Name: Cream Cheesy Burgers
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Portions:
4

Serving Size:
1 burger

Diet Types:

Diabetes
Dialysis

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
2 large eggs
6 tablespoons cream cheese
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
4 hamburger buns
4 lettuce leaves
2 slices onion

Preparation

Mix ground beef, eggs, basil, onion powder and garlic powder together.
Separate meat into eight 2-ounce patties.
Take 1-1/2 tablespoons of the cream cheese and place on top of a patty.
Take another patty and place it on top, to sandwich the cream cheese between the two patties.
Repeat this procedure with the remaining patties.
Cook in a frying pan or on a grill to desired doneness.
Serve burgers on a bun with lettuce, onion and condiment of choice.

Helpful hints

For a variation, combine all the ingredients together with cream cheese in the meat, make four 4-ounce patties and cook.
Top burger with ketchup or steak sauce without the bun for variety.
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.
For a lower protein diet make 6 burgers instead of 4 burgers

Nutrients per serving

Calories 427

Protein 30 g

Carbohydrates 25 g

Fat 23 g

Cholesterol 182 mg

Sodium 380 mg

Potassium 482 mg

Phosphorus 306 mg

Calcium 128 mg

Fiber 1.4 g

Renal and renal diabetic food choices

4 meat
2 starch
1/2 vegetable, low potassium

Carbohydrate choices

Submitted by: DaVita renal dietitian Judy from Illinois.

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