Italian dinner ready in 30 minutes! Serve your family these cheesy grilled sandwiches filled with beef burgers and veggies.
Italian Cheeseburger Melts
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 0 min
- Ingredients 13
- Servings 4
Ingredients
Burgers
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg, beaten
Topping and Bread
- 1 medium zucchini, sliced
- 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
- 2 tablespoons purchased Italian salad dressing
- 4 slices Italian bread
- 2 Italian plum tomatoes, sliced
- 4 (1 1/2-oz.) slices mozzarella cheese, halved crosswise
Instructions
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Step1GRILL DIRECTIONS: Heat grill. Cut 16x12-inch sheet of heavy-duty foil; spray foil with nonstick cooking spray. In medium bowl, combine all burger ingredients; mix well. Shape mixture into 4 patties, 1/2 inch thick.
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Step2In another medium bowl, combine zucchini, mushrooms and salad dressing; toss to coat.
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Step3When ready to grill, place sprayed foil on grill. Spoon vegetables onto sprayed foil. Place patties next to foil on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Cook 11 to 13 minutes or until vegetables are tender and burgers are thoroughly cooked, stirring vegetables and turning burgers once during cooking.
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Step4Meanwhile, toast or grill bread slices; place on individual serving plates.
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Step5Top each burger on grill with tomato slices and cheese. When cheese is melted, place each topped burger on bread slice. Top with vegetables.
Nutrition
490
Calories
28g
Total Fat
37g
Protein
23g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
- Calories
- 490
- Calories from Fat
- 250
- Total Fat
- 28g
- 43%
- Saturated Fat
- 12g
- 60%
- Cholesterol
- 145mg
- 48%
- Sodium
- 670mg
- 28%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 23g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 37g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 20%
- 20%
- Calcium
- 35%
- 35%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Vegetable; 1 Fat;Tips from the
Pillsbury Kitchens
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