Grilled Bacon-Cheeseburgers (Crowd Size)

Prep Time:20 Mins | Total Time:31 Mins | Makes:12 Servings

Crispy bacon and tangy blue cheese dressing add their distinctive flavour to burgers cooked on the grill.

3 lbs (1.5 kg) lean ground beef

2 small onions, finely chopped

3/4 tsp (3 mL) pepper

12 hamburger buns, split and toasted

1 cup (250 mL) blue cheese dressing

12 slices bacon, crisply cooked and broken in half

Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Mix beef, onions and pepper. Shape into 12 patties, each about 3/4 inch thick.
Cover and grill patties 3 to 4 inches from medium heat 10 to 11 minutes, turning once, until no longer pink in centre and juice is clear.
Place burgers on bottom half of buns. Spoon dressing onto burgers; top each with 2 pieces of bacon. Top with top half of buns.

Purchasing: When making your shopping list, put ground beef with the other perishables you are buying. You will want to use it within 2 days after purchase.
Substitution : No time for cooking bacon? Simply sprinkle packaged real bacon crumbles on the burgers instead!

1 Serving: Calories 445; ( Calories from Fat 235 ); Total Fat 26g ( Saturated Fat 9g ) ; Cholesterol 70mg; Sodium 680mg; Total Carbohydrate 27g ( Dietary Fiber 1g ); Protein 27g