Skinny Cheeseburgers

 These low-fat burgers are made with extra-lean ground beef and topped with reduced-fat cheese. To keep the lean burgers moist and juicy, finely chopped mushrooms are added to the meat mixture.

Ingredients

    1 cup fresh mushrooms
    1 scallion, trimmed and cut up
    1 pound 95% lean ground beef
    2 tablespoons seasoned bread crumbs
    1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
    1/4 teaspoon salt
    1/8 teaspoon black pepper
    4 slices 2% American cheese
    4 English muffins, split and toasted
    8 leaves arugula, rinsed and dried
    1/2 package carrot sticks
    1/2 package celery sticks
 

Directions

1. Trim mushrooms. Place in food processor with scallion. Pulse until finely chopped. Scrape into bowl; combine with beef, bread crumbs, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Shape into four patties.
2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add burgers and cover with a sheet of foil. Cook 6 minutes. Uncover burgers and flip over. Cover; cook 5 more minutes. Uncover pan and top burgers with cheese. Cook 1 minute until cheese is melted and burgers register 160 F on an instant-read thermometer.
3. Transfer burgers to toasted muffins and top with arugula. Serve with carrot and celery sticks.

Note:

1. If desired, cut calories and up fiber by purchasing one of the new brands of lower-calorie whole-wheat muffins.

nutrition information

Per Serving: 

cal. (kcal) 394,

Fat, total (g) 10, 

chol. (mg) 70, 

sat. fat (g) 4, 

carb. (g) 41, 

fiber (g) 3, 

pro. (g) 35, 

sodium (mg) 946, 

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
 

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