Two of the main characters in the show “With Love” bond over their shared love of specific fast food burgers and crinkle cut fries.

This pairing makes 8 small vegan burgers and fries. You can decide if that’s 8 “servings” or 1 “serving” (or something in between). If you use gluten-free fries, gluten-free buns and gluten-free vegan “beef,” the recipe can be gluten-free.

Ingredients
1 16-ounce package vegan, gluten-free ground “meat”
8 circle-shaped vegan cheese snacks
8 gluten-free, vegan mini buns or rolls
1 bag frozen crinkle cut fries
8 small slices vegan cheese (optional)
8 small pieces of romaine lettuce
8 slices roma tomato (or another medium small tomato)
ketchup, mustard and/or any of your favorite burger condiments (optional)

Instructions
Break up the meat into 8 pieces.

Wrap each chunk around a cheese snack. If you can’t find the circles, you can cut up vegan snack sticks or a cheese block to have a piece for each burger.

Toast the buns and set aside.

Bake or fry your fries according to the packaging instructions. I personally enjoy making them in my air fryer or baking them in the oven.

While the fries are getting crispy, fry each burger in a non-stick or oiled frying pan over medium high heat, flipping after 1-2 minutes.

When you flip, you can add the optional extra slice of vegan cheese so it gets melty.

Place each slider on a bun and add the lettuce, tomato and the condiments of your choosing.

Serve and enjoy while watching “With Love!”

The Easy Route
We made this a little easier by using frozen crinkle cut fries.

You might be able to find a restaurant that can prepare this for you or some fully formed vegan mini burgers (complete with buns) in your grocer’s freezer section to go with the frozen fries. It might be harder to find ones that are stuffed with vegan cheese.

Know of a restaurant or brand that makes these? Please share the details in the comments.

The Pairing
I started watching “With Love” because its ensemble included two of my favorite TV actors, Mark Indelicato (“Ugly Betty“) and Vincent Rodriguez (“Crazy Ex-Girlfriend“).

I kept watching because it is a fun adults-only romcom show with engrossing characters. The show follows the love lives of the Diaz family and their friends, with Lily Diaz (Emeraude Toubia) at the center of the story.

She carries the show well, with strong supporting performances from Indelicato, Rodriguez, Constance Marie, Benito Martinez, Isis King and the rest of the cast.

“With Love” sadly was canceled after two seasons, but I loved every moment and it’s an easy watch if you’re looking for a new romcom show.

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