Try A New Burger This Summer

Besides using fat free cheese, how can you add protein to this meal without adding more fat? I make sure I have a great deal of protein with each meal.

Helene

I LOVE mushroom burgers!! Spread laughing cow cheese on a toasted sandwich flat, add mushroom and roasted red pepper - YUM!

Jill

I don't care for mushrooms and I don't eat beef. I prefer a salmon or turkey burger. I will try with spinach though never thought to put spinach on a burger.

NIOSHA

I love mushrooms. I use portobellos all the time, as burgers, stuffing them. I love putting avocado on it. Gives some great flavor and healthy fat.

Helene: I sometimes stuff my mushrooms with refried beans. Flavor it with some taco seasoning and you got a Mexican twist on a burger. Or if I need to add protein to a meal and don't want to use cheese, I'll drink milk or have yogurt for a snack.

Kelly Lynn

Summer = a good burger!! And I love mushrooms and portabellas. I was actually excited to lately learn that mushrooms are one of the few foods to have Vitamin D. SG, would you happen to know how much?

I made a pretty healthy Aussie Burger, the burger was made with grass fed beef and the Aussies put a bunch of healthy toppings on top - including pickled beets and pineapple. You can pick and choose! Check it out - http://partykitchen.wordpress.com/2013/06/07/an-aussie-burg…

Colleen

I love portobello burgers. At costco they sell a 5 pack for $5 so i eat them pretty often. To up the flavor i do like to add balsamic vinegar and worcestershire sauce while it cooks.

Next time i will definitly try wilting the spinach first.

debbie

Tried this burger-loved it. Made the second time around with the laughing cow-FANTASTIC!!

It's funny how we think about $2.00 for something good for us (mushroom), but we don't question the price tag on junky food we like. We need to turn our thinking around!!

Janet

Ooh these are so yummy! We have them all the time and they really are surprisingly meaty. They are really good with fire roasted red peppers too!

Andrea

For the poster that asked about how to add more protein, I make these and top them with a bean spread. Just purée cannelinni or another white bean in a food processor with a little olive oil, water, garlic and thyme. Tastes great spread on a bun with a mushroom marinated in balsamic vinegar and a little oil. Mmmm.

Laura

Thanks Snack-Girl. I've four of these in my fridge - from my local co-op for less than a dollar each - and am just not feeling like doing my usual with them. I've been wondering about grilling and now, thanks to you, I know how!

Robin

Grass-fed hamburgers are healthy too - and depending on where you live, are around the same price. Grass-fed meat is full of healthy fats.

Cristina @ An Organic Wife

That's not a burger. It is a mushroom sandwich. Ick

Linda

The small brown mushrooms next to the white mushrooms in the grocery store are baby portobello mushrooms. I grate them into 7% ground beef, ground turkey or chicken. Great burgers and meatballs

Lbowman

"Ooooh" is what I said when I opened my email. I LOVE bellas as 'burgers'! Add a scrambled egg and some bacon crumbles and you get a really filling breakfast sandwich that feels decadent. Now I will be craving mushrooms all day! Guess I have to stop at the store on my way home!

Jes

Just added these to menu for the weekend too! Having just happily paid $7/lb for grass-fed beef burgers which I eat sparingly due to drastic reduction in meat consumption, portobellos are great alternatives. I like 'em with tom, onion and sweet pickle slices, cheddar, smidge of mustard, etc. Oh, they are better than beef. To up protein, a side of broccoli or a very big salad with lots of variety.

Barb L

I'm sure this is wrong (:), but I always rip off the stems at the store when I buy portabellas. It cuts the price, and everyone knows you aren't going to use the stem, so why pay for it?

Mary

Mary, I take mushroom stems, chop up with onion, saute in evoo/butter, splash in some balsamic or wine then freeze in sm. containers to adorn future burgers, steaks, omelets, etc.! The simplicity of this ready-made topping turns a simple meal into a bistroesque special! Another tip I use for all things burger: my fav is to use a hard roll, but I slice in 3rds and use a thinner top and bottom for my ''burger'' thus cutting calories, then the center 3rd is either saved for making bread crumbs or birdfood!

Barb L

Now I know what I well have for an option with the hamburgers and hotdogs. I really don't feel like making my own veg. burgers this weekend. Thanks for the idea. Just started liking these a couple of years ago. Great with balsamic vinegar. That's how I started liking them.

Sue

i just got your email this morning. made the portobello with spinach. it was our first time with mushroom,it was great. i didn't want to fire up the hibachi for only two mushrooms. made it in a toaster oven. the recipe was great. but it was wet. did i do something wrong?

mike

I had portobello burgers for myself at our Memorial Day cookout. A number of people asked to try it. Most preferred it to the fatty burgers they were eating. Good thing I made more than one. I prepped it with balsamic glaze instead of olive oil. Delicious!

Sunni

I have been thinking about these burgers, if you haven't tried these mushrooms grilled you are missing out. All of my kids love these. You are so right about the price, if they were cheaper we could easily eat this every week. We have bought them at Sams Club but haven't priced them recently.

Pat Schwab

It is a good idea making burger with mushroom, less calories intake. However, I;ve never made burger with avocado. How would it taste then? haha

Phô mai que

When my family makes burgers, to make it healthier we put in carrots which makes it healthier. It also tastes like a normal Burger and if you don't like carrots you can't taste the carrots. Plus it makes it a bit colorful!

Sofia