Cheeseburger and Chickpea Casserole: A Hybrid Two Dish Meal For Vegetarians and Meat Eaters

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Season 2, Episode 17: Cheeseburger and Chickpea Casseroles: A Hybrid Recipe Two Dish Meal For Vegetarians and Meat Eaters. This delicious savory meal is perfect for something hearty when you are looking to feed both vegetarians and meat-eaters. This meal prep feeds two diets!  I love this dish, especially for fall, because it's integral with a cozy feel good warm comfort foods vibe. You can get protein whether you are a vegetarian or someone who eat meat with this combo dish recipe. Family recipes: make two dishes from one recipe! This particular version of the family meal recipe creates 2/3 of the meal as containing meat, and 1/3 meatless. Modify this to fit your needs. #hybridrecipe #vegetarian #mealprep #recipes #cooking #familymeals #casserole

Ingredients:
20-24 slices of whole wheat bread (I like 100% whole wheat bread) (divided, number varies with bread slice size and pan size)
4 1/2 c. shredded mild cheddar cheese (divided)
1 1/2 c. chopped onion
1 c. chopped celery
1 1/2 c. ketchup
1/2 cu. mustard
1 tbsp olive oil
4 1/2 c. skim milk (divided into 3 cups and 1 1/4 c.)
1 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
6 eggs (divided into 4 and 2)
2 sticks of butter
10 oz. chickpeas in sauce (any flavor)
Ketchup and mustard to drizzle on top as desired.

Instructions:
1. Brown ground beef. Set aside.
2. Cook onion and celery in olive oil until tender.
3. Combine cooked veggies with ketchup, wet mustard, dry mustard, salt, pepper to make a sauce. Stir well. Set aside.
3. Grease pans with cooking spray:
4. Toast and butter all slices of bread.
5. Line pans (13x10 for meat portion, 11.5 x2--a 2 Qt. pan) with buttered toast, cut slices in half as needed to cover the full pan.
6. Spread a spoonful of ketchup/mustard sauce on each slice of bread.
7. Spread half the ground beef across the slices in the designated meat pan, and half the chickpea in sauce over slices in the vegetarian designated pan.
8. Sprinkle some cheese evenly over both pans, reserving half for the next sprinkling.
9. Re-layer each pan with slices of buttered toast.
10. Spread a spoonful of the ketchup and mustard across each slice of toast.
11. Spread remaining ground beef to meat pan and remaining chickpeas in sauce to the meatless pan.
12. Sprinkle both pans evenly with shredded cheese.
13. In separate bowls, prepare the eggs and milk mixtures. For the larger meat pan, add four eggs to 3 c. of skim milk and whisk to scramble. For the meatless pan, in a separate bowl, combine 2 eggs and 1 1 /4 c. skim milk and whisk.
14. Pour the appropriate egg mixtures over the correct pans, ensuring you pour evenly and cover the bread in all spots to wet it.
15. How to cook: 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
16. Serve with a garnish of ketchup and/or mustard drizzle, as desired.

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