Smothered Burgers

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 2  cups  vertically sliced onion
• 2  teaspoons  sugar
• 3/4  teaspoon  salt, divided
• 1/2  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper, divided
• 1  (8-ounce) package presliced mushrooms
• 2  tablespoons  Worcestershire sauce
• 1  pound  ground round
• 4  (1-ounce) slices Texas toast
• 1/2  cup  (2 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese

Preparation

Prepare grill.

Heat a medium nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Add onion; cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook, uncovered, 5 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Remove onion from pan, and keep warm.

Heat pan coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and 1/4 teaspoon salt; saute 5 minutes or until tender.

Combine 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and beef. Divide mixture into 4 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty.

Preheat broiler.

Place patties on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 5 minutes on each side or until done. Place bread on grill rack; grill 1 minute on each side or until toasted.

Arrange bread on a baking sheet. Top each bread slice with 1 patty, 1/4 cup onion, 1/4 cup mushrooms, and 2 tablespoons cheese; broil 2 minutes or until cheese melts.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

393 (40% from fat)

Fat:

17.5g (sat 7.5g,mono 6.7g,poly 1.4g)

Protein:

31.1g

Carbohydrate:

27.1g

Fiber:

2.5g

Cholesterol:

91mg

Iron:

4.4mg

Sodium:

786mg

Calcium:

204mg