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Smothered Burgers

• • Cooking spray
  
• • 2 cups vertically sliced onion
  
• • 2 teaspoons sugar
  
• • 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
  
• • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
  
• • 1 (unce) package presliced mushrooms
  
• • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  
• • 1 pound ground round
  
• • 4 (1-ounce) slices Texas toast
  
• • 1/2 cup (2 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese

1. Prepare grill.

2. Heat a medium nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Add onion; cover and cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook, uncovered, 5 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Remove onion from pan, and keep warm.

3. Heat pan coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and 1/4 teaspoon salt; saute 5 minutes or until tender.

4. Combine 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and beef. Divide mixture into 4 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty.

5. Preheat broiler.

6. Place patties on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 5 minutes on each side or until done. Place bread on grill rack; grill 1 minute on each side or until toasted.

7. Arrange bread on a baking sheet. Top each bread slice with 1 patty, 1/4 cup onion, 1/4 cup mushrooms, and 2 tablespoons cheese; broil 2 minutes or until cheese melts. Yield: 4 servings

CALORIES 393 (40% from fat); FAT 17.5g (satfat 7.5g, monofat 6.7g, polyfat 1.4g); PROTEIN 31.1g; CARBOHYDRATE 27.1g; FIBER 2.5g; CHOLESTEROL 91mg; IRON 4.4mg; SODIUM 786mg; CALCIUM 204mg;