Cheddar Ranch Burgers - CLean Eating

By McCarleyRHLAC

Nutrition Breakdown

4 Servings (1 burger + 1/4 cup ranch dressing)
190 Calories
5 g Fat
2 g Carbohydrate
0 g Fiber
2 g Sugar
35 g Protein
5 WWP+*

Ingredients

• Ranch Seasoning:
• 1 lb Ground chicken, or lean ground turkey or beef
• 1/2 cup Reduced fot or 2% cheddar cheese (or colby jack), shredded
• 1 Green onion, thinly sliced (or 2 tbs sweet onion, finely diced)
• 2 tsp Salt
• 1/2 tsp Pepper
• 2 tbs Parsley (dried)
• 1 1/2 tbs Onion powder
• 1 tbs Garlic powder
• 1-2 pkts Stevia (or 1 1/2-2 tsp sweetener)
• 1/8 cup Finely chopped fresh dill (or 1 tbs dried)
• Ranch Dip:
• 1 cup Low fat greek yogurt or avocado, mashed
• 2-4 tbs Unsweetened almond milk or low fat milk

Preparation

Step 1

1 To Make the Ranch Dressing: In a small bowl, stir together the ingredients for the ranch seasoning. Add 1/4 cup of the ranch seasoning to a small bowl (save the rest for the burgers), and mix with greek yogurt (or mashed avocado). Add just enough milk to thin out the dressing to your liking. Store covered in the fridge until ready to serve.

2 To Make the Burgers: Add ground meat, cheese, onions, and the left over ranch seasoning together in a large bowl. Mix until combined and form meat into four patties.

(Note: I like to make these in advance, and place them on a plate, cover, and chill in fridge for a few hours. I always find this helps prevent lean meat burgers from falling apart when I cook them.)

3 Cook burgers in a large skillet heated over medium high heat (sprayed with non-stick cooking spray) or on a grill until cooked through, or about 6-7 minutes per side, (no longer pink in the center). Serve burgers on sandwich thins, whole grain buns, or lettuce wraps. Serve with ranch dressing.