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Beef: 5 pt. Skillet Pizza Burgers

Source of Recipe

Penny-Pinching Main Dishes Cookbook, page 138" JoAnna M. Lund


List of Ingredients

16 ounces ground 90% lean turkey or beef
6 tablespoons dried fine bread crumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 cup Heinz Light Harvest Ketchup
3 (3/4 oz) slices Kraft reduced-fat mozzarella cheese
6 lettuce leaves
1 medium-sized fresh tomato -- cut into 6 slices
6 reduced-calorie hamburger buns


Recipe

1. In large bowl, combine meat, bread crumbs, onion, black pepper, Italian seasoning & ketchup. Mix well to combine. Using a 1/3 cup measuring cup as a guide, form into 6 patties. Arrange patties in a large skillet sprayed with olive oil-flavored cooking spray. Brown for 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until cooked to desired doneness. Cut mozzarella cheese slices in half. Place 1 piece of cheese on each patty and continue cooking for 1 minute or until cheese melts. For each sandwich, place a lettuce leaf & a tomato slice on bun bottom, arrange meat patty over tomato, and place bun top over meat. Freezes well.

Yield: "6 burgers"

Serving size (1 burger)

According to the cookbook: Per serving: 257 Cal, 9g Fat, 20g Pro, 24g Carb, 359mg Sod, 91mg Calc, 2g Fib Healthy Exchanges: 2 1/2 Protein, 1 1/3 Bread, 1/3 Vegetable 10 Opt. Cal. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 Meat, 1 1/2 Starch/Carbohydrate Weight Watcher Points: 5