Burgers with mushrooms

Another delight from Deceptively Delicious by Jessica Seinfeld. It's called "Burgers 2" in the recipe book. I should have helped her name her recipes.

1 lb ground lean turkey or sirloin

1/2 lb white button or (stemmed) shiitake mushrooms, trimmed and finely chopped

1 cup whole-wheat or Italian (seasoned) breadcrumbs

1/4 cup chopped or grated zucchini

1 Tablespoon Worshestershire sauce

2 Tablespoons ketchup

1/2 tsp salt

1/8 tsp pepper

nonstick cooking spray

1 Tablespoon olive oil

16 whole-grain hamburger buns

The recipe says these are baked. Why? But I'll write it as listed, but they're amazing on the grill.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a large bowl, mix the meat, mushrooms, breadcrumbs, zucchini, Worchestershire sauce, ketchup, salt, and pepper until well combined. The mixture will be moist. Form into 16 patties and place them on a sheet of waxed paper or aluminum foil.

Coat a large nonstick ovenproof skillet with cooking spray and set it over medium-high heat. When the skillet is hot, add the oil. Add the burgers and brown on one side for 4 to 5 minutes. Turn the burgers, then slide the skillet into the oven. Bake for 4 to 5 minutes longer, or until the burgers are no longer pink in the center. Serve each burger on a bun.

Notes:

Delicious! So moist! For some reason our grocery store didn't have zucchini, so I threw in one egg for a double batch of meat.

And about putting ketchup in the meat. Why not just use barbecue sauce? I used that instead of ketchup.