Patty Melts
TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
YIELD: 2 servings.
My husband often orders patty melts at restaurants, so I started fixing them at home. I added horseradish to give them more zip, and now he loves them my way. —Leah Zimmerman, Ephrata, Pennsylvania
Ingredients
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10 thin slices sweet onion
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2 tablespoons butter, softened, divided
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1/2 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon pepper
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4 slices rye bread
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2 tablespoons Thousand Island salad dressing
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2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
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2 slices process American cheese or Swiss cheese
Directions
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1.
In a large nonstick skillet, saute onion in 1 tablespoon butter until tender. Remove and keep warm.
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2.
Shape beef into two oval patties; sprinkle with salt and pepper. In the same skillet, cook patties over medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160° and meat juices run clear; drain. Remove and keep warm.
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3.
Spread remaining butter over one side of each slice of bread. Place in skillet, buttered side down, and toast until lightly browned.
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4.
Combine salad dressing and horseradish. On each of two slices of toast, layer a slice of cheese, a beef patty, and half of the onion and the dressing mixture. Top with remaining toast.
Nutrition Facts
1 sandwich: 516 calories, 24g fat (11g saturated fat), 108mg cholesterol, 1278mg sodium, 43g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 5g fiber), 32g protein.
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