BBQ YUMBURGERS

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If you top them with extra barbecue sauce, you get both onions and sauce inside and out of these burgers. My husband loves to add cheese, too. -Donna Hoye, Whitmore Lake, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 teaspoons canola oil
1 large onion, halved and sliced
1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons barbecue sauce
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 whole wheat hamburger buns, split
Optional toppings: tomato slices, lettuce leaves and additional barbecue sauce

Steps:

In a small skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add sliced onion; cook and stir 4-6 minutes or until tender., In a large bowl, combine beef, chopped onion, barbecue sauce, garlic, onion powder, salt and pepper, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Shape into four 1/2-in.-thick patties., Grill burgers, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat 4-6 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160°. Serve on buns with cooked onions and, if desired, optional toppings. Freeze option: Place patties on a plastic wrap-lined baking sheet; wrap and freeze until firm. Remove from pan and transfer to a resealable plastic freezer bag; return to freezer. To use, prepare sliced onions. Grill frozen patties as directed, increasing time as necessary for a thermometer to read 160°. Serve on buns with toppings.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 341 calories, Fat 14g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 71mg cholesterol, Sodium 634mg sodium, Carbohydrate 28g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 4g fiber), Protein 26g protein. Diabetic Exchanges