Star-Spangled Cheeseburgers

These Star-Spangled Cheeseburgers couldn't get any more patriotic than this!

Total: 30 min | Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

• 2 pounds ground beef
• 1/4 cup regular or reduced-fat mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup honey mustard
• 8 slices American cheese
• 8 hamburger buns, split
• Romaine lettuce, tomato slices

Instructions

1. Combine mayonnaise and mustard. Cut star shapes from cheese with cookie cutter. Lightly shape ground beef into eight 1/2-inch thick patties.
2. Place patties on grill over medium, ash-covered coals.
3. Grill, covered, 8 to 10 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill, covered, 7 to 9 minutes) until instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into center registers 160 degrees F, turning occasionally. Season with salt and pepper after turning. About 1 minute before burgers are done, top with cheese stars.
4. Serve in buns with sauce, lettuce and tomato.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Cattlemens Beef Board and National Cattlemen's Beef Association