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Beef and Portobello Burgers

8
Points® value
Total Time
19 min
Prep
4 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy

Ingredients

Portabella mushrooms

6 oz, caps

Uncooked 93% lean ground beef

12 oz, (7% fat or less)

Whole wheat breadcrumbs

2 tbsp(s)

Table salt

½ tsp(s)

Black pepper

¼ tsp(s)

Canola oil

1 tsp(s)

Reduced calorie mayonnaise

¼ cup(s)

Fresh basil

2 tbsp(s), chopped

Garlic clove

1 clove(s), medium, minced

Light hamburger bun

4 bun(s), split

Tomato

4 slice(s), thick slices

Lettuce

4 leaf/leaves, large, large, green variety

Instructions

  1. Place mushrooms in food processor and pulse until minced. Transfer mushrooms to large bowl. Add beef, bread crumbs, salt, and pepper and stir to combine. With damp hands, shape mixture into 4 (½-inch-thick) patties.
  2. Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add patties and cook, turning once, until instant-read thermometer inserted into side of burgers registers 160°F, about 10 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, stir together mayonnaise, basil, and garlic in small bowl.
  4. Spread mayonnaise mixture evenly on tops of buns. Serve burgers in buns and top evenly with tomato slices and lettuce leaves.
  5. Serving size: 1 garnished burger

Notes

The minced mushrooms in these burgers add flavour and keep the lean beef moist as it cooks.