Saturday, August 1, 2009

Patty Melts


These are kind of a go-to meal in our house. They are tasty, filling, and easy. We stock up on Jennie-O turkey burgers when they go on sale, so we always have everything on had. Usually I eat them between toasted slices of whole grain bread, but that adds 2.5 Weight Watchers points, and I just wasn't in the mood to give up those points the day I made these. For anyone who is curious, the turkey patties are four points each, 1/4 cup of mozzarella cheese is 2 points, and onions cooked in a tiny bit of olive oil are 1-2 points, depending on how much you use. For some reason, cooked onions are 1 point, while raw onions are 0 points. One teaspoon of olive oil is 1 point.

Patty Melts
2 Turkey burger patties
Steak seasoning
1-2 tsp. olive oil
1/2 onion, sliced into long, thin strips
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, or 2 slices provolone cheese
2-4 slices whole grain bread, toasted
Fat-free Italian dressing

In a medium-sized pan, sprinkle turkey patties lightly with steak seasoning, and cook through. Remove cooked turkey patties from pan, add olive oil, and cook onion strips until lightly browned. Meanwhile, top patties with 1/4 cup each of mozzarella cheese or one slice each of provolone. Toast bread and drizzle lightly with fat-free Italian dressing. Top patties with cooked onions and serve between two slices, open-faced, or without bread, if prefered.

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