Blue Cheese & Bacon Burgers

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (8 ounce) package of crumbled blue cheese
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef (the 75/25 or 85/15 works best...but you can use a leaner meat since there's so much butter in the re)
• 1 egg, mixed
• 1/4 cup breadcrumbs, unseasoned
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, fresh chopped (you can also add some chives)
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 1 lb bacon, get a good thick deli sliced one or 1 lb pepper bacon

Recipe

• 1 mix together the softened butter and blue cheese until well mixed. roll into a log about 2-3 inches in diameter and wrap in parchment paper. refrigerate until hardened. you can also freeze if you don't plan to use for a while.
• 2 once the butter is hardened, mix together the remaining ingredients in a large bowl by hand. form the meat into 4-6 balls (depending on how big you want your burgers).
• 3 slice 1/2 inch slices from hardened blue cheese/butter log. place each butter/blue cheese circle into the middle of the burger ball and press into middle, shaping into a thick burger shape. repeat for all remaining burgers. ensure that butter/blue cheese is sealed into the middle of the meat. grill burgers until desired doneness.
• 4 cook bacon as usual on stove or oven. if you have non-peppered bacon, add a generous amount of pepper before cooking.
• 5 serve burgers on your favorite bun with bacon. add your favorite toppings -- fresh tomatoes, lettuce, extra blue cheese, ketchup, mustard, extra blue cheese, etc.
• 6 these are awesome! i love to make them huge -- 1/3 to 1/2 pounders and serve without a bun and have a salad as a side dish. they are so yummy!