Grilled Chili Burgers
Recipe from Diabetic Living

These seasoned ground beef and pork burgers are topped with a fresh herb sauce and served in a pita. You can make them in 30 minutes.


Grilled Chili Burgers


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Prep Time: 20 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 6 servings
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Ingredients
 
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  • 1  recipe  Chimichurri Topping (see recipe below)On Sale
  • 1  pound  95% or higher lean ground beefOn Sale
  • 8  ounces  ground porkOn Sale
  • 1  tablespoon  chili powderOn Sale
  • 1/2  teaspoon  onion powderOn Sale
  • 1/4  teaspoon  ground cuminOn Sale
  • 1/8  teaspoon  saltOn Sale
  • 3    whole wheat pita bread rounds, quartered and toastedOn Sale
  • 3/4  cup  bottled roasted red sweet peppers, drained and cut into stripsOn Sale
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Directions
1.
Prepare Chimichurri Topping. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine beef, pork, chili powder, onion powder, cumin, and salt. Mix well. Shape into six 1/2-inch-thick patties.
2.
For a charcoal grill, grill patties on the rack of an uncovered grill for 10 to 13 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into side of each patty registers 160 degrees F, turning once halfway through grilling. (For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Place patties on grill rack over heat. Cover and grill as above.)
3.
Place each grilled patty on top of two of the pita quarters. Top with roasted peppers and Chimichurri Topping.

Chimichurri Topping
In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup finely snipped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1/2 cup finely snipped fresh cilantro; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper; and 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper.
Nutrition information
Calories 325, Total Fat 15 g, Saturated Fat 5 g, Monounsaturated Fat 7 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 2 g, Cholesterol 74 mg, Sodium 407 mg, Carbohydrate 21 g, Total Sugar 1 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 26 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 110%, Calcium 4%, Iron 24%. Exchanges: Starch 1.5, Lean Meat 3, Fat 1. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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How to Cook Ground Beef
If you know how to cook ground beef, you can serve up a healthy one-dish meal any day of the week. Ground beef became popular as a way to make scraps of fatty beef salable. Originally the meat was chopped finely or minced, but by 1902 butchers were simply running it through the meat grinder twice along with spices and onion, and selling the resulting ground beef as "hamburger." Today ground beef is used in all sorts of dishes, from meatloaf to tacos, and Americans consume approximately 13 billion hamburgers a year.

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