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Healthy Homemade Cheeseburgers

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Patty savvy: With a mere 12 minutes of prep time and more meat for fewer calories, a homemade burger can't be beat. Ours uses extra-lean ground beef; fast food makers go for cheaper, fattier grinds. And our patty is sandwiched between a whole-wheat bun for a fiber hit.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

3/4 lb extra-lean ground beef (or bison)
2 tbsp finely chopped onion
2 tbsp chili sauce
1 tsp Dijon mustard
4 slices (about 3/4 oz each) reduced-fat cheddar
4 whole-wheat hamburger buns
Lettuce and tomato slices

Preparation

  1. Mix first 4 ingredients. Form mixture into four 1-inch-thick patties. Broil 5 to 7 minutes on each side for medium to well-done burgers. Top each burger with a cheese slice right before removing from the oven. Transfer burgers onto buns, top with lettuce and tomato and serve.

Nutrition Per Serving

Nutritional analysis per serving: 259 calories
7 g fat (3.5 g saturated fat)
22 g carbohydrates
28 g protein
1 g fiber
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Self
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