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Grilled Buffalo Burger

These patties are quite delicious and they are also both hormone and antibiotic free if those concerns are part of your healthy eating criteria.
Calories 509 kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 ounces Trader Joe’s 80% Lean Buffalo Burger
  • 1 slice Follow Your Heart Dairy-Free Mozzarella Style Cheese
  • 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon onion power
  • Plus whatever condiments e.g., mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup… and dressings (e.g., lettuce, onion, tomato, avocado….)

Instructions

  1. Season each patty with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder to your taste.
  2. Bring grill up to a medium temperature (300F +/- 50F)
  3. Cook patty for 3-5 minutes per side or until done (internal temperature of 165F)
  4. Assemble burger to your taste. Serve alone or with traditional side dishes such as potato or macaroni salad or perhaps a crisp dill pickle.

Recipe Notes

Wine & Beer Pairing: 

This summertime treat goes great with beer.  Here are some recommendations.  If you lean towards something light and fresh, consider a Hefeweizen or Pale Ale.  If you like a little fuller bodied beer, then perhaps a Lager, Belgium Ale or an IPA.  And if you want something darker and fuller yet, consider a Porter or Black Lager.

 

Cost:

This can be a very reasonable meal costing $2.50-$3.50 per plate plus your side dishes.  At that cost, this is competitive with going out for fast food burgers and much cheaper than a burger is a restaurant.

 

Time and Effort:

This can be a very efficient meal as it takes very little effort and minimal clean-up. 

 

Alex Approved:

This recipe is quite satisfactory for Alex as long as it is dressed to his specifications (i.e., no lettuce, tomato and so on).

 

Leftovers:

Burgers do not make the best leftovers, especially if already dressed and in the bun. On the other hand, they are not all that bad either and make for a pretty delicious lunch, at work or school, even cold.

 

Health:

This is a surprisingly healthy meal, especially when you consider it is a cheeseburger.  I am listing the full fat content in the nutritional facts but it is my opinion that that the fat content after cooking is 30-50% less.  This dish consumes 30% of a sodium sensitive diet allotment and if you don’t consider what portion of the saturate fat that is rendered through the cooking process, this burger consumes the full recommended allotment for a cholesterol sensitive diet and half the actual cholesterol.  Bottom line, if you really have to have a gourmet burger, but need to watch your sodium, saturated fat and cholesterol, this might just be the ticket.