Friday, February 12, 2010

Patty Melts with Grilled Onions

D made these when my MIL and SIL and niece came. They were really good. Everyone said so. D said they were very easy too. I thought so, since we saw him lots during his cooking.

We had with French Fries.

Patty Melts with Grilled Onions

Juicy hamburgers are packed with flavor from the sweet onions and spicy mustard. For a sharper onion taste, use white or red onions in place of Vidalias.

Total Time: 36 minutes

8 (1/8-inch-thick) slices Vidalia or other sweet onion
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
Cooking spray
1 pound extra lean ground beef
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
3 tablespoons creamy mustard blend (such as Dijonnaise)
8 (1-ounce) slices rye bread
1 cup (4 ounces) shredded reduced-fat Jarlsberg cheese (used Swiss)

1. Arrange onion slices on a plate. Drizzle vinegar over onion slices. Heat a large grill pan over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add onion to pan; cover and cook 3 minutes on each side. Remove from pan; cover and keep warm.

2. Heat pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Divide beef into 4 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty. Sprinkle patties evenly with salt and pepper. Add patties to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until done.

3. Spread about 1 teaspoon mustard blend over 4 bread slices; layer each slice with 2 tablespoons cheese, 1 patty, 2 onion slices, and 2 tablespoons cheese. Spread about 1 teaspoon mustard blend over remaining bread slices; place, mustard side down, on top of sandwiches.

4. Heat pan over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add sandwiches to pan. Place a cast-iron or other heavy skillet on top of sandwiches; press gently to flatten. Cook 3 minutes on each side or until bread is toasted (leave cast-iron skillet on sandwiches while they cook).Yield:

4 servings (serving size: 1 sandwich)

CALORIES 341 (25% from fat); FAT 9.6g (sat 4.4g,mono 3.2g,poly 1g); IRON 3mg; CHOLESTEROL 60mg; CALCIUM 350mg; CARBOHYDRATE 31.1g; SODIUM 754mg; PROTEIN 31.5g; FIBER 3.6g

Cooking Light, MAY 2008

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