These lightened-up Reuben-style cheeseburgers are so juicy and flavorful, you won't believe that you're eating something "healthy." Lean ground beef patties are seasoned to perfection, then topped with chopped corned beef, sauerkraut, and home made thousand island on top of a simple hamburger bun. Your family won't believe that this is a lighter version of a pub favorite.
Course brunch, dinner, lunch, main course
Cuisine American
Keyword beef burger, burger, reuben
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Servings 4burgers
Calories 401kcal
Author Steph
Equipment
frying pan
grill pan (optional)
Ingredients
4hamburger buns
1lb96/4 lean ground beef
2tbspdehydrated onion
1tbspWorcestershire
1tspkosher salt
1/4lbcorned beefI use Boars Head corned beef (deli meat)
4sliceslight swiss cheeseI use Jarlsberg brand
1/2cupsauerkraut
1/4cuplight mayoI use Hellmans
2tbspketchup
1/2tbspsweet relish
Instructions
Thousand Island Dressing
Whisk together the mayo, ketchup, and sweet relish in a small bowl.
Corned Beef and Sauerkraut
Chop the corned beef and add to a frying pan to crisp up and heat through (approximately 5 minutes).
Move the corned beef to one side of the pan, and add the sauerkraut to the other side of the pan to warm through (approximately 2 minutes).
Set aside until ready to assemble the burgers.
Burger Patties
Preheat a grill pan (or frying pan) over medium high heat.
Mix the ground beef with the dehydrated onion, worcestershire, and salt in a mixing bowl.
Form 4 equal-sized patties.
Spray cooking spray in the pan, and cook the burgers for 3 minutes on each side. This will make medium-well burgers. Cook longer if desired.
Remove the grill pan from the heat.
Add a slice of Swiss cheese on top of each burger.
Cover the pan with a lid to allow the cheese to melt.
Building the Burgers
Lay out a hamburger bun. Add 1.5 tablespoons of the thousand island to the bun, top and bottom.
Lay a patty with cheese on the bun.
Top with 2 tablespoons of the sauerkraut, and 2 tablespoons of the corned beef.