Italian Chicken Burgers

Skip the drive thru and try something new on burger night - tender ground chicken breast with savory Italian seasonings, grilled and topped with zesty homemade pizza sauce and two cheeses. It's fast, delicious, and healthy - and it's Thrive!

 1lb Ground Chicken
1T Thrive Freeze Dried Onions
1T Thrice Freeze Dried Celery
1/2t Garlic Powder
1/4t Salt
4T Homemade Pizza Sauce
4 Hamburger Buns
Mozzarella Cheese
Parmesan Cheese

Combine ground chicken, onions, celery and seasonings. Form into 4 patties and pan fry or grill until cooked through. Top each patty with 1T pizza sauce and desired amount of mozzarella cheese. Serve on buns sprinkled with parmesan cheese.

Bacon and Egg Salad Sandwiches

Thrive Whole Egg Powder makes these sandwiches a low fat alternative to the original version, without giving up the flavor you love. Feel free to add your favorite seasonings, or try something new like curry powder!

3/4c Thrive Whole Egg Powder
1c Water
1/4c Thrive Chopped Onions
1/4c Thrive Celery
2T Thrive Carrot Dices
4 Slices Cooked Bacon, Crumbled
1/2c Light Mayo
2T Relish
Salt and Pepper
8 Slices Bread

Whisk together egg powder and water until smooth. Microwave in 1 minute increments, stirring occasionally, until the eggs are cooked through. Fluff with a fork and set aside.

In a small saucepan, simmer onions, celery and carrots until soft (about 10 minutes). Drain well and add to eggs. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or until chilled. Add bacon, mayo and relish to egg mixture and stir until well combined. Season with salt and pepper. Makes 4 sandwiches.

Spaghetti Pie

1/2c Thrive Tomato Powder
1T Thrive Freeze Dried Onions
1T Thrive Carrot Dices
1T Thrive Freeze Dried Celery
1T Thrive Red & Green Bell Peppers
1/2t Garlic Powder
1T Italian Seasonings
1/2t Thrive White Sugar
2c Hot Water
1/2lb Spaghetti
1c Thrive Freeze Dried Ground Beef, rehydrated
1 Recipe Homemade Ricotta
1 1/2c Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided
1/2c Grated Parmesan Cheese, divided

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine tomato powder, onions, carrots, celery, peppers, garlic, Italian seasonings, sugar and water. Stir well. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until sauce has thickened.

 Sauce Ingredients

Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions; drain. In a large mixing bowl, combine pasta, rehydrated ground beef, ricotta cheese, 3/4c mozzarella and 1/4c parmesan. Pour into greased pie plate. Top with marinara sauce, remaining 3/4c mozzarella and 1/4c parmesan. Bake uncovered for 25 minutes or until cheese is bubbly. Serve hot with crusty garlic bread.

Three Minute Split Pea Soup

Before you go to work tomorrow morning, spend three minutes making dinner. Seriously - three minutes* will give your family a hot, nutritious meal to look forward to when they come home. You would spend longer than that sitting in the drive through at your favorite local greasy burger joint.

1c Thrive Split Peas
1T Thrive Chopped Onions
1T Thrive Carrot Dices
1T Thrive Ham TVP
3c Water

Put everything in the crock pot. Plug it in. Turn it on to low. Put the lid on and walk away. Come back 8 hours later, give it a little stir and taste it. What does it need? A little salt, maybe, or a few grinds of fresh black pepper. I like to add a dash of garlic powder. Serves 4.

*This soup will take three minutes as long as you don't have to wash your crock pot, look through seven drawers to find your measuring spoons or wait for your next Q shipment because you are out of onions.