Blue Cheese Burger

For those of you who can handle aged cheese with no problem, I have a burger that you won't find at your traditional restaurant. These burgers are fun to make and the blue cheese adds a surprising compliment to the ground beef. This version of the blue cheese burger uses half blue cheese and half cream cheese. This lessens the amount of blue cheese, but doesn't lessen the bold flavor. Just be careful, these burgers can get pretty messy.


Blue Cheese Burgers
Serves 2

2 oz. cream cheese
2 oz. crumbled blue cheese
1/8 t. garlic powder
1 T. chopped fresh parsley
salt and pepper to taste
4 burger patties
2 burger buns (try whole wheat)
Coarsely ground black pepper (optional)

• In a small bowl, mash together cream cheese and blue cheese then stir in the onion powder and parsley. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
• To fill burgers, place a tablespoonful of cream cheese mixture in the center of each of two patties. Spread the filling out evenly to within half an inch of the edge of each patty. Place the remaining patties on top to form two filled burgers. Gently press the edges of each burger together.
• Sprinkle burgers liberally with coarsely ground black pepper.
• Cook the patties on a George Forman grill or on a cast iron skillet until meat is cooked all the way through.
• Once patties are cooked, place onto buns and serve.