Burgers!

So... How does everyone make their burgers?!?! 

*I love putting sun-dried tomatoes in mine or olive tapenade & of course spices! YUM!

I stir in Trader Joe's BBQ sauce and top them with steam-fried spinach and mushrooms.  Then eat it open face on a slice of 7 grain toast. 

I use lean ground turkey or extra-lean ground beef, a spoon of BBQ sauce, lots of pepper and spices, chopped canned jalepeno peppers, softenened bulgur wheat, and a mess of sauteed, finely chopped mushrooms and onions (about the same amount as the meat). Grill and serve on a whole wheat bun with the usual fixins...yummo!

Grilled is the only way I like them.  I use half ground turkey breast and half extra lean (97% lean) organic beef (because it tastes beefier).  I season very simply with salt and pepper mixed in, grill them just well done and I'm careful not to overcook them.  I serve them on whole wheat artisan bread rolls, not those squishy hamburger rolls.  I don't make very large or thick patties because they are hard to bite into when you have a crusty roll.  I make 5 patties per pound, so mine really are a little smaller than usual, but they are big on flavor.

On mine I like a very thin slice of vidalia onion, a slice of tomato, and some salsa. 

I add in salt, pepper, italian seasonings, and a little worcestershire sauce... and sometimes chopped green onions. I like to top them with a slice of light Velveeta and the usual lettuce, tomato, pickles, ketchup & mustard... yum

I made turkey burgers yesterday. 99 per cent lean, so I had to add a lot for flavoring and cook under a lid.

Kikkoman Lower Sodium Teriyaki Sauce, chopped fine red bell pepper, cumin, dash of chili powder, and ginger. Then I roasted another red bell pepper in the oven with a shallot, coating it with non stick cooking spray olive oil flavored, salt and pepper, a little ginger, and a dash of thyme.

Put it all on a whole grain bread with some fresh sliced jalapenos (seeds removed for texture's sake, membranes left in) tomato slices and red leaf lettuce. I top mine with a little Worcestershire sauce and eat with a fork and knife. No cheese for me, but I did find cheddar flavored "veggie slices" that I'll be trying VERY soon.

I love the Morningstar veggie burgers - and I am not a vegetarian either! I eat them on the tiny wheat rolls by Martins with tomato, avocado, and sweet pepper relish. Yum - that's what we're having tonight.

Incidentally, I could never/rarely get my kids to eat the burger - just the roll. But when I tried the veggie burgers, they loved them!

Sometimes I grill, but when I'm in a pinch, I microwave them.

 

I forgot to mention my kids are 2 & 4 years old.

Original Post by kemccl:

I love the Morningstar veggie burgers - and I am not a vegetarian either!

 I love 'em too - and the spicy black bean burgers are wonderful.  I like to make either one of these, put it on a whole wheat bun, then add A1 steak sauce, goat cheese, and some lettuce.  If I have some, I'll also add some roasted red pepper hummus.  Yummy!

Spicy black bean burgers!  We had these last night.  Yum.

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My great burger for under 200 cals is to use the original Boca burger (70 cals) (which has less sodium than the other kinds), a light multi grain english muffin (100), a little ketchup, and all the lettuce and tomatoes I want!  Soooo good!

Im weird, but I really like mushrooms in my turkey burgers - I use lean ground turkey, a bit of salsa to hold everything together, onions, and mushrooms as a filler. Occasionally will throw in some bread crumbs but I don't usualy find they add much value. I grill them on top of foil first, then on the grill just long enough to get the nice char marks.

I tried making burgers with kidney beans but they were just plain weird.

Pure beef. With cheese/red onion/lettuce/tomatoe/Ketchup/Mustard/Relish. Good ol' fashioned burg!

Of course I'll have this maybe (maaayyyyybeee) once a month! lol

I like turkey burgers a lot, but my all-time favorites are salmon burgers! I bake a fillet of salmon, chill it, flake it slightly with a fork and then "food process" it for a few pulses. I add in breadcrumbs and an egg white for binding and then toss in some diced onions, garlic powder, chipolte chili powder, Mrs. Dash for grilling seasoning, paprika, a teaspoon of soy sauce, and a drop of liquid smoke. Then I just cook it in a nonstick skillet and enjoy!

I had the most amazing salmon sandwich in Vancouver a few years ago.  In front of the museum at the University, there was a push cart with a grill.  They were grilling wild salmon fillets and also making fresh squares of fry bread.  The fry bread wasn't a bit greasy (not what I expected at all) I think it had less fat than regular bread and it left no grease stain on the paper napkin.  Because everything was so fresh and hot, it was wonderful!  I didn't put anything at all on mine, just ate it straight up.