Disney Movie Week (2) Themed Dinners - Bolt

This week we visit some "B" Disney movies.  These are Disney movies that wouldn't be considered in the top tier "A" list but that when she was little Bug-A-Boo was obsessed with.  She just absolutely loved, Hercules, Tarzan, Brother Bear and we could never understand her love of Lilo & Stitch and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.  Tonight's movie though is a favorite of all of ours and one that I think is incredibly underrated and forgotten in the Disney library...

Bolt

This movie is fun, adventure packed and has some of the best comic relief in the pigeons from New York, LA and the country pigeons.  It also has one of the best Disney characters ever...Rhino the Hamster.

So, most of the food that is in the movie is dumpster food that the animals scavenge or hamburgers and hot dogs that they beg for in the RV park.  Other than that the only other mention of food is the restaurant Waffle World.  They use a Waffle World Map placemat to figure out how to get from NY to LA.  

So I decided to use this as inspiration and combined Waffle World with burgers.  I did some research and found a great recipe and someone who had the same idea as me.

The menu is set...

Waffle World Waffle Burger

Waffle fries

WAFFLE BUNS

Makes 8

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cup flour

2 tbs sugar

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

6 tbs cold butter cut into 1/4 in pieces

1/2 cup buttermilk + more to get correct consistency

1. DIRECTIONS
2. 1. Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
3. 2. Blend in the butter until it creates a course texture
4. 3. Add the buttermilk and mix until uniformly wet.  Add more if needed.
5. 4. Divide into 8 balls.
6. 5. Cook in waffle iron, 1 ball at a time.  I used my George Forman Grill with Waffle Plates to make the waffles.  I set the temperature to 425 and let it preheat for 5-7 minutes.  I then placed one ball on each side of the plate and closed the lid and set the timer for 4 minutes.

1. WAFFLE BURGERS
   Makes 4
   
   
   INGREDIENTS
   1lb ground beef
   1/2tsp salt
   1/2 tsp ground black pepper
   1/2 tsp garlic powder
   1/2 tsp onion powder
   1/2 tsp Kroger Grill Time Hamburger Seasoning
   4 slices cheese of your choice (I used Provolone)
   1. DIRECTIONS
   2. 1. Mix beef and seasoning together.

   
   

   

   
   

   1. 2. Shape burger to a size a little bit bigger than your bun/waffle.
   2. 3. Put a little indent in the center of the patty to avoid the burger turning into a meatball.

   
   

   

   
   

   1. 4.  Melt a pat of butter in a fry pan.
   2. 5.  Cook patties on one side for 4-5 minutes.  Do not move patty at all.
   3. 6.  Flip patty and cook second side for 4-5 minutes.  With only 2-3 minutes remaining place cheese on patty and cover with lid to aid in melting.
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   1. 7.  Let rest for 7-10 minutes, place on bun with toppings of your choice and enjoy!

   
   

   For the waffle fries I just bought a bag of frozen waffle fries from Kroger and it was easy peasy.

   
   

   

   
   

   This was a super yummy burger and a fun dinner time!

   
   

   
   

   

   
   

   Join us on Tuesday for Hercules!!!