Name: Blue Cheese Burgers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 cup mayonnaise; 2 tablespoons sour cream; 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese, divided; 1 tablespoon chopped parsley; 4 slices thick-cut bacon; 1 pound ground beef (85% lean); 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 4 toasted hamburger buns

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Blue Cheese Burgers with crispy bacon and a creamy blue cheese sauce are an easy restaurant-inspired burger recipe. The beef patties, sauce, and bacon are stacked on toasted burger buns, so every bite is a savory blue cheese delight!

There are regular bacon cheeseburgers, and then there are these decadent blue cheese burgers, which are a significant step up in the flavor department.

We’re talking crispy, thick-cut bacon on top of a juicy burger with a creamy, cool blue cheese sauce to finish it off. I love a classic burger, but these savory beasts are in a class of their own, and it’s all about deliciousness.

And the best part? They’re not hard to make – it’s an easy stovetop burger recipe with a bit of extra flair in the form of the four-ingredient blue cheese sauce. You can have these bad boys on the table in about 30 minutes, probably less time than driving somewhere for a blue cheeseburger.

All you need is a side of garlic French fries or potato chips for the best burger night ever.

Ingredients

Thick-cut bacon
Ground beef: I like 85% lean beef because there’s just enough fat to add flavor and moisture. I’ve made this recipe with leaner ground beef and ground turkey, and they’re good but not great.
Kosher salt and black pepper
Mayonnaise
Sour cream
Crumbled blue cheese – you can use packages of crumbled cheese or treat yourself to a wedge of gorgonzola and crumble it yourself.
Chopped parsley
Lettuce and tomato: This is totally optional.
Toasted hamburger bun: I like to use brioche buns.

How to Make the Blue Cheese Burgers

☑️ Cook the Bacon

Fry the bacon slices in a large non-stick pan or cast iron skillet. Once crispy, take them out, drain them on paper towels, and slice the strips in half.

☑️ Cook the Burgers

Drain off all but one tablespoon of the bacon fat in the pan. Cook the burger patties in the pan until they reach your desired doneness.

process photo collage showing how to prep the burgers.

☑️ Make the Sauce

While the burgers cook, make the sauce. Combine the mayo, sour cream, crumbled blue cheese, and chopped parsley. Set the sauce aside.

☑️ Assemble the Burgers

If you’re using lettuce and tomato, place them on the bottom bun first. Top them with the burger and bacon, spoon some sauce on top, and sprinkle more crumbled blue cheese over the top.

Place the top bun on top and dig in.

Recipe Tips

Cooking Tip: Cooking the patties in the bacon fat adds lots of deliciousness. I highly recommend it. That said, you can grill your burgers instead. A meat thermometer makes it easy to figure out if your burgers are done. I like mine around 140 to 145°F.

Sauce: Feel free to mix up the blue cheese topping beforehand. Keep it in the fridge until you’re ready to use it.

Other burger toppings: Sliced red onion would be great. Or, get crazy and top your blue cheese burgers with caramelized onions.

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