If you make this recipe nobody will go away from the table on an empty tummy! It’s got all the ingredients of a hearty meal but with way less carbs than expected!

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs. grass-fed lean ground beef
• 2 T. minced organic onion flakes
• 1 T. organic & vegan Worcestershire sauce
• 2 organic cloves garlic, minced (or 2 tsp. organic garlic powder)
• Sea salt and organic black pepper, to taste
• 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded, packed & divided
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 cup Russian dressing, divided
• 1 cup dill pickle slices, about 20
• 2 T. toasted sesame seeds
• 1 large head of organic Romaine lettuce, chopped

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef, minced onion flakes, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, sea salt & black pepper (to taste). Drain excess grease & transfer to a large casserole dish.
3. To the ground beef, add 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese & 3/4 cup Russian dressing. Mix until all ingredients until they are well combined. Flatten down into a nice and even compact layer. Top with pickle slices.
4. Sprinkle the remaining cup of sharp cheddar cheese over top. Sprinkle the sesame seeds on top of the cheese.
5. Bake for 20 minutes. Turn the oven up to a high broil and bake for another 5 minutes.
6. Plate each serving on top of a bed of shredded Romaine lettuce & top with remaining Russian dressing.