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Bunless Burgers are the Best Burgers

February 21, 2015 By Joi Sigers

Cheese Stuffed Burger

Ironically, before I even had to stop eating gluten, I’d voluntarily cut back on bread. I figured that bread, buns, bagels, biscuits, and their kind were basically extra calories I didn’t need. I began experimenting with ways to enjoy hamburgers and cheeseburgers without the traditional bun and soon discovered that I’d been going about this whole burger thing wrong for years.

Burgers in no way need bread. In fact, they just might be better without it.

Over the many months since I began a whole new relationship with burgers, I’ve developed a few favorite ways to fix and serve them. Below are some of my favorites. Whether you have to eat gluten free for health reasons or choose to eat gluten free for health reasons, I know you’ll love bunless burgers as much as I do!

  • Cut grilled or fried hamburgers into eighths and serve on top of tossed salad.  Replacing a bun with vegetables is a nutritious and delicious swap. Any kind of dressing is delicious with a salad topped with “burger bites” but a mixture of Honey Mustard and Ranch is thisclose to Heaven.
  • Next time you fry hamburgers, don’t stop at salt and pepper – add garlic powder… you’ll never make burgers without it again.
  • Fry a couple of white or yellow corn tortillas and use them for “buns.” This approach is specially good if you use sliced avocado, red onion, salsa, and cilantro as toppings.
  • Wrap burgers in leaf lettuce. Lettuce makes a great vehicle for carrying the burger from plate to mouth – while bringing very few unwelcome calories along with it.
  • This one’s pretty obvious, but too good not to include. Season burgers with Montreal Steak seasoning and grill or fry to perfection – then top with a slice of your favorite cheese and sauteed onions and mushrooms.  Add a little steak sauce (make sure it’s gluten free if you need it to be) and you’re set.
  • This is one of those suggestions people either love or hate – top your burger with a fried egg.  As long as Kosher salt and fresh black pepper are involved, I’m on board.
  • Experiment with condiments and condiment combinations. You know as well as I do that mustard and ketchup are a beautiful combo, but you might not realize that a special kind of tasty magic happens when you combine ketchup and mayo.  It’s outrageously good.
  • There’s a familiar cast of characters that show up to a party when it’s time to top a burger – pickles, onions, lettuce, tomatoes… they’re all fantastic – just be sure to broaden your horizons every now and then and consider avocado, jalapenos, “hot pickles,” olives, and just about any “pickled” delicacy you can find in the condiment aisle. We’ve recently become obsessed with Spicy Bread and Butter Pickles. Find them and you’ll soon be as obsessed as we are.
  • Before you form your burger patties, stir in chopped onion and chopped pickles into the meat, then fry as usual. These are extra delicious when you use the spicy bread and butter pickles, but you couldn’t go wrong with ANY pickles. Sometimes I incorporate the pickles, onions, and (every now and then) garlic into the meat. Other times, I fry my burgers, then briefly saute’ the toppings in the skillet, piling them onto the burger at the last minute.
  • The picture below is one of my favorite ways to make burgers: Cheese-Stuffed Burgers. In this picture,  I used Sharp Cheddar Cheese, but Swiss, Asiago, White Cheddar, and Mozzarella are all just as delicious. Simply fill the middle section of your burger with cheese and be sure it’s surrounded on all sides by meat.  I usually simply take one or two slices of a favorite cheese (often deli-sliced), fold them into fourths and use that.  When your fork cuts into the burger, cheese comes melting out, and… trust me… it’s a moment I live for.

Cheese Stuffed Burger

Filed Under: Beef Recipes, Cooking Tips, Gluten Free Tagged With: bunless burger ideas, burger recipes, cheese-stuffed burgers, gluten free burgers, ways to eat burgers without buns

Outside-In Bacon Cheeseburgers with Green Onion Mayo

September 10, 2011 By Joi Sigers

Rachael Ray Cookbook: Top 30 Guy Foods

I have quite a few Rachael Ray Cookbooks in my cookbook collection.  She’s a favorite TV Personality and cookbook author, so if her name’s on it, I’m not just “in,” I’m “all in.”

The cookbook pictured above is just one of my favorites.

Guy Food: Rachael Ray’s Top 30 30-Minute Meals is filled with recipes you’ll use again and again – the Outside-In Bacon Cheeseburgers (with HEAVENLY Green Onion Mayo) are a classic example of what this cookbook’s personality.

Outside-In Bacon Cheeseburgers with Green Onion Mayo – by Rachael Ray

5 slices bacon, chopped
4 scallions, cleaned and trimmed
Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
1 1/3 pounds ground beef sirloin
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce, eyeball it
1 tablespoon steak seasoning blend or coarse salt and black pepper
1/2 pound extra sharp white cheddar cheese, crumbled
1 cup mayonnaise or reduced fat mayonnaise
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Salt and pepper
4 crusty Kaiser rolls, split
4 leaves crisp romaine lettuce

Preheat grill pan over high heat.

In a medium pan brown bacon over medium high heat and drain on paper towel lined plate.

Brush scallions with a little oil and grill on hot grill pan 2 or 3 minutes on each side. Remove from heat to cool.

Combine ground beef with Worcestershire and steak seasoning or salt and pepper. Divide meat into 4 equal parts. Combine cheese crumbles and cooked bacon. Take 1/4 of the meat in your hand and make a well in the center of it. Pile in cheese and bacon, then carefully form the burger around the cheese and bacon filling. Make sure the fillings are completely covered with meat. When all 4 patties are formed, drizzle burgers with oil and place on hot grill pan. Cook 2 minutes on each side over high heat, reduce heat to medium low and cook burgers 7 or 8 minutes longer, turning occasionally. Do not press down on burgers as they cook. Transfer burgers to a plate and let them rest 5 minutes before serving.

Chop cooled, grilled green onions and add to a food processor. Add mayonnaise and cumin to the food processor and pulse the onions and mayonnaise. Season with salt and pepper, to your taste.

Pile burgers on crusty buns and top with crisp lettuce leaves and a slather of green onion mayonnaise. As you bite into the burgers, you will find a smoky, cheesy surprise at the center.

Below are just a few of the other recipes in this great little cookbook:

  • There’s a very manly chili recipe with some surprising ingredients that will be tried in this very kitchen this week!
  • Blackened Chicken Pizza
  • A recipe for Mahi-Mahi Fillets, grilled
  • Tenderloin Steaks with Gorgonzola and Roasted Potatoes with Rosemary
  • If you or your guy (or kids! – they always love them) have a thing for chicken tenders, there’s a recipe for pecan-crusted chicken tenders you’ll flip for
  • Cheddar and Chive Bread
  • Corn on the Cob with Chili and Lime
  • Grilled Halibut Tacos with Guacamole Sauce
  • A lot more!

If you love great food, and especially if you have a guy you love to cook for, you’ll want to grab a copy of Guy Food: Rachael Ray’s Top 30 30-Minute Meals right away. It’s just a little over $10 and these are recipes you’ll use all year long.

Filed Under: Beef Recipes, Cookbook Reviews, Game Day, Paninis and Sandwiches, Rachael Ray Tagged With: burger recipes, Cookbook Reviews, Rachael Ray cookbooks, Rachael Ray recipes

Marinated Starkist Tuna Burgers

May 13, 2009 By Joi Sigers

1 (6.4-oz.) pouch or 2 (2.6-oz.) pouches StarKist Chunk Light or Albacore Tuna
1 (4-oz.) cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
1/2 cup Non-fat Peppercorn Ranch salad dressing
1 Tbsp. Olive oil
1-1/2 cups Bread crumbs, divided
1 Egg, lightly beaten
1/4 cup Green onion, sliced

Marinated Tuna Burgers From StarkistIn a medium bowl, combine tuna, 3/4-cup bread crumbs, cheese, egg, salad dressing, and onion.

Form six patties; coat each side with remaining 3/4 cup bread crumbs.

Heat oil in non-stick skillet over medium heat.

Cook patties 3-5 minutes on each side until golden brown.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 6-10 minutes
Serves: 6

What a delicious and healthy alternative to burgers! Most people are trying to cut back on red meat and hamburgers is one of the hardest areas to cut back on. That’s where healthy alternatives come in handy – you can simply replace one delicious meal with another one. The only difference is, zero guilt afterward.

See Starkist.com for more healthy recipes.

Filed Under: Health and Fitness, Recipes Tagged With: burger recipes, sandwiches, seafood recipes, tuna burgers

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