Name: Portobello Avocado Burgers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 29 min
Ingredients: 1 pound lean ground beef; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper (to taste); 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 teaspoon dried thyme; 8 large Portobello mushroom caps; 2 cups spinach leaves; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1/4 medium red onion (sliced); 1 large avocado (peeled and sliced)

Portobello Avocado Burgers

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 14

Total Time 29

Servings servings

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme
8 large Portobello mushroom caps
2 cups spinach leaves
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/4 medium red onion sliced
1 large avocado peeled and sliced

Instructions

Heat grill to medium heat.
In a large bowl, mix the first 4 ingredients (beef through thyme). Form beef mixture into 4 patties.
Brush mushroom caps with olive oil and season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
Place burgers and mushrooms on the grill. Close lid and cook burgers for 5 to 10 minutes on each side, until beef reaches preferred doneness. Cook mushrooms for 2 to 5 minutes on each side, until tender. Layer, 1 mushroom cap, spinach, burger, onion, avocado and second mushroom cap. Serve warm.

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTION: A big spinach salad tossed with Leanne’s Basic Vinaigrette.

NUTRITION: 472 Calories; 35g Fat (63.8% calories from fat); 27g Protein; 17g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 85mg Cholesterol; 106mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); 3 Lean Meat; 2 ½ Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 5 Fat.

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Portobello Avocado Burgers