Healthy Beef California Style Burgers

These burgers are so delicious, it's hard to believe they're lower calorie! Extra-lean ground beef is seasoned, then cooked and topped with melted cheddar cheese. Topped with sliced red onion, fresh avocado, lettuce, and a delicious dijon-mayo herb spread, this burger is piled high on an English muffin. Each bite of these healthy beef California style burgers is packed with flavor and fresh ingredients. This is a healthy recipe that is also family and kid-approved.

Course dinner, lunch, main course

Cuisine American

Keyword avocado, california burger

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 15

Servings

Calories 364kcal

Author Steph

Equipment

grill pan or griddle

Ingredients

Burger Patties

1 lb 96/4 extra lean ground beef used: Laura's Lean ground beef
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Herb Mayo Sauce

1/4 cup light mayo
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp Dijon mustard
1 tbsp fresh parsley chopped

Other Ingredients

4 light English muffins used: Schmidt's 647 light English muffins
1 cup mixed greens
4 slices red onion
4 oz light cheddar cheese used: Cabot 75% reduced fat cheddar
2 oz avocado sliced

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, combine the lean ground beef, onion powder, garlic powder, and Worcestershire sauce.
Form 4 equal-sized patties.
Cook the patties on a grill pan or griddle over medium high heat, a couple of minutes per side or until cooked to your liking (do not overcook, as this makes the beef dry).
Turn the heat off the pan, and add 1 oz of cheese to each patty and cover the pan with foil or the pot lid for the cheese to melt.
Combine the herb mayo sauce ingredients together to form the spread.
Toast the English muffins. Spread a heaping tablespoon of the herb mayo spread on each English muffin.
Top each English muffin with the cooked burger and cheese, a slice of red onion, mixed greens, and 1/2 ounce of avocado (or more to taste).

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