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Authentic Southern Pimento Cheese Burgers
Experience a true Southern specialty with these juicy beef burgers topped with creamy, tangy homemade pimento cheese. The perfect blend of flavors creates a burger that's miles beyond an ordinary cheeseburger!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 708 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Pimento Cheese Spread
- 4 ounces sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise plus 1 tablespoon
- 1 tablespoon diced pimentos
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
Burger Ingredients
- 1 1/4 pounds ground beef chuck
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 hamburger buns
- 2 teaspoons butter for buns
Instructions
Pimento Cheese Spread
- Place the shredded sharp Cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, Cayenne pepper, and paprika in a bowl. Stir to combine. Set to the side while you make the burgers.
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Burger Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine the ground beef, salt, and pepper.
- Divide the beef into 4 portions.
- Shape each portion into a disk about 1 inch thick.
- Press a small indention into the middle of the patty. This will help keep your burgers from shrinking when cooking.
- Heat an iron skillet over medium heat.
- Add 1 teaspoon of butter to the pan and toast the cut side of the buns in the skillet. The average skillet will allow you to heat up 2 buns (2 tops and 2 bottoms), at one time.
- Repeat this process until all of the buns are toasted.
- Increase the heat to medium-high.
- Place the burger patties in the skillet.
- Cook the burgers for 3 to 5 minutes on the first side. The burgers will be ready to flip when you start to see the patty brown on the underside.
- Flip the patties and cook for an additional 3 to 5 minutes on the other side.
Building the burger
- Place the burger patties onto the bottom buns.
- Put two tablespoons of pimento cheese on each patty.
- Cover the burgers with the top buns.
Notes
- If you have a grill and prefer grilled burgers, then cook the patties on the grill instead of in a skillet.
Nutrition Information
Calories
708kcal
(35%)
Carbohydrates
22g
(7%)
Protein
35g
(70%)
Fat
51g
(78%)
Saturated Fat
20g
(100%)
Cholesterol
141mg
(47%)
Sodium
1174mg
(49%)
Potassium
465mg
(13%)
Fiber
0g
(0%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
435IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
0.6mg
(1%)
Calcium
304mg
(30%)
Iron
4.4mg
(24%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 708
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 708kcal | 35% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 35g | 70% |
| Fat | 51g | 78% |
| Saturated Fat | 20g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 141mg | 47% |
| Sodium | 1174mg | 49% |
| Potassium | 465mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 435IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 0.6mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 304mg | 30% |
| Iron | 4.4mg | 24% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.