Burgers with Butternut Squash and Onions

This was deeelicious! I enjoyed this every little bit. The butternut squash made a smooth and beautiful touch to the burgers. I could eat this up.

Of course, my dog was the major influence in change of my diet. I realized: why am I feeding my dog better than I eat? She is on raw based diet: eating animals as whole (fat, bone, etc), which is grounded and given raw (cooked is not as beneficial). It's her main meals, eating chicken, turkey, cow, lamb, pheasant, and sometimes buffalo. Since dogs are omnivores and scavengers, they eat whatever they can in between their hunts, so I have an approval list of vegetables posted in the kitchen, so when we have scraps, we pass them along to Bella.

Sometimes I suspect that Bella is a greenarie as well. She would drool after my salads, eat whatever vegetables I hand to her. My previous family dog was NOT a greenarie at all, he hated carrots and refused to eat anything that was not kibble or anything from animal.

After she dove for the whole spaghetti squash and chomped it whole once we left her alone in the house, we learned that she definitely loves vegetables and had to stow away all of the vegetables if we were to leave her home alone.

Anyway, in this case, we had left over squash spread, Bella lunged after it and licked the bowl clean. She gives a good rating which was constant licking.

Yes, I agree. it's so good!

MEAT LOVER: Slightly spicy, but good.
GREENARIE: nom nom!

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 Burgers with Butternut Squash and Onions
makes 5 burgers

Burger:
1 lb Italian Sausage (Mild or Sweet)
1 lb Ground beef
1/2 cup sweet onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup red bell pepper, finely chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
1 egg
Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper

Spread
1 small/medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded, cut in small chunks
1 Tablespoon Coconut Oil 
1 cup caramelized onions

Garnish
Large Lettuce leaves
1 roma tomato

1: Put coconut oil in large baking dish, and put in oven. Turn on heat to 400*
2: Chop the butternut squash, toss in the dish and mix a little, return to oven
3: Bake for 20 minutes or until soft, then let out to cool
4:While squash is cooking, mix beef and sausage in a large bowl until well combined
5: Add garlic, onion, red pepper, egg, and flakes to the bowl, stir with spoon until meat mixture is well combined
6: Divide mixture in 5 patties, Drizzle each side with olive oil and season with salt and pepper
7: Grill burgers in skillet on medium-high heat
8: When the squash is cooled, puree in blender or food processor, set aside
9: When burgers are done, spread the squash on top, sprinkle the caramelized onions, and top with lettuce and tomato.
10: Eat with a fork, and nom nom!         

Thank you Paleo Table!