Pantry Challenge: Day 2

Day 2 of the pantry challenge = SUCCESS

On the menu today was Salisbury steak with mushroom gravy. I had all the ingredients on hand except the beef stock (which I bought at the store this week, seeing as it is a pantry essential that I just happened to be out of) Also the recipe calls for fresh mushrooms but I had canned ones to use up.

1 lb. ground beef, turkey, lamb or pork
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
1 egg
salt and pepper
1 tsp. vegetable oil
1 med onion, chopped
8 oz. mushrooms
1/2 tsp. thyme
1 tbsp. flour
1 cup beef or chicken (use chicken broth if patties are turkey; otherwise beef)

In a bowl combine the meat, bread crumbs, egg, salt and pepper. Mix well and form in patties.
Heat the oil in large pan over medium heat. Add the patties and brown them on both sides (about 3 min)
Remove them from the pan.
Add the chopped onion to the pan and cook stirring for 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and thyme. Cook another 3-5 minutes. Sprinkle in the flour and stir well, then add the broth. Cook, stirring constantly to eliminate lumps, until sauce starts simmering and begins to thicken.
Return patties to pan, nestling them into the sauce amid the mushrooms.
Reduce heat to low, cover the pan and simmer for 15-20 minutes.

I also made some mashed potatoes (used up the remaining potatoes in my pantry-YAY!) to go with all the yummy gravy, and we had some organic peas from the freezer.
Enjoy!