Your boyfriend's got beef

I love your blog and will definitely make this for dinner – it looks absolutely yummy and like a perfect way of making my boyfriend eat beans. Last weekend I got him to eat chickpeas thanks to your lovely smashed chickpea salad.

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It looks fantastic, Deb! So beautiful and colorful… Love puff pastry in anything. :) I have that same problem at home, since my husband won’t eat half the things I make, I’m always making half recipes or even 1/4 recipes.

I’ve made this twice already!  To bulk it up, I used carrot once and mushroom the other time.  It was fantastic and my boyfriend who doesn’t like vegetables enjoyed it immensely.  :-)  Thanks for making a fantastic dish that is so simple!

Sounds really good.  Now, just wondering if my husband will eat it. Or will I will be lucky to have this all to myself!!!!

i love making slaws, and every time i make them the boyfriend says the same thing. “i can’t tell if i love this or hate this.” and then he pushes it around his plate even though i know he likes it but the man won’t eat a vegetable outside of corn or iceberg lettuce. it’s terrible. and forget about fruits all together. i really don’t know how he’s alive, to be honest. oh well, more for me.

Just had to comment, this sounds really wonderful, esp. with all the suggestions for punching up the flavor.  Honestly, though, you could be living with my husband.  If there’s no meat in a dish or a side of meat somewhere, he’s like…um where’s the stuff for the carnivore in the house?

Absolutely delicious!  Even my carnivore husband didn’t mind a vegetarian meal.  Super easy but just as wonderful as if I’d slaved all day.  Used whole wheat penne and it was still great.  Thanks!  Love your blog.

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Lisa, I too made this with spinach, and I added some sliced chicken on top for my carnivorous boyfriend. Perhaps I should have added balsamic and tomato sauce, because though the dish was delicious, it lacked a certain excitement.

Yay! You may have just solved my dilemma of what to serve for a meatless meal that doesn’t have beans or lentils (husband and kid won’t eat) or cheese in order to meet a requirement for my kid’s climate change showdown for school. Looks amazing!

Since nobody has mentioned it yet, I’ll just say that I made it tonight but subbed in 1 roasted spaghetti squash (mine made just under a pound of squash) for some of the potatoes and added about a teaspoon of roasted garlic powder. My food processor blade is thinner than yours, Deb, so my top crisped up a little bit more. The squash was unnoticeable to me (and my squash-hating husband – shhhh!). Mmmmm.

I was also underwhelmed. I used the gigante beans and they almost seemed too big, didn’t mix well. I added a little parsley, oregano and basil. It didn’t wow me (or my meat loving husband).

Good lord this was good. I made it with what I had b/c it was cold & windy & rainy  (whole wheat baguette, brown mushrooms, asparagus, beet greens, red pepper flakes, and mini fresh mozzarella balls). I also topped it with an egg (power of suggestion, Deb) and a drizzle of oil. Got my avowed meat-eating-mushroom-hating boyfriend to gobble it up and ask for seconds. Who knew it was possible?

This sounds YUMMY. I have everything, think I’ll make it this weekend. This sounds really filling and economical. I do think I will halve it, though, as it’s just my husband and I and he won’t be super excited about no meat. [...]

just sent this recipe to the husband so he can make it for me for dinner. thanks!