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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (182g) Recipe makes 6 servings
Calories 347
Calories from Fat 193		(55%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 21.5g	33%
	Saturated Fat 9.6g	48%
	Monounsaturated Fat 7.8g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 93mg		31%
Sodium 974mg		40%
Potassium 449mg		12%
Total Carbohydrate 9.8g		3%
	Dietary Fiber 1.1g	4%
	Sugars 3.0g
Protein 27.8g		55%
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Italian Meatball Burger

Recipe #257820 | 20 min | 5 min prep | add private note

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By: WiGal
Oct 8, 2007

For lighter grilling try this spicy burger which freezes well. This came from Cooking Light. I always have leftover Italian turkey sausage after making a batch of these for my freezer, so I use the leftover sausage to make Grilled Italian Sausage Veggies in Foil.

SERVES 6 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

8 ounces Italian turkey sausage
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon basil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
1 lb ground sirloin
cooking spray
6 slices fresh mozzarella cheese
2 ounces italian bread rolls, split
3/4 cup fat-free tomato sauce

Directions

1
Prepare grill.
2
Remove casings from sausage. Combine sausage, oregano, basil, salt, fennel seeds, and ground sirloin. Divide beef mixture into 6 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2 inch patty.
3
Place patties on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 5 minutes. Turn patties over; grill 2 minutes. Divide fresh mozzarella cheese evenly over patties, and grill an additional 5 minutes or until a thermometer registers 165 degrees. Remove from grill; let stand 5 minutes.
4
Place rolls, cut side down on grill rack; grill 1 minute or until toasted. Place 1 patty on bottom half, top with 2 tablespoons of sauce, and top with other half of roll.
5
Raw burgers freeze well.

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From: Chef Busydaddy

On Apr 26, 2009

Great taste! Went to 3 different Italian markets and my regular big box grocery store but couldn't find "turkey" sausage or "ground' fennel so substituted Italian sausage and ground the seeds on my own. Pain in the rear, but an excellent meal!

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From: Lori Mama

On Sep 2, 2008

Deliciously spiced recipe. I followed the recipe until it came to forming them into patties. I thought this recipe would lend itself very nicely for meatball submarines. My husband loves meatball submarines, but the meatballs always seem to pop out of the bun. So I decided to form the meat mixture into a log, place them on sausage buns and finish with the sauce and cheese. Worked out perfectly.

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From: Noo

On Aug 29, 2009

This was a really tasty burger! Next time I would add a few chilli flakes ( we are heat junkies!).Loved the fresh mozzarella. A good recipe,thanks for sharing.

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From: Sam #3

On May 4, 2009

Used regular sausage, a mild Italian and honey garlic mixture. We added garlic since we're big garlic lovers here. Love the addition of fennel, but they didn't have the bite that homemade burgers usually have. Found the regular sausage very fatty so will look harder for the turkey sausage next time and add some more spices.

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