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Recipe from: Cora
Servings: 8 burgers
½ cup finely chopped onion
¼ cup fine dry bread crumbs
¼ cup finely chopped green sweet pepper
¼ cup catsup
2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
2 tablespoons prepared mustard
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
2 pounds extra-lean ground beef
8 slices smoked or regular mozzarella cheese
Fresh basil leaves, sliced
8 slices, ¾ inch thick, Italian bread, toasted, or whole wheat hamburger buns, split and toasted
Combine onion, bread crumbs, sweet pepper, catsup, horseradish, mustard, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Add ground beef; mix well. Shape meat mixture into ¾-inch-thick patties.
Grill patties on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals for 14 to 18 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer inserted in side of patty registers 160°F., turning once halfway through cooking. Top each burger with a slice of mozzarella during last 2 minutes of grilling. Remove from grill, sprinkle with basil.
Serve on toasted Italian bread slices or whole wheat buns.