Patty Melt

Ingredients

• Whole-wheat bread

  Commercially prepared

  2 slice or 56g

• Ground beef

  80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw

  4 oz or 113g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 slice, medium or 14g

• Cheddar cheese

  1 oz or 28g

• Thousand island dressing

  Salad dressing, fat-free

  1 tbsp or 16g

• Butter

  Unsalted

  1 tsp or 5g

Directions

1. Form beef into patty.
2. Grill the patty about three minutes. Flip the patty to another part of the pan and grill the onion in the fat left by the patty. Continue grilling the patty another three minutes. Place the cheese on the patty when the meat is about done. Move the patty to a cooler part of the pan while you continue to grill the onion slice until softened.
3. While the onion is grilling, coat one side of each bread slice in butter. Grill in a separate pan until toasty. When done, remove the bread from the pan.
4. To assemble: on the bread heel, spread the thousand island dressing. Place the grilled onion. Stack the patty with cheese. Cover with the bread crown. Enjoy,

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