Recipe: Skinny Bleu Cheese Stuffed Buffalo Burgers
This is a great way to get that "buffalo wings" flavor profile, but by switching up the protein and using a beef burger instead. Pair this with your favorite classic burger toppings like crisp iceberg lettuce, a juicy tomato and grilled onion and you have a winner!
Recipe: Skinny Bleu Cheese Stuffed Buffalo Burgers
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 8-10 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
Serving size: 1 hamburger with bun
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ cup hot sauce
- 6 tablespoons reduced-fat bleu cheese crumbles (1½ tablespoons for each burger)
- 4 whole wheat buns
Instructions
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Using clean hands, combine the beef, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, Worcestershire, and hot sauce together in a large bowl.
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Divide the meat into 4 equal-sized patties, and form a very flat hamburger by pressing with your palms.
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Put 1 tablespoon of bleu cheese into each hamburger, and fold it over onto itself to seal the cheese in the center. Reshape the beef into equal-size hamburgers, and make a slight thumb indentation in the center of each. That keeps them flat while grilling.
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Lightly oil the grill grates with vegetable oil or nonstick cooking spray. Grill the hamburgers until they reach desired doneness, or about 4 minutes on each side.
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Serve with the remaining ½ tablespoon of bleu cheese for each hamburger, and optional toppings as desired.
Nutrition Information
Per Serving: (1 hamburger with bun)
Calories: 345
Calories from fat: 122
Fat: 13g
Saturated Fat: 5g
Cholesterol: 67mg
Sodium: 1209mg
Carbohydrates: 30g
Fiber: 4g
Sugar: 3g
Protein: 29g
WWP+: 9
SmartPoints: 9
The nutrition content of recipes on Popculture.com has been calculated by Registered Dietitian, Jessica Penner, of Smart Nutrition.