Open Faced Cheeseburgers Recipes

OPEN-FACED HAMBURGERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cheese, green pepper, milk, mustard and salt. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well; shape into six patties. , Spread cut sides of buns with butter; top each with a patty. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 450° for 14-17 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160° and juices run clear.

OPEN-FACED ONION CHEESEBURGERS

Steps:

• Heat grill. In medium bowl, combine ground beef, soup mix and Worcestershire sauce; mix well. Shape into four 1/2-inch-thick patties.
• Thread onion slices onto two parallel 10 to 12-inch metal skewers. Brush both sides of onion with oil or spray with nonstick cooking spray.
• When ready to grill, place patties and onion on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill 4 to 6 inches from medium coals. Cook 8 to 10 minutes or until beef is thoroughly cooked and onion is crisp-tender, turning once and placing cheese on patties during last 2 minutes of cooking.
• During last 6 minutes of cooking, place Texas toast on grill; cook 4 to 6 minutes, rearranging twice.
• To serve, place grilled onion slices on Texas toast. Top each with patty. If desired, garnish with cherry tomatoes.

OPEN-FACED CHEESEBURGERS WITH MUSHROOMS AND ONIONS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high. Add mushrooms; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms release their liquid and start to brown, 5 to 7 minutes; transfer to a bowl (reserve skillet).
• Add onion and remaining tablespoon oil to skillet; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion starts to brown, 5 to 7 minutes (if bottom of skillet becomes too dry, add a little water and scrape up browned bits). Return mushrooms to skillet; stir in vinegar and set aside.
• Heat broiler, with rack set 4 inches from heat. Gently form meat into 4 3/4-inch-thick patties; season with salt and pepper. Place on a rimmed baking sheet, and broil 3 minutes.
• Remove baking sheet; top burgers with tomato and cheese slices. Broil until cheese is melted and burgers are medium-rare, 1 to 2 minutes more. Serve burgers on toasted bread, with sauteed mushrooms and onion alongside.

THROWDOWN'S GREEN CHILE CHEESEBURGERS

Steps:

• Burgers:
• For the queso sauce:
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Whisk in the flour and cook for 1 minute. Add the milk, increase the heat to high and cook, whisking constantly, until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the cheese until melted; add the Parmesan and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Keep warm.
• For the relish:
• Combine all ingredients in a bowl and season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• For the pickled red onions:
• Bring vinegar, water, sugar and salt to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Remove from the heat and let cool for 10 minutes. Put the onions in a medium bowl, pour the vinegar over, cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours and up to 48 hours before serving.
• For the burgers:
• Heat a griddle or large saute pan over high heat. Add the oil and let it heat until it begins to shimmer.
• Shape the ground beef with your hands into 4 round patties about 1 1/2 inches thick and season each burger on both sides with salt and pepper, to taste. Cook the burgers until golden brown on both sides and cooked to medium, about 8 minutes.
• Put the burgers on the buns and top each with a few tablespoons of the queso sauce, relish, onions and chips.

OPEN-FACE PATTY MELTS

Steps:

• Heat dressing in large nonstick skillet on medium-high heat. Add onions; cook 2 min. Stir onions and move to one side of skillet.
• Add patties to other side of skillet; cook on medium heat 10 min. or until burgers are done (160ºF), flipping burgers and stirring onions after 5 min.
• Top burgers with VELVEETA; cover. Cook 1 to 1-1/2 min. or until VELVEETA is melted; place on toast slices. Top with onions.

OPEN-FACED TEXAS BURGERS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the onion, garlic, thyme and 1/2 cup cheese. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into two oval patties., In a large skillet, cook burgers over medium heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until meat is no longer pink. Meanwhile, prepare Texas toast according to package directions., Drain burgers; set aside and keep warm. Add the tomato sauce, brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce and steak sauce to the skillet. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Return burgers to skillet; turn to coat. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Serve burgers on toast.

OPEN-FACED HAMBURGER PHILLIES

Steps:

• In 12-inch skillet, cook ground beef, bell peppers and onion over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in 1/4 cup of the dressing.
• Spread remaining 1/4 cup dressing on cut sides of bread. Place both halves, cut sides up, on ungreased large cookie sheet. Broil 4 to 6 inches from heat 3 to 5 minutes or until lightly toasted. Remove bread from broiler. Spread beef mixture on cut halves of bread. Top with cheese.
• Return to broiler; broil 4 to 6 inches from heat 2 to 3 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut each half into 2 pieces.

OPEN-FACED BURGERS WITH HORSERADISH-CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan combine the garlic paste and the butter and heat the mixture over moderately low heat, stirring, until the butter is melted. Brush the cut sides of the roll with the butter mixture and toast the roll halves lightly. In a saucepan combine the sour cream and the Cheddar, heat the mixture over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until the cheese is melted, but do not let it boil, and stir in the horseradish, the pickle, and the jalapeño chili. In a heavy skillet (preferably cast-iron) heat the oil over moderately high heat until it is hot but not smoking and in it cook the patties, seasoned with salt and black pepper, turning them once, for 8 minutes for medium-rare meat. Transfer the burgers to the roll halves and spoon the horseradish-cheese sauce over them.

OPEN-FACED CHEESEBURGERS

Steps:

• Toast bread and let it cool. Preheat oven to 350.
• Spread toast thinly with Lawry's Garlic Spread, then spread not quite so thinly with Kraft Old English Cheese.
• Mix ground meat with all other ingredients, and then spread evenly over the cheese layer.
• Bake for about 15 minutes for medium, more for more well done, less for rare.

OPEN-FACED BURGERS WITH ONION-MUSHROOM TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat grill.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion, and cook for 5 minutes or until golden.
• Add mushrooms and salt; cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Add vinegar, remove mixture from pan.
• Set aside.
• Combine the paprika and the next 4 ingredients (paprika through black pepper).
• Divide the ground meat into 4 equal portion, shaping each into a 1/2 inch thick patty.
• Coat patties with spice mixture.
• Grill patties 4 minutes on each side or until done.
• Place burger patties on muffin halves, and top each burger with 1/4 cup onion mixture.

OPEN-FACED PEPPER BURGERS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef, onions, and peppers, until meat is no longer pink,and drain.
• Stir in 1/2 salad dressing, and spread remaining dressing on cut sides of Italian bread, and broil 4-5 minutes or until lightly toasted.
• Spoon beef mixture over cut sides of bread, and top with cheese slices.
• Return to broiler and broil until cheese is melted.
• Cut each half into 3 pieces and serve.