Star-Spangled Cheeseburgers
Recipe courtesy of the National Cattleman’s Beef
Association
Preparation facts
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients
2 lbs ground beef
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup honey mustard
8 slices American cheese
8 hamburger buns, split
Romaine lettuce
tomato slices
Directions
Combine mayonnaise and mustard. Cut star shapes from cheese with cookie
cutter.
Lightly shape ground beef into eight 1/2-inch thick patties. Place
patties on grid over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, uncovered, 11 to 13 minutes to medium
(160°F) doneness, until not pink in center and juices show no pink color, turning
occasionally. Season with salt and pepper after turning. About 1 minute before burgers are
done, top with cheese stars.
Serve in buns with sauce, lettuce and tomato.
Nutrition facts
Serving Size 1 serving
Calories 454
Calories from Fat 177 (39%)
% Daily Value*
30%Total Fat 19g
28%Saturated
Fat 5.6g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.7g
Monounsaturated Fat 7.3g
25%Cholesterol 74mg
27%Sodium 653mg
14%Potassium 496mg
10%Total
Carbohydrate 30g
6%Dietary
Fiber 1.4g
Sugars 5g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
77%Protein 38g