I love burgers -- in fact burgers were the thing I missed the most when I was a vegetarian for 10 years. However, as I try to get back in shape after the 2nd baby (with little time to exercise because of the 1st and 2nd baby), burgers are not a great menu item. So, I've been making some healthy alternatives and last night's mushroom swiss turkey burgers were a great alternate.
This is the recipe I found online -
http://gastronomist.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/the-430-calorie-burger/
I used our George Foreman grill to make the burgers, which is great for having the turkey burgers be as lean as possible, but the mushrooms are the key. The mushrooms add back in some moisture that the burger lacked. When you put the swiss on top of the warm burger and then pile the hot mushrooms on top of that, the cheese melts perfectly.
I put mine on a whole grain roll with spicy mustard, red leaf lettuce, red onion and tomatoes. My husband prefers his no bun (so even less calories), so he ate just the patty topped with the swiss and the mushrooms. As for my toddler - he took a piece, licked it and gave it back (I did not eat it), so if you really wanted to cut calories and time, you could eat what he had for dinner: orange slices, raisins and whole grain goldfish.
I really recommend making some mushroom swiss turkey burgers. It was so popular at our house, that my husband wants them again tonight.
And while I'm on a mushroom kick, here's a preview of the recipe I'm going to try out tomorrow or Saturday. It was inspired by the sage that came in my farm share produce box and my love of mushrooms.
http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/chicken_breasts_with_mushroom_sage_sauce/ - or Friday night's dinner.
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