Hamburgers

Ingredients
1/2 cup cubed (1/4" pieces) white sandwich bread, crust removed and discarded,
2 tablespoons milk
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 medium garlic clove, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 1 teaspoon)
2 teaspoons steak sauce
1 1/2 pounds 80% lean ground chuck

Directions
- Mash bread and milk in large bowl with fork until blended (you should have about 1/4 cup)
- Stir in salt, pepper, garlic, and steak sauce.
- Break up beef into small pieces over bread mixture. Using fork or hands, lightly mix together until mixture forms cohesive mass.
- Divide meat into 4 equal portions and form hamburger patty approximately 3/4" thick patties
- Grill.

Hints:
- Press center of patty down with fingertips until it is about 1/2 thick, creating a slight depression in each patty, this way, the hamburger is FLAT rather than ROUNDED when it's done!

Submitted by Kelly

Lazy Stuffed Green Peppers

Ingredients
1 pound ground beef or ground turkey
3 cloves garlic (pushed through garlic press)
1 Tbs Italian seasoning
3 large green bell peppers, cleaned and chopped
2 14 1/2-ounce cans of petite diced tomatoes (do not drain)
3 cups cooked rice
2 cup mozzarella cheese (divided) (omit cheese for a very low fat recipe)

Directions
- Brown the meat in a large skillet
- Add garlic and Italian seasoning
- Stir in tomatoes, green peppers and cooked rice
- Spoon half of the mixture into a 9x13 casserole dish and top with half the cheese. Spoon in remaining mixture and top with remaining cheese.
- Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees (or until casserole is bubbly and green peppers are tender).




Submitted by Amy