In Good FlavorBeef and Veggie Burger with Caramelized Onions and Mushrooms is a beef and vegetable burger that is meaty enough to please any carnivore. This light and healthy burger is nutrition-packed, moist, and delicious!
Now that I have sufficiently gorged myself with food over the holidays, it is time to tone it down a bit. The jeans feel painted on, and if I wore my wedding ring, my finger would gasp for breath. Yep! It’s time for lighter, healthier eating.
This part-veggie burger is a great way to start. It is so much better than what you can find in the frozen food section. It is moist, tender, and flavorful. It will totally satisfy a carnivore while adding nutrition with finely chopped veggies. And it’s all fresh!
For the ground beef, go with a lean variety to keep the fat content down. No worries about dryness! There are plenty of vegetables to keep it moist.
In this recipe, I have added broccoli stems, red pepper, corn, onions, and button mushrooms to my beef burger. But it is so versatile that you can easily customize it to your taste and use vegetables you like. Just keep in mind to use a mixture of colors for prettier looking hamburgers. Also, when using firm veggies, like broccoli stems, they require a longer precooking time than softer veggies.
For the bread, use hamburger buns (whole wheat for added nutritional value) if you want the real burger eating experience. To make the sandwich even lighter, serve it on pita bread or lavash. Anyway you want to serve it, be assured that these burgers will be juicy, delicious, and good for you.
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Beef and Veggie Burger with Caramelized Onions and Mushrooms
Description
Beef and Veggie Burger with Caramelized Onions and Mushrooms is a beef and vegetable burger that is meaty enough to please any carnivore. This light and healthy burger is nutrition-packed, moist, and delicious!
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat a large skillet on medium heat. Add 2 tsp. oil. Add broccoli. Cook, stirring frequently for about 4 minutes or until slightly soft. Add diced mushrooms and onions, red pepper, corn, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
- In a medium bowl, combine ground beef, cooked and cooled vegetables, Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 salt, 1/4 tsp. pepper, paprika, onion powder, and garlic powder. Add egg or egg substitute. Combine all ingredients thoroughly and shape into four patties, about 4 1/2-inch wide each.
- Preheat large skillet to medium-high. Add just enough oil to lightly coat the bottom. Add burgers and cook for 4 minutes. Flip the burgers. Top with each with 2 pieces of cheese (use 1 to keep it on the light side). Cook for about 4 minutes (juices should run clear). Remove from skillet.
- While burgers are cooking, preheat a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add just enough oil to lightly coat the bottom. Add sliced onions to one half of the skillet and sliced mushrooms to the other half. Sauté (keeping the two ingredients separated) until nicely browned, about 5 minutes for mushrooms and 7 to 8 minutes for onions.
- Assemble burgers with a topping of caramelized onions and mushrooms. Lettuce is optional.
- Makes 4 burgers.
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A plant-based vegetarian diet is healthier and can prevent diseases. According to the American Dietetic Association, vegetarians have a reduced risk of heart disease, obesity, colon cancer, adult-onset diabetes, osteoporosis, gout, gallstones, kidney stones, lung cancer, and breast cancer. A low fat vegetarian diet, combined with regular exercise, helps reduce blood pressure and can control, or even eliminate, non-insulin dependent diabetes.