Use what ya mama gave ya

I'm pretty big on using whatever I have available in the fridge to cook and supplementing from the store as needed - I usually try and hit up Trader Joe's once a month for big time shop and then I'll hit it and quit it a couple times in between as needed. 

Today, a rainy spring day, I thought I was in the mood for some Natch-os. However I didn't have any supplies at home and shopping for all of that didn't really appeal to me. I was chatting with a friend who was talking about burgers for dinner and that sounded good. Typically I don't eat much in the evenings, but today I'm tired and hungry and need some comfort food. Plus I had 2 Buffalo Burger patties in the fridge - score! I picked up a teeny tiny head of boston lettuce, some grape tomatoes, and a small red onion. Call it a dinner!

I made the burger on a regular pan - since it's buffalo I feel it's better not to grill it and lose the juice - it's already lower in fat. After the burgers were done I threw on some sliced red onion to caramelize. In the meantime, I washed the lettuce and cut up some grape tomatoes for salad. I toasted two 80 calorie (not reduced calorie) mini rolls to serve as the bun. 15 minutes later I'm chowing down on a fabulous burger with fixin's a nice salad with a balsamic vinegrette, and a glass of Leffe Blond. 

The second burger and remainder of lettuce and onions I prepped for lunch tomorrow - I mean you can't really argue with a filling homemade meal that's less than 500 calories. As a bonus I'm baking a couple of cookies (pre-frozen dough) for desert now and snack tomorrow!