Did you know that adults should eat at least 48 grams of whole grains a day? And children (ages 4-13 years old) should eat nearly as much whole grain as an adult, with a recommended 40-48 grams a day? However, studies show that the majority of us don’t eat the recommended amount. I must admit that my family is one of those families not consuming the recommended amount of whole grains.
So, this week I created a new recipe Creamy Caesar Patty Melts… emphasis on the creamy and DELICIOUS! This quick and easy 5 ingredient recipe is perfect for lunch when you want something more grown up than a PB&J sandwich or when you are tired of leftovers.
To incorporate more whole grains into our day I used Nature’s Harvest® Honey Wheat Made with Whole Grain Bread, which contains at least 8 grams of whole grains per serving but doesn’t contain high fructose corn syrup or artificial flavors and colors.
Nature’s Harvest® bread is excited to launch the “Whole Grain Challenge” to encourage moms and families to incorporate 48 grams of whole grains into their diets every day. Find educational content on the Nature’s Harvest® website and Facebook page to help your family stay on track with the challenge. Go take the whole grain pledge on the Nature’s Harvest® Facebook page and automatically be entered into a weekly sweepstakes now until August 10th!
Creamy Caesar Patty Melts
Ingredients
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8 slices of Nature’s Harvest® Honey Wheat Made with Whole Grain Bread
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1 pound ground beef
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1/2 cup Caesar salad dressing
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8 slices of provolone cheese
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small pat of butter
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the ground beef and 1/4 a cup of your favorite Caesar salad dressing.
- Make 4 hamburger patties out of the beef mixture.
- Brown the patties in a large skillet until cooked through.
- Meanwhile, butter a large pan or griddle and heat it to a low temperature.
- Spread a thin layer of Caesar dressing on 4 slices of bread, lay the bread dressing side up on the heated griddle.
- Next on each of the 4 slices of bread, layer a slice of provolone cheese, the cooked patty, another slice of provolone, and a final slice of bread also spread with a thin layer of Caesar dressing to complete the sandwiches.
- Brown the sandwich until it is just toasted and the cheese is melting before flipping it to brown and melt the cheese on the other side.
- Serve hot and gooey!
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 3494Total Fat: 241gSaturated Fat: 86gCholesterol: 514mgSodium: 4713mgCarbohydrates: 180gSugar: 27gProtein: 146g
Creamy Caesar Patty Melts
Ingredients
- 8 slices of Nature’s Harvest® Honey Wheat Made with Whole Grain Bread
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 cup Caesar salad dressing
- 8 slices of provolone cheese
- small pat of butter
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the ground beef and 1/4 a cup of your favorite Caesar salad dressing.
- Make 4 hamburger patties out of the beef mixture.
- Brown the patties in a large skillet until cooked through.
- Meanwhile, butter a large pan or griddle and heat it to a low temperature.
- Spread a thin layer of Caesar dressing on 4 slices of bread, lay the bread dressing side up on the heated griddle.
- Next on each of the 4 slices of bread, layer a slice of provolone cheese, the cooked patty, another slice of provolone, and a final slice of bread also spread with a thin layer of Caesar dressing to complete the sandwiches.
- Brown the sandwich until it is just toasted and the cheese is melting before flipping it to brown and melt the cheese on the other side.
- Serve hot and gooey!
Nutrition Information:
Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 3494Total Fat: 241gSaturated Fat: 86gCholesterol: 514mgSodium: 4713mgCarbohydrates: 180gSugar: 27gProtein: 146g
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I buy this bread often. It’s one of the few made without high fructose corn syrup.
Those look delicious! I love Caesar dressing and never thought of using it this way.
I get whole grains through bread and cereal. My kids have food allergies so they don’t consume a lot of traditional grains like wheat. or anything with gluten.
I have no idea why it has never occurred to me to make patty melts at home! We love them at the Waffle House. We only buy whole grain breads which are so yummy! Great giveaway. Thanks for sharing.
This looks amazing!!!
Looks mouth watering delicious!
My family loves sandwiches with whole grain bread. Thanks so much for the fun giveaway and the yummy recipe. It’s perfect for back to school!
That looks like a great meal that my family would love. We would probably add a salad on the side.
I entered the giveaway! My family would eat this up really quickly, if I decided to share of course!
I haven’t had a patty melt in YEARS! And it is one of my favorite things. I have to make one for my son. I know he will love it!
Oh my goshhhhh I am starving and I literally want to eat 10 of these right now haha they look so good! Pinning for later 🙂
Officially putting this recipe on my meal plan for next week. Yummy!
I incorporate whole grains by eating whole wheat breads, pastas, oatmeal.
We eat 100% whole wheat bread every day, and eat whole grain cereals. We also eat brown rice, quonia, and whole wheat pasta.
This looks like a delicious family meal. It seems like it would be fairly easy to make too.
we eat whole grain cereal daily
I buy whole grain cereals and whole grain bread and I try to use whole wheat pasta.
We eat whole grain bread and cereal.
I love Nature’s Harvest Bread. I appreciate that I can have a sandwich without blowing my calories for the day. We are PB & J fiends so lots of those.
We incorporate whole grains by eating whole grain pasta dishes and whole grain bread for our sandwiches.
Honestly, I am really bad about incorporating grains but I am a big fan of honey wheat bread.
We eat whole grains throughout the day with bread and pasta
Peanut butter sandwiches of course!!!
Thanks!
I try to use whole grain bread and pasta for include more whole grains.
We eat whole grains pasta and bread!
I always serve whole grain cereals, whole wheat pasta and whole grain bread to my family.
At our house, whole grains are generally incorporated by the use of bread products. Sandwiches, bagels etc. are a mainstay.
i make sandwiches using whole grain bread
We eat whole grain bread, cereal, waffles, etc.
We buy whole grain breads.
I incorporate it via our bread choices 🙂
We have either whole grain bread or pasta.
eating whole grain pasta and breads
We usually have it at breakfast either in toast or muffins.
I only buy whole grain bread when making sandwiches for my family. In addition, I buy whole grain pasta to give my family healthier meals.
I incorporate whole grains by making most of our staples ourselves. I especially love sprouted whole grains!
I get my whole grains into our meals with cereals, breads, and pastas.
Rice, whole grain pasta, and bread!
Thanks for the chance to win this 🙂
We eat whole grain bread and rice
I use whole grain bread and pasta for our meals.
I only buy whole grain bread.
This sounds absolutely delish! My fiance and I only buy whole grains, and mixing the ground beef with caesar and provolone sounds absolutely yummy.
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We use whole grain bread, cereals and brown rice.
Sandwiches.
I use Alton Brown’s recipe for baked brown rice, which makes enough for 2 or 3 meals. It comes out perfect pretty much every time, and it’s a tasty way to get my family to eat whole grains. We like Nature’s Harvest bread, but can’t always find it at the store.
I like use whole grain wheat bread and white. bread. We also like cereals.
We use whole grain cereals and breads in our house!
I use whole wheat bread and pasta.
how family loves whole wheat bread we eat a lot of sandwiches and toast with whole wheat bread
We use whole grain bread.
We incorporate grains by having bread with every meal.
we eat whole grain bread.