Hidden Kraut Spinach Burgers and Roasted Veggies

Tonight I made hidden spinach and kraut burgers that were awesome! The blogger talks about paleo and AIP but I don't follow that. I don't even know what AIP is. So I did change a couple of the ingredients. I also didn't serve them on those butternut squash roll things but they do look good!

This is what I made:
2 pounds ground beef
2 handfuls spinach
~2 cups sauerkraut
3/4 cup milk
~1/3 cup breadcrumbs (I would've used a little more too but I ran out. Next time, I might just do oats)
onion powder
garlic powder
salt
parsley

Then I followed the instructions (blend spinach, sauerkraut, milk in blender til smooth. Dump in bowl, add spices. Mix. Add meat and breadcrumbs. Mix. Make patties and bake at 400 for 25 minutes).

The original poster got 5-6 patties out of this but those must've been HUGE because I made what I thought were huge and I still got 9.

I will also mention that the end result is not green! There are tiny flecks of green (that could be the parsley) and it leaks out a little green but if you don't tell anyone, there is no way they could guess that there is spinach and sauerkraut in there! I was truly amazed!!

I served this with roasted radishes and brussels sprouts. These turned out great too. I tossed with oil, seasoned with a little salt and thyme and then baked at 400 (because the burgers were 400) for 20ish minutes. I don't even normally like radishes but roasting them makes them so much better (and not spicy!).

The meal tonight was fantastic! I will definitely be making both of these dishes again and again!!

Kielbasa Sauerkraut Noodle Casserole

For dinner tonight, I made this recipe with a few changes. I've actually been making a lot of sauerkraut recipes lately because even though it isn't my favorite, we got 3 94 serving cans of it from Ruby's Pantry. That's a lot of servings! It does last a long long time but we have to eat it eventually. Besides, sauerkraut is actually good for you. Some people even put it on their list of "super foods".

So here are the modifications I made:

1 box of bow tie noodles (although the shape of noodle doesn't seem to matter)
4-5 cups of sauerkraut, drained
1/3 cup butter
1/3 cup flour
3 cups of milk
1 1/2 cups cheese (I wanted to use the cheddar but all I had was mozzarella)
2 tablespoons cream cheese
paprika
garlic powder
onion powder
couple squirts of mustard (I actually used this weird mustard relish stuff. The relish is very minimal but the flavor is there)
ring of Kielbasa

Then I followed the directions but since I had so many more noodles and sauerkraut, I used a 5 qt casserole dish. I also added the spices to the cheese sauce, when the cheese was starting to melt. I was very generous in adding the seasonings also, because some of the commentators from the original said it was a little bland.

I thought it still needed something (salt? I never add salt to my cooking it seems) but David rated this a 9 or 10. I also wonder how much of a difference the cheddar cheese would have made. I'll definitely make it again though and this is a very reasonable way to eat sauerkraut, even if you don't like sauerkraut!