfer it right on over to my meat there we go put it right in there so these double Your Capacity right eily lot yeah I like a stretch plus this is kind of like I love a stretch before you go all veggie you know just tiptoe just tiptoe a little bit Yeah Teeter the line speak speaking of vegie add keeps it moist speaking of Veggie in America what is the most popular vegetable this is a tough one onion uh onion what do you say Katie most popular vegetable vegetable a potato I'm going to say broccoli you got us on that one broccoli wins for 10 points followed by corn followed by carrots carrots I was going to say carrots has got to be very interesting broccoli a very healthy I love so uh Hey gang believe it or not today marks the kitchen's 5year anniversary Prem so congrat five years the heart of every home is in the kitchen so welcome to ours I mean I was what I was just 22 I was just a young remember the first episode I made something kind of healthy that was creamy kale and egg yeah all right so let's add to this some beans and a pulse those a couple times not into a past just a pulse and EG to hold it all together it's almost a veggie burger yeah backwards with a little beef right sauce now waser sauce really amps up that beef flavor some salt goes in and some pepper all right let's build these Burgers now what do you want with the tomatoes how can um the tomatoes just need sliced up all right so just get in there mix it all together it's a first veg burger Sor this makes a great meatloaf just form this into a meatloaf or you can do the burgers great way to get your kids to eat a little bit more veg all right make these into patties just like that and then I'm going to do them in the same Skillet that I sauteed those veggies all right I'm going to wash my hands I'll cook up the rest of these Burgers later are you guys into veggie burgers you know what this is the first time I've seen a veggie burger cooking and I'm like I want a bite of that usually there's like no excitement to it I've never eaten a vegetable Burger really never you've never had a veggie burger well this doesn't count it has beef in it okay they good I just haven't you know I've got homemade ranch dressing this recipe is on foodnetwork.com it's my homemade ranch and you can make it with Greek yogurt for even I was going to say I hope you are y it is the healthy show that's right okay let's build this burger let's see oh there's my spatula about three minutes per side okay sunny yes you're going to get to try this since you helped me so nicely me the salt I like a little salt on my avocado and tomato brings it up brings it up brings it to life you know get sets the alarm vegetables around girl thank you put a little bit of tomato on there some bacon yeah big old piece of bacon crispy bacon but that would be probably that would be a foul healthy see right now I want to add a whole lot more fat to this pan to really get it sizzling this is the healthy show so this is what would Katie eat you're really resisting I'm very proud of you Sunny yeah sometimes I just check out her Instagram feed just to see what I should be doing this week you know like is it a is look at that make a couple more I'll have mine with cheese please okay cheese is bad look at get in there look at that back Dro though that backr that is a nice c yeah man come on get out of the way K drip drip oh I knew that this was going to be a just a mess I knew it look at there it is for a big old bite you know what I love about this I love a black bean burger but I've never had a black bean burger that also had the burger do you know what I'm saying the vegetables in here create texture as well as the little bit of beef that she added in here it's seasoned properly and I got to tell you if you're not into like broccoli and carrots and all the goodness over here negligible flavor right like you you don't really taste it it's all about the black beans and the beef and the ranch over the top fresh tomatoes and your California lifestyle with that Avocado now Katie you kicking it's delicious you have gotten try it\n"