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Blue Cheese Burgers with Red Onions

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Updated Mar 7, 2005
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It's grilling at its best! Tasty seasoned burgers and red onion slices both cook on the grill. Rye burger buns add just the right final touch.

Blue Cheese Burgers with Red Onions

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 0 min
  • Ingredients 10
  • Servings 4
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb. lean ground beef
  • 2 oz. (1/2 cup) crumbled blue cheese
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
  • 4 (1/2-inch-thick) slices red onion
  • Olive oil
  • 4 rye burger buns, split
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • Lettuce leaves

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat grill. In medium bowl, combine ground beef, cheese, parsley, garlic salt and ground red pepper; mix gently until well blended. Shape mixture into 4 patties, 4 inches in diameter.
  • Step 
    2
    When ready to grill, place patties on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Cook 13 to 15 minutes or until thoroughly cooked, turning once.
  • Step 
    3
    Meanwhile, brush onion slices with olive oil. Add to grill during last 5 to 8 minutes of cooking time for patties. Cook onion until tender, turning once. To toast buns, place cut sides down on grill during last 1 to 2 minutes of cooking time.
  • Step 
    4
    Place 1 onion slice on each patty on grill. Spread bottom half of each bun with mayonnaise; top with lettuce and onion-topped patty. Cover with top halves of buns.

Nutrition

450 Calories
28g Total Fat
27g Protein
23g Total Carbohydrate
3g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
Calories
450
Calories from Fat
250
Total Fat
28g
43%
Saturated Fat
10g
50%
Cholesterol
85mg
28%
Sodium
820mg
34%
Total Carbohydrate
23g
8%
Dietary Fiber
3g
12%
Sugars
3g
Protein
27g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
20%
20%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 2 1/2 Fat;
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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