Blue Cheese Burger

Have you ever had ingredient leftover in your fridge that just seems to stare at you every time you open the fridge, but you can never find a way to use it? That happened to me for a couple of weeks with my 1/2 pound of ground beef. It was in the freezer for a week after I used up the first 1/2 for another recipe, but then I just couldn't find a recipe that I wanted to try with ground beef in it. However, I hate having things just sit in the freezer, so for awhile now, I have been having nightmares about this ground beef.


Then the other day, I found blue cheese that I didn't know I had at the back to the fridge! Thankfully, the cheese was still good, so I started trying to find recipes that could use both the ground beef and the blue cheese together.... and voilà! Blue cheese burgers!


I never made burger patties before, so I was nervous going into this that my patties wouldn't stay in the round shape and would just fall apart. Also, I mixed in a lot more blue cheese than recommended because I prefer my food with more taste. Therefore, I was so happy when the patties actually stayed together!  I smothered the burger with some mushrooms, topped it with lettuce, placed everything in between buns, and dinner was served.

Serving Size:

Makes about 4 burgers

Ingredients:

1 pound lean ground beef 1-1/2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled 2 tablespoons and 2 teaspoons minced fresh chives 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard 4 French rolls or hamburger buns

Directions:

In a large bowl, mix the ground beef, blue cheese, chives, hot pepper sauce, Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, salt, and mustard. Cover, and refrigerate for 2 hours. Preheat grill for high heat. Gently form the burger mixture into about 4 patties. Oil the grill grate. Grill patties 5 minutes per side, or until well done. Serve on rolls.