Healthy Low Fat Burgers

This is the best lower fat burger you will ever have. You want a great tasting hamburger, but you need low fat.  Combine lower fat ground beef with oats to hold moisture. Oh so easy.


Editor’s Note: Originally Published August 15, 2010. Last Updated June 7, 2018, with re-edited pictures, updated text and a do picture.

Everybody knows you should have 80/20 hamburger for taste and moisture. That is 20% fat, and in my 1/2 lb burger, it is over three tablespoons of fat. All good recipes call for at least that much fat, but IT IS NOT GOOD FOR YOU. We will decrease that by 80% and have great taste and moisture.

I usually get something like 90% lean and with careful grilling is is only a little dry. Well, sometimes you can get both what you want and what you need.

This recipe came from the Char-Broil blog Sizzle on the Grill, and I have no idea how I found it, but it was in my to try file and fits what I’m trying to do with our diets. A few changes in technique and simplification are all the changes.

My Rating:

The moisture was great. A 4 only because it is just a burger.

Notes for Healthy Low Fat Burger:

I did something I don’t normally do. I bought a spice mix. Montreal Steak Seasoning. I  have always done individual spices before. You could, of course, try any spice combo you wanted.

I admit to doing 1/2 lb burgers. My guess using is after cooking and allowing for drainage of fat with cooking is the caloric count for the meat went from about 420 calories to 300 and the fat down from 27 to about 11 grams. These are my approximations only. So, you can now have a large burger relatively guilt-free. But we all know we should eat a smaller serving.

Preheat grill on high, clean and oil.

Put oats in a small baggie, seal and crush with rolling pin (very fine).

Add 1/2 teaspoon Montreal Seasoning to oats and mix well then add mixture to the burger. Incorporate well into beef. I used my hands.

Make burgers a little bigger than the buns then depress the center by about a quarter of an inch to keep burgers from puffing up during grilling if they are thick.

Place over high heat on the grill with lid closed. Grill for 5 minutes initially then flip and grill until internal temp of 165. About 3-5 minutes depending on burger thickness and grill.

Remove for heat and toast buns. Apply fixings and serve.

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Healthy Low Fat Burgers

This is the best lower fat burger you will ever have. You want a great tasting hamburger, but you need low fat. Combine lower fat ground beef with oats to hold moisture. Oh so easy.

Prep Time5 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time25 mins

Author: Dan Mikesell AKA DrDan

Servings/Adjustment: 2 burgers

Ingredients

• 1 pound burger - 95% lean
• 2 tablespoons Quick oats
• 1/2 teaspoon Montreal Steak Seasoning
• 2 hamburger buns

Instructions

• Preheat grill on high, clean and oil.
• Put oats in a small baggie, seal and crush with rolling pin (very fine).
• Add 1/2 teaspoon Montreal Seasoning to oats and mix well then add mixture to the burger. Incorporate well into beef. I used my hands.
• Make burgers a little bigger than the buns then depress the center by about a quarter of an inch to keep burgers from puffing up during grilling if they are thick.
• Place over high heat on the grill with lid closed. Grill for 5 minutes initially then flip and grill until internal temp of 165. About 3-5 minutes depending on burger thickness and grill.
• Remove for heat and toast buns. Apply fixings and serve.

Nutrition Facts

Healthy Low Fat Burgers

Amount Per Serving

Calories 299 Calories from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 11g 17%

Saturated Fat 5g 25%

Trans Fat 0.3g

Polyunsaturated Fat 1g

Monounsaturated Fat 5g

Cholesterol 124mg 41%

Sodium 383mg 16%

Potassium 570mg 16%

Total Carbohydrates 5g 2%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 0.1g

Protein 44g 88%

Vitamin A 1%

Calcium 4%

Iron 27%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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Nutrition is for one serving. Number of servings is stated above and is my estimate of normal serving size for this recipe.

All nutritional information are estimates and may vary from your actual results. This is home cooking, and there are many variables. To taste ingredients such as salt will be my estimate of the average used.

If you like this recipe or find it useful, the pleasure of a nice 4 or 5 rating would be greatly appreciated.