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Blue Cheese Burgers

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Ingredients 13
  • Servings 12
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No dinnertime blues with burgers that deliver all the flavor you’d anticipate, as well as the fiber you might not expect.
by Qué Rica Vida Cocina
Updated Aug 28, 2017
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 3 lb extra-lean (at least 93%) ground beef
  • 1 cup crumbled reduced-fat blue cheese (4 oz)
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh chives
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper sauce
  • 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ground mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 12 whole wheat burger buns
  • 12 leaf lettuce leaves
  • 12 tomato slices

Directions

  •  
    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.
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    3
    For each burger, layer lettuce, tomato and patty in bun.

Expert Tips

  • tip 1
    We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the original.
  • tip 2
    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.
  • tip 3
    Look for the blue cheese in small plastic containers in the refrigerated cheese area of the grocery store or with the deli cheeses.
  • tip 4
    Make these burgers "saucy" by serving with reduced-fat or fat-free blue cheese dressing.
  • tip 5
    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

300 Calories, 10g Total Fat, 30g Protein, 22g Total Carbohydrate, 5g Sugars

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