Blue Cheese Burgers

  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Servings 6

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 1/2 lb extra-lean (at least 90%) ground beef
  • 1/2 cup crumbled reduced-fat blue cheese (4 oz)
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh chives
  • 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/8 teaspoon red pepper sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 leaves leaf lettuce
  • 6 slices tomato
  • 6 whole wheat burger buns, split

Steps

  • 1
    Heat gas or charcoal grill. In large bowl, mix oats and water. Stir in beef, blue cheese, chives, Worcestershire sauce, pepper sauce, pepper, mustard and salt until well mixed. Shape mixture into 6 patties, about 3/4 inch thick.
  • 2
    Place patties on grill over medium heat. Cover grill; cook 11 to 13 minutes, turning once, until thermometer inserted in center of patties reads 160°F.
  • 3
    Layer lettuce, tomato and burgers on bottom halves of buns; cover with top half of buns.

  • You could use ground turkey breast instead of the ground beef. Be sure to cook until thermometer inserted in center of turkey patties reads 165°F.
  • Contact Grill Directions: Heat closed contact grill 5 minutes. Place patties on bottom grill surface. Close grill; cook 6 to 7 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted in center of patties reads 160°F.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Burger
Calories
300
Calories from Fat
90
Total Fat
10g
16%
Saturated Fat
4 1/2g
22%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
70mg
23%
Sodium
490mg
20%
Potassium
440mg
13%
Total Carbohydrate
22g
7%
Dietary Fiber
4g
16%
Sugars
5g
Protein
30g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
6%
6%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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