Savory Mushroom Beef Burgers

1. Pulse the mushrooms in a food processor until finely chopped.
2. Combine mushrooms with cooked bulgur, sundried tomatoes, green onion, and oil. Mix until well combined.
3. Combine the mushroom mixture with the ground beef, Worcestershire and mushroom powder, very gently. Do not compact the mixture too much.
4. Form into patties.
5. Cook over a medium hot grill about 2 minutes per side to get light grill marks. Then move to the side of the grill with no flame and cover the barbecue.
6. Cook until the internal temperature (measured with a food thermometer) is 160°F.
7. Add your bun, favorite toppings and condiments.
8. * To make mushroom powder (take a handful of dried mushrooms and grind in a food processor or spice grinder until it turns into a powder. Use as a seasoning for extra mushroom flavor.

·         At the moment we do not have enough scientific evidence to say that grilling meat specifically increases risk for cancers. But, we do know that there are potential cancer-causing chemicals that can occur when cooking meat, poultry and fish at high temperatures. This can cause changes in DNA that may lead to cancer.

·         Choose leaner cuts of meat such as extra lean ground beef. This will help reduce cancer-causing chemicals that develop when smoke is created by burning fat from cooking.

·         Be sure to limit red meat consumption to no more than 500 grams per week. Red meat includes beef (hamburgers and steak), lamb, pork and veal. What does 500 grams look like? 6.5 deck of cards in a week.