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Southwest Burger

Ingredients
1 pound Laura's Lean Ground Beef
2 tablespoons hot salsa
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
Topping: Avocado slices

Directions
1. Mix ingredients with a fork.
2. Form into 4 equal size burgers.
3. Heat skillet or grill; spray lightly with olive oil.
4. Cook burgers over medium heat until browned on one side. Turn burgers carefully with spatula. Cook burgers to an internal temperature of 160 degrees when measured with a meat thermometer. (Juices should run clear.)
5. Salt and pepper to taste. Add topping.

Cooking Tip: Here's one more in an endless list of variantions on the traditional burger. In fact, you could take just the first two ingredients - ground beef and salsa - an inspiration for your own variations: ground beef mixed with barbecue sauce, or mustard, or ketchup, or teriyaki marinade...

Makes 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis Per Serving
Using Laura's 92% Lean Ground Beef
CALORIES 162 (49% from fat); FAT 9.0g (sat 4.0g); PROTEIN 21.1g; CARB 0.4g; FIBER .02g; CHOL 60mg; IRON 20.0mg; SODIUM 113mg

Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat

Using Laura's 96% Lean Ground Round
CALORIES 142 (29% from fat); FAT 4.5g (sat 2.0g); PROTEIN 24.1g; CARB 0.4g; FIBER .02g; CHOL 60mg; IRON 10.0mg; SODIUM 128mg

Diabetic Exchanges: 3 very lean meat