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Updated Feb 8, 2011
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Italian dinner ready in 30 minutes! Serve your family these cheesy grilled sandwiches filled with beef burgers and veggies.

Italian Cheeseburger Melts

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 0 min
  • Ingredients 13
  • Servings 4
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Ingredients

Burgers

  • 1 lb. lean ground beef
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg, beaten

Topping and Bread

  • 1 medium zucchini, sliced
  • 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 2 tablespoons purchased Italian salad dressing
  • 4 slices Italian bread
  • 2 Italian plum tomatoes, sliced
  • 4 (1 1/2-oz.) slices mozzarella cheese, halved crosswise

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    GRILL DIRECTIONS: Heat grill. Cut 16x12-inch sheet of heavy-duty foil; spray foil with nonstick cooking spray. In medium bowl, combine all burger ingredients; mix well. Shape mixture into 4 patties, 1/2 inch thick.
  • Step 
    2
    In another medium bowl, combine zucchini, mushrooms and salad dressing; toss to coat.
  • Step 
    3
    When ready to grill, place sprayed foil on grill. Spoon vegetables onto sprayed foil. Place patties next to foil on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Cook 11 to 13 minutes or until vegetables are tender and burgers are thoroughly cooked, stirring vegetables and turning burgers once during cooking.
  • Step 
    4
    Meanwhile, toast or grill bread slices; place on individual serving plates.
  • Step 
    5
    Top each burger on grill with tomato slices and cheese. When cheese is melted, place each topped burger on bread slice. Top with vegetables.

Nutrition

490 Calories
28g Total Fat
37g Protein
23g Total Carbohydrate
4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
Calories
490
Calories from Fat
250
Total Fat
28g
43%
Saturated Fat
12g
60%
Cholesterol
145mg
48%
Sodium
670mg
28%
Total Carbohydrate
23g
8%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
4g
Protein
37g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
15%
15%
Vitamin C
20%
20%
Calcium
35%
35%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Vegetable; 1 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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