With Labor Day quickly approaching, I’ve been working on putting together a fantastic menu for my end of summer party. One of the recipes I’ve had my eye on is the Paul Bunyan burger. These burgers just look amazing. Plus, they’re stuffed with bacon, mushrooms and cheese. Yum.
But, I’m worried about making stuffed burgers. I’ve tried making them before – not this recipe – and they failed. Horribly. I don’t want that to happen again, especially when I’m feeding over 15 people.
So, being proactive, I went to the Taste of Home Test Kitchen in hopes of learning how to properly make stuffed burgers. Now, I’m going to be honest, Associate Food Editor Tina Johnson is a grilling guru. This girl knows what it takes to stuff and grill the perfect burger. She showed me some simple tricks of the trade, so come Labor Day, my burgers will be perfect.
Step 1: Shape 1-1/2 lbs. of ground chuck (or your meat of choice) into eight 3-oz. portions on waxed paper. Press each portion into a 4-in. patty using a fork
Step 2: Top four of the patties with an onion slice and shredded cheese (or whatever you want to stuff your burger with). Cover with remaining patties, using waxed paper to help position the patty on top.
Step 3: Seal edges with a fork. Grill to desired doneness.
Step 4: Grill to desired doneness. Stuffed burgers grill up great over medium heat. This lets the filling heat through without the outside becoming over cooked.
Tina also suggested stuffing turkey burgers with Swiss cheese, or adding crumbled bacon. I’d suggest slipping in a slice of pineapple for a Hawaiian twist.
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I’ve made stuffed burgers b4 but I also make them with diced onions all through out them,there yummy
I cannot wait to try these this weekend, we are having a gathering so this will be fantastic to serve, thank you so much for the great idea I was at a loss on what to fix and this made my mouth water I just hope I can wait until the weekend looks soooo yummy. I will be adding the bacon but also 4 different cheeses and maybe some sauteed mushrooms on top after they are cooked, I will let you know how it turn out, wish me luck although I don’t need it you guys have awesome 4 STAR recipes thanks again
Good luck
Stuffed burgers are the perfect burger for any day! I love the tip using the fork to put the halves together!
We have made stuffed burgers many times,but used just chunks of different types of cheeses in the middle( pepper jack, american, swiss,so on) I never thought about putting the sliced onion,or veggies in the middle as well! So easy, I cannot wait to try this on my family!
Tried this @ my son’s 4 birthday party. it was great.
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