Antonich Burgers*

This recipe, again, goes out to Rachel Allen and her family. I love when people ask for my recipes and nothing gets me to post a non-diet recipe faster than the compliment of the request! So, Bill Allen-who has complimented my cooking so often- here is our burger recipe. You may be surprised how simple it really is!

*That * has a * by it. Normally a * means the recipe is strictly non-diet. However, if you follow the instructions to the end, it is only a 5 point burger! Not too bad for how filling it is!

Ingredients:
2lb ground beef*
1/2 c quick cooking oats
1 egg
1 1/4 t liquid smoke

Mix all ingredients well and form into 8 patties. *I prefer "real" cow, meaning its from a cow I knew personally, however, if you must buy your meat at the store, just try to get 90% lean or more. Also, this recipe is only guaranteed when the burgers are done on the barbeque. We never..EVER..do burgers any other way.

To make this burger diet-friendly I use thin buns (available in the bread aisle at Walmart), mustard, ketchup, pickles, onions, tomato, lettuce and low fat cheese. This makes a 5-6 point burger depending on how lean your meat is. Also, we love to toast the buns until they are JUST barely toasted-amazingly delicious!