Blue Cheese Burgers

Prep 30 min
Total 30 min
Ingredients 13
Servings 12

No dinnertime blues with burgers that deliver all the flavor you’d anticipate, as well as the fiber you might not expect. MORE + LESS -

Ingredients

1/2

cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats

1/4

cup water

lb extra-lean (at least 93%) ground beef

cup crumbled reduced-fat blue cheese (4 oz)

1/2

cup finely chopped fresh chives

teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1/4

teaspoon red pepper sauce

teaspoon coarse ground black pepper

teaspoon ground mustard

1/2

teaspoon salt

whole wheat burger buns

leaf lettuce leaves

tomato slices

Directions

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1

Heat gas or charcoal grill. In large bowl, mix oats and water. Stir in beef, blue cheese, chives, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper sauce, pepper, mustard and salt until well mixed. Shape mixture into 12 patties, about 3/4 inch thick.
2

Place patties on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill over medium coals. Cover grill; cook 11 to 13 minutes, turning once, until thermometer inserted in center of patties reads 160°F.
3

For each burger, layer lettuce, tomato and patty in bun.

Expert Tips

We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the original.
You can use lean ground turkey instead of extra-lean ground beef. Be sure to cook until thermometer inserted in center of turkey patties reads 165°F.
Look for the blue cheese in small plastic containers in the refrigerated cheese area of the grocery store or with the deli cheeses.
Make these burgers "saucy" by serving with reduced-fat or fat-free blue cheese dressing.
Contact Grill Directions: Heat closed contact grill 5 minutes. Place patties on bottom grill surface. Close grill; cook 6 to 7 minutes or until thermometer inserted in center of patties reads 160°F.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Burger

Calories: 300
Calories from Fat: 90

% Daily Value

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;