Guest Author - Jennifer Wolf

Looking for a different burger to serve at your next cookout? Try these delicious recipes!

Blue Cheese Burgers

Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground beef
1 small onion, grated
½ cup seasoned bread crumbs
1 egg
Salt and pepper (to taste)
½ cup crumbled blue cheese

Directions:

1. Combine the ground beef, grated onion, bread crumbs, egg, salt, and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Mix by hand until the ingredients are evenly combined.
   
2. Divide the meat into eight equal portions.
   
3. Add 1 heaping tablespoon of blue cheese on top of four of the patties. Top with one of the remaining patties, to create four large blue-cheese-filled patties.
   
4. Pan fry/gill each burger for 4 minutes per side, or until done.

Tasty Burgers

Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground beef
1 ½ tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon honey/spicy mustard
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon vinegar (white)
½ cup seasoned bread crumbs
Salt and pepper (to taste)

Directions:

1. Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Mix by hand until the ingredients are evenly combined.
   
2. Divide the meat into 4-6 equal portions. Flatten each portion to create a hamburger patty.
   
3. Pan fry/gill each burger for 3 minutes per side, or until done. (If you prefer cheeseburgers, add cheese during the last two minutes of cooking.)

Salsa Burgers

Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
½ cup onion, grated
2/3 cup chunky salsa (drained of liquid)
¼ cup ketchup
½ cup brown sugar
1 egg
½ cup seasoned bread crumbs
Salt and pepper (to taste)

Directions:

1. Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl. Mix by hand until the ingredients are evenly combined.
   
2. Divide the meat into 4-6 equal portions. Flatten each portion to create a hamburger patty.
   
3. Pan fry/gill each burger for 3 minutes per side, or until done. (If you prefer cheeseburgers, add cheese during the last two minutes of cooking.)