Tastiest Cheddar-bacon Burgers

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 lbs lean ground beef (at least 80%)
• 1 (1 ounce) package instant onion and mushroom soup mix
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley or 1/4 cup green onion
• 1/4 cup steak sauce
• 8 slices cheddar cheese (1 oz. slices) or 8 slices sharp cheddar cheese (1 oz. slices)
• 1 large red onion, cut into 1/4- to 1/2-inch thick slices
• olive oil
• 8 onion hamburger buns, split
• 8 small bibb lettuce (8 small leaves)
• 1/2 cup ranch dressing or 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 8 slices cooked bacon
• 2 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced

Recipe

• 1 prepare and heat a gas or charcoal grill, medium heat.
• 2 in a big bowl, mix ground beef, soup mix, parsley, and steak sauce until well blended.
• 3 shape mixture into 8 patties, about 3/4-inch thick.
• 4 place patties on grill; cover grill; cook over medium heat 13-15 minutes, turning once, until meat thermometer inserted in center of patties reads 160°.
• 5 top each burger patty with cheese slice (if desired, cut in half diagonally); cook just until cheese is melted.
• 6 meanwhile, brush onion slices with olive oil; add to grill last 5-8 minutes of cooking time for patties.
• 7 to toast buns, place cut side down on grill during last 1-2 minutes of cooking time.
• 8 layer buns with lettuce, ranch dressing, burger patties, bacon, tomato slices, and onion slices.
• 9 *1 burger--590 calories, 37 g fat, 3 g fiber.