Pesto Hamburgers Recipe

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Purchase pre-shaped patties in the meat section of your local grocery store.

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Pesto Hamburgers Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

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Ingredients

1-1/2 pounds ground beef
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1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
4 slices part-skim mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup prepared pesto
1/3 cup roasted sweet red pepper strips
4 hamburger buns, split and toasted

Directions

Shape beef into four 3/4-in.-thick patties. Season with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, cook patties over medium heat for 5 minutes on each side or until meat is no longer pink.
Top each burger with a slice of cheese, 2 tablespoons pesto and pepper strips. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve on buns. Yield: 4 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with Vlasic roasted red pepper strips.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 burger equals 716 calories, 45 g fat (17 g saturated fat), 161 mg cholesterol, 779 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 51 g protein.

Originally published as Pesto Hamburgers in Weeknight Cooking Made Easy Annual 2005, p27