Recipe Roundup: Summer Edition {2}

I'm back today with the rest of the simple recipes that we've tried out since summer started including not one but two types of potato salad (remember - we never made it "homemade" until this summer) another crockpot entree with crock put hamburgers  and my very first pie - key lime!

Last week I shared the other recipes we've tried out including caprese garlic bread, cucumber appetizer bites and crockpot chicken caesar sandwiches.  If you missed those, you can find them here.

I was too busy eating/enjoying these recipes to take very many (or very good, for that matter) photos but I do have a few…

Sriracha Potato Salad
This was another contribution of mine to the Father's Day menu and out of the two potato salads - this one was definitely a bigger hit (the other one was still very tasty).  With sriracha seeming to be all the rage right now, it seemed perfect to try.  This was one of my finds on my summer eats list and I'm so glad we got it in.

Ingredients: 

3 pounds red potatoes

bacon bits

2.5 teaspoons white vinegar 

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 cup mayo

1/4 cup sour cream

1.5 teaspoon sriracha (could easily add more)

paprika to taste

+ cook potato chunks to your liking then once done/drained add salt, pepper and vinegar

+ allow potatoes a decent amount of time to cool down slightly

+ combine mayo, sour cream and sriracha then blend that mixture in

+ top with bacon

Loaded Potato Salad 
Another twist of the plain ole regular (but perfectly delicious) potato salad - this time adding in some delicious favorites - cheese and bacon.  The photo below was before the bacon was added on and before it was really mixed together.  We enjoyed this as a special treat for Fourth of July instead of a plain batch.

Ingredients:

five pound bag regular potatoes 

1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup mayo

bacon bits

1 small onion

cheddar cheese - shredded

salt and pepper to taste 

+ cook potato chunks to your liking then once done/drained add salt, pepper and vinegar

+ allow potatoes a decent amount of time to cool down slightly

+ mix mayo/sour cream together and blend in then blend in the onion, cheese and bacon

*I didn't quite use the whole bag and if it's for a group of four or less than I'd definitely cut the recipe in half*

Crockpot Hamburgers
This is one of our new favorite "summer" entrees.  I was starting to get a little tired of how much meat came on the burgers we would cook on the grill.  We tried out turkey burgers and LOVED them but found this alternative and decided to give it a go.  It's a great way to enjoy the burger but enjoy less meat.  It's also tasty having the cheese mixed right in with the beef.

Ingredients:

two pounds ground beef

8 oz. velveeta

onion/garlic powders

burger buns and toppings

+ brown ground beef and cut velveeta into cubs then combine in the crockpot with your desired amount of onion/garlic powders

+ heat on low for 1-2 hours or until you think ready for serving (depending on your timing - you could rush these to get them done earlier with some extra stirring/mixing

+ serve with buns and toppings like usually and enjoy.

Key Lime Pie
For Father's Day I really wanted to make Steve a key lime pie because it's his favorite dessert.  With it being my first pie (ever) I wanted to try out something simple… Just in case.  I found a recipe for a four ingredient pie and I was sold!  Everyone was shocked to hear there were only four ingredients involved because it tasted so good.

Ingredients:

premade graham cracker pie crust

two 14 oz. cans sweetened condensed milk

1/2 cup sour cream

3/4 cup lime juice

whipped cream for garnish

*optional: 1 table spoon grated lime zest

+ mix condensed milk, lime juice and sour cream and whisk thoroughly until blended

+ pour mixture into the graham cracker crust

+ bake at 350 degrees for 5-15 minutes but don't over bake

+ chill for at least two hours before serving, top with whipped cream

*the original recipe called to heat the pie for 5-8 minutes or until tiny pinhole bubbles start appearing on the top layer but mine took about 15 minutes to bake to explain the wide window of baking time above*

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