New Recipe!

Today I exercised AND cooked a healthy dinner.  I'm quite proud of myself.  I wanted to share the recipe.  It was relatively easy and pretty tasty.  It's on my South Beach Diet iPhone app so unfortunately I can't link it.  But I can type it out for you all!

Protobello Burgers (Phase 1)
Prep time 20 mins.  Cook time 25 mins.  Serves 6.

Description:
Meaty mushrooms- combined with protein-packed textured vegetable protein (TVP), provolone cheese and sun dried tomatoes- make these vegetarian burgers super flavorful.  TVP is a favorite vegetarian source of non-animal protein and can be found at health food stores.  If you have extra time, form the burgers ahead of time and refrigerate for 30 minutes for easier handling.

Ingredients
1 cup textured vegetable protein (TVP) - I found it in bulk at Henry's
4 ounces provolone cheese, shredded (1 cup)
1 large egg, lightly beaten
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 medium protobello mushrooms, stemmed and chopped
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 small zucchini, coarsely grated (I chopped it and it was fine)
1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes (packed in oil), drained and chopped

Instructions
Combine TVP, cheese, egg, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl; stir to mix well.

Heat 2T of oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.  Add garlic and saute, stirring often, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.  Add mushrooms, onion, and zucchini; saute, stiring often, until vegetables are softened and liquid is evaporated, about 8 minutes.  Stir in tomatoes.

Add vegetable mixture into 6- 3" patties.  Heat remaining oil in a clean skillet over medium heat.  Cook patties, turning once with a wide spatula, until lightly browned, 3 minutes per side.

Nutritional info per serving:
230 calories
16 grams of fat
11 grams of carbohydrates
14 grams of protein
4 grams of fiber
190 mg of sodium

Side note:  I typed the recipe the way it was written in the app.  I'm trying to let my grammatically correct OCD go.  So I leave you with a lot of semicolons, commas and run on sentences.  You could probably cut back on the oil if you're concerned about the fat content.  I did refrigerate the patties and they still fell apart.  That's okay, though, it still tasted the same.  Enjoy!