Quinoa burgers and sweet potato fries

I don't know WHY this picture turned out the way it did-quinoa burgers look more appealing than this :) Click on the link below to see a delicious looking quinoa burger :)

Tim and I have been trying to eat healthy; however, this normally includes me sneaking healthy foods into our dinners. Tim's parents didn't really have any fruits/vegetables at meals besides corn. When Tim and I first started dating, it was super difficult to try and make meals because he was super picky and wouldn't try anything new. Well, I'm proud to say, I've changed him. He doesn't eat carrots raw or anything, but he'll eat pretty much anything I make now. I've just "hidden" the vegetables. Chicken pot pie, shepherd's pie, chicken noodle soup, chili and lasagna (with added veggies)…etc., he'll eat it all. And these quinoa burgers? I'm happy to say, yes he ate not only one, but TWO! I love quinoa, not only because it's good for you, but because it has such a unique taste/crunch to it. This recipe has some interesting ingredients in it that you wouldn't think would go together, but they do.

On top of our quinoa burgers, we had sour cream. I actually even tried cottage cheese on top (besides what was in the recipe), and that tasted pretty good too. Tim wanted more flavoring, so he added some ranch dressing. I also made homemade buns that were AWESOME!

I wasn't sure what to eat with the quinoa burgers but finally decided on Alexia Foods, spicy sweet potato fries. Tim and I have been trying to find good sweet potato fries; however, we were disappointed again. They were OKAY, but nothing special. We'll keep looking and let you know if we find the right one :) By the way, we have tried their onion rings, and those were good (besides the ones I burnt), so if you like sweet potato fries, try these; maybe you'll like them more than we did :)

You can get the recipe I used for the burgers HERE. I used the carrots in this recipes; however, I have used zucchini in the past, and it tastes great! I didn't use normal quinoa in my recipe, I used (can't remember the brand) a spicier quinoa with black beans. It just added an extra kick to it that tasted great. You will not be disappointed by this recipe.