Pancetta And Swiss Cheese Stuffed Burgers With Pesto Mayonnaise

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• cooking spray
• 1 ounce pancetta, chopped into 1/4-inch pieces (about 2 slices)
• 1/3 cup diced onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon dried italian seasoning
• 1 lb ground round
• 1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat swiss cheese (such as sargento)
• 3 tablespoons light mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon commercial pesto sauce
• 4 (2 ounce) whole wheat hamburger buns

Recipe

• 1 prepare grill or broiler.
• 2 heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. coat pan with cooking spray. add the pancetta to pan; cook 4 minutes or until crisp. remove pancetta from pan, reserving drippings in pan; set pancetta aside.
• 3 add onion and garlic to pan; cook 5 minutes or until softened, stirring frequently. combine onion mixture, pepper, salt, seasoning, and beef in a bowl.
• 4 shape beef mixture into 8 (1/4-inch-thick) patties. top each of 4 patties with pancetta and 2 tablespoons swiss cheese, leaving a 1/4-inch border around edge. top with remaining 4 patties; pinch edges to seal.
• 5 place patties on grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray; cook 5 minutes. turn and cook 5 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted in center measures 160°.
• 6 combine mayonnaise and pesto. spread about 1 tablespoon of the mayonnaise mixture on bottom half of each bun. top each serving with 1 patty and top half of the hamburger bun.