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Recipe tags: Beef, Budget, Easy, Grill, Stove Top

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Meats and seafood

Cream Cheesy Burgers 

Recipe submitted by DaVita renal dietitian Judy from Illinois. 

Portions:  4

Serving size: One hamburger with cream cheese mixture  

Ingredients 

• 1 pound hamburger meat
• 4 eggs
• 4 tablespoons cream cheese
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon onion powder (or 1 tablespoon fresh onion)
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder (or 1 garlic clove, minced)
• 4 hamburger buns

Preparation 

1.  Mix eggs and hamburger together.

2.  Separate meat into eight 2-ounce patties.

2.  In a separate bowl, mix cream cheese, basil, onion powder and garlic powder.

3.  Take about 1-1/2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture and place on top of a patty. 

4.  Take another patty and place it on top, to sandwich the cream cheese between the two patties.

5.  Repeat this procedure with the remaining patties.

6.  Cook in a frying pan or on a grill to desired doneness.

Nutrients per serving (includes bun)

• Calories:  592
• Protein: 30 g
• Carbohydrates:  24 g
• Fat: 42 g
• Cholesterol: 324 mg
• Sodium: 402 mg 
• Potassium: 410 mg
• Phosphorus: 291 mg
• Calcium: 119 mg
• Fiber: 1.1 g

Renal and Renal Diabetic Food Choices

• 4 meat
• 2 starch
• 4 fat

Carbohydrate Choices

• 2

Helpful Hints

• For a variation, combine all the ingredients together with cream cheese in the meat, make four 4-ounce patties and cook.
• Recipe may be varied by rolling cream cheese in bread crumbs or panko crumbs.
• Patties cook best in a frying pan, in their own juices.
• Many herbs and flavorings work well to add flavor without sodium — try using horseradish, oregano or Italian seasoning.
• Top burger with lettuce and onion on a bun or top with a small amount of ketchup or steak sauce without the bun.

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  Amy R. says:

The burgers were awesome!!! Although I don't see how you can get 4 eggs to go into 1 lb. of hamburger. I used 1 egg and it was very slimey and the meat wouldn't stay together!! Unless breadcrumbs are used, 4 eggs cannot be used!

Reviewed: Sep. 19, 2009, 1:47 PM  -  Inappropriate review?   

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