Hi Friends!
It’s time again for another WIAW. I know Jenn extended last week’s WIAW so everyone could show off their Thanksgiving eats…but I wasn’t that organized, so you get to see mine today 
For Thanksgiving day, I started off my morning sleeping in and having some cereal for breakfast. Around noon, we headed over to my in-laws for an early afternoon meal before I had to go to work.
First, we had appetizers. I made roasted garlic & sweet potato hummus and brought some veggies.
We also munched on some cheese and crackers and hubby’s cousin brought bacon wrapped stuffed jalapenos.
For the main meal, I was in charge of bringing the jello. It’s always a hit, especially with the little kids…but the big kids (read: me) love it too I also brought the sweet potato rolls since they turned out so well!
My mother-in-law had a beautiful tablescape going on:
Since the hubby and I weren’t eating turkey this year, I spent a little time looking for a recipe that I could make for us to enjoy. I had some leftover wild rice from when I cooked some to use in the stuffing (recipe tomorrow) and a plethora of sweet potatoes since they were on sale for 25 cents a pound! I came across this recipe and it seemed like the perfect way to use up what I had laying around. I made a few changes and my recipe is below.
Wild Rice, Black Bean & Sweet Potato Patties
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Keywords: bake entree appetizer side healthy vegetarian black beans sweet potato rice Thanksgiving
Ingredients (4 patties, 8 sliders)
- 1 large sweet potato
- 1 c wild rice, cooked
- 1/4 c breadcrumbs
- 1 c black beans
- 1/4 c onion, diced
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
1. Poke the sweet potato with a fork all over and microwave on high for 4-6 minutes.
2. Slice down the middle and scoop the sweet potato flesh into a large bowl and mash with a fork.
3. Add the remaining ingredients to the bowl and mix well with your hands.
4. Form into patties and place on a greased baking sheet.
5. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes, flipping once.
*Notes:
-These held together really well and were pretty firm. Since I added the the egg they were more like burgers than the original recipe.
-I followed their recommendation to top with cranberry sauce and they were great! They might be a little bit dry to just eat them plain.
-I made these about an hour before we left, packed them up in a tupperware and all we had to do was reheat them in the microwave when it was time to eat.
When it was time to eat, I filled up on 3 of these sliders, plus jello and a couple rolls.
I headed off to work, and when I got home, I ate a big bowl of Turkey-less Dumpling Soup and collapsed on the couch for the rest of the night
What was the absolute best thing you ate this Thanksgiving??
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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30 Min Treadmill Interval Run
I LOVE your MIL’s tablescape! Looks like you had a great holiday.
Katie recently posted..Christmas and Coffee Shops
ok next year i’m inviting myself over =) for real!
love you L-Dawg!!!!!!!! bed time for this blogger! mwah1
you’re always welcome!!!
Yum, the patties look delicious! Definitely going on my list of recipes to try!
Jessica recently posted..WIAW: The Post-Thanksgiving Edition
awesome! enjoy
That soup looks delicious!
it’s my favorite part of thanksgiving
Beautiful photos, everything looks delicious.
Turtle-speed Runner recently posted..WIAW #9 – getting back to healthier eating.
thank you!!
Your tablescape is gorgeous!
And I need to make those patties asap. They look and sound delicious. Not to mention, they’re sound super easy to make. Thanks for sharing!
Emily recently posted..WIAW #8: Home Style
you’re welcome!! enjoy!
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Emily recently posted..WIAW #8: Home Style
Those sweet potato rolls look so fluffy and soft!! Absolutely gorgeous eats:)
Vien @ We Dare Food recently posted..Room Eighteen, Sri Hartamas
thank you!!! everything was delicious
Hooray for vegetarian Thanksgiving! Thanks for that sweet potato recipe. It looks very similar to something I’ve been trying to recreate for awhile…and also thanks for the reminder to make sweet potato hummus again–I hate how I always make these yummy things and forget about them in pursuit of new deliciousness.
PS- I get to read blogs again! [At least for the "kind of settled" moment!]
Sarah @ The Smart Kitchen recently posted..On the (WIAW) Road Again
yesss. go make some of that hummus right now
Thank you for sharing the recipes for those patties! They sound so so good and contain so many of my favorite ingredients
Gorgeous pictures girl!
Tessa @ Amazing Asset recently posted..WIAW- The Non Negotiable Edition
thanks lady
hope you like them if you give them a try!!
Yummmy eats!!! The best thing I had was my apple crisp with vanilla ice cream
sounds perfect right now!!
The hummus and the wild rice patties sound outstanding! Best think I ate was a vat of succotash! Love it!
Fran@ Broken Cookies Don’t Count recently posted..I Can See Clearly Now…WIAW!!
ooooh we serve that at work and it’s always a big hit!
bummer that you had to work on thanksgiving!
everything does look delicious though. my grandma didn’t make her cranberry relish this year and every time i see some (or your jello, which looks a little like cranberry relish) it makes me want to make some myself!
sarah (sarah learns) recently posted..the one with the random meals
it’s just not thanksgiving without it!
All of that looks SO good, and I could’nt believe how cheap sweet potatoes were! My mom didn’t appreciate it because she never buys them, haha.
I’m sad we didn’t get to meet up! But maybe over Christmas time
I’ll be home on the 22nd!
Liz @ IHeartVegetables recently posted..What I Ate [with the OTHER Boy]
Can I come and celebrate Thanksgiving with you next year!?
Kelly @ Laughter, Strength, and Food recently posted..WIAW: Birthday Edition
absolutely
Yum, everything looks delicious! Especially those sweet potato rolls!
Shannon (Healthiful Balance) recently posted..A Snack Filled Day
they were definitely a hit!
What a cute table. I should have thought of doing appetizers because most of my family doesn’t really eat breakfast since we have such a huge meal at lunch, so all of us are starving while waiting. Next year man. Plus my family loves hummus.
Lindsay recently posted..A Much Needed Holiday
yep! appetizers are perfect for a day like thanksgiving!
Your “turkey” sounds wonderful! It looks like a great recipe. My favorite thing about the holidays is spending time with the fam (cheesy but true.) OH.. and the stuffing
Mandy@OrangeAutumn recently posted..WIAW #3 Insanity
i developed a new love of stuffing this year! can’t believe it’s taken me this long
Those sliders look tasty!
thank you!!!
sweet potatoes were on sale for 19 cents a pound here! crazy! i bought like 6 lbs. that stinks that you had to work on thanksgiving.
sounds like you had a good day anyways!
Sarah K. @ The Pajama Chef recently posted..Turkey, Black Bean, and Sweet Potato Chili
i LOVE when they go on sale
Hmmm….I never would have topped those patties with cranberries, so I’m so glad you shared that idea!!! Best thing I ate over Thanksgiving had to be traditional homemade stuffing (not stuffed in the bird!)
Andrea @ Vegvacious recently posted..What I Ate (When I Got Home from Vacation) Wednesday
it was a pretty tasty combo!
Sounds like a pretty solid Thanksgiving, minus work! Good thing you have Christmas to look forward to
Kaitlyn@TheTieDyeFiles recently posted..WIAW: The Raw Food Diaries
my thoughts exactly
What yummy looking patties! I would gladly have had that over my tofurky (I don’t eat the meat either
!
Rachel @ My Naturally Frugal Family recently posted..WIAW The Tardy Edition
haha not quite brave enough to try tofurkey
Yum! Those patties look amazing!
My favorite recipe was my mawmaw’s twice baked potatoes!
yumm, those sound good!
That tablescape has got to be the most beautiful one I’ve seen to date!
And those celery pieces? Who says celery is boring!? Those are so bright and green and look delicious
haha i love celery
and yes, the table was beautiful!!! loved it
How come no turkey this year? Did I miss that post?
Matt @ The Athlete’s Plate recently posted..Gnocchi With Butternut Squash and Caramelized Onion Sauce
hubby and i have been meat free since august 1st! we still drink milk and eat eggs, and the occasional seafood but no meat
Holy cow. That dumpling soup looks so darn comforting!
Courtney @ The Granola Chronicles recently posted..Mint Dark Chocolate Brownie Cookies {Giveaway}
The best thing I ate was definitely the sweet potato souffle that my mom always makes. Yum.
Yummy!
Those little sliders sound delish! I’d say the best thing I ate at Thanksgiving was a tie between the wild rice pilaf I made and my grandma’s homemade rolls!
MMM! I love cranberries on thanksgiving… and green bean casserole.. that I didn’t get this year..
Liz recently posted..In a nutshell WIAW…
I need those sliders in my life! They have all of my favorite things in them.
Best thing I had Thanksgiving… the brussels at lunch or my pumpkin rum bread pudding. Lame to pick my own dish, but I swear it rocked my world. Three times.
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table recently posted..Chili Time + WIAW