Baked Mushroom and Fennel Burgers
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 8 large Portobello mushroom caps
- 2 cups spinach leaves
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1/2 medium red onion sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, thoroughly combine first 4 ingredients (ground beef through fennel seeds). Form mixture into 4 patties.
- Brush mushroom caps with olive oil then season with salt and pepper.
- Place beef patties in a large baking dish; bake for 5 to 10 minutes per side or until patties reach desired level of doneness.
- Add portabella caps to baking dish; cook for 2 to 5 minutes per side or until tender.
- To serve: Layer as follows: 1 mushroom cap, 1/2 cup spinach leaves, a beef patty and some sliced onion; top with a second mushroom cap. Serve warm.
Notes
SERVING SUGGESTION: Cucumber and Jicama Slaw – Cut cucumber and jicama into matchsticks. Place in a bowl then drizzle with some honey, lime juice, chili powder, salt and pepper; toss well and serve.
NUTRITION: 552 Calories; 36g Fat (58.0% calories from fat); 48g Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 285mg Cholesterol; 254mg Sodium.
Exchanges: 0 Grain (Starch); 6 Lean Meat; ½ Vegetable; 1 Fat.
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