Red, White and Blue Cheeseburgers

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Red, White and Blue Cheeseburgers

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Recipe Data

4
Servings
15min
Prep
30min
Total

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    Description

    Tangy blue cheese draws out the beefy flavors of the burger while the bun provides the appealing taste and chew of a soft pretzel.

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    Servings and Ingredients

    Ingredients
    Serves 4
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    1 lbs. 80%-lean ground beef
    2 clove(s) garlic, minced
    1 tsp. Hy-Vee ground black pepper
    2 oz. blue cheese crumbles, plus extra for garnish
    ½ medium white onion, thinly sliced
    1 c. cherry tomatoes, coarsely chopped
    ⅛ tsp. Hy-Vee salt
    4 Hy-Vee bakery pretzel buns, split
    2 tbsp. Gustare Vita olive oil
    4 whole cherry tomatoes

    Things To Grab

    • Meat thermometer
    • Silicone pastry brush

    Directions

    1. Combine beef with garlic and pepper. Shape meat mixture into eight 1/4-inch-thick patties. Roll cheese into 4 balls and flatten into disks. Place disks onto center of 4 patties. Top with remaining patties; press edges to seal.
    2. Preheat grill for direct cooking over medium heat.
    3. Grill burgers 12 to 16 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees, turning once halfway through grilling. Brush cut sides of buns with olive oil. Grill, cut side down, during the last minute of grilling.
    4. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine onion, tomatoes and salt.
    5. Spoon one-fourth of onion-tomato mixture onto each bun bottom. Add a burger to each and top with additional blue cheese crumbles. Cover with top of bun. Skewer a whole cherry tomato into top of each bun.

    Nutrition facts

    Servings

    680 Calories per serving

    Amounts Per Serving

    • Total Fat: 35g
    • Cholesterol: 90mg
    • Sodium: 1080mg
    • Total Carbohydrates: 60mg
    • Protein: 33g

    Daily Values

    0%
    Vitamin A 8%
    0%
    Vitamin C 10%
    0%
    Iron 35%
    0%
    Calcium 15%

    Recipe Source:

    Hy-Vee Seasons Summer 2014.