Pimiento-Cheese Stuffed Burgers
 
 
Serves: 6 Servings
Ingredients
  • 6 slices peppered bacon, halved crosswise
  • ⅓ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
  • 2 pounds ground sirloin
  • ½ cup chopped sweet-spicy pickles
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¾ cup pimiento cheese*
  • 6 ciabatta rolls, halved and toasted
  • Bibb lettuce
  • Pimiento cheese
  • Sweet-spicy pickles
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly spray a wire rack with cooking spray; place rack in a foil-lined, rimmed baking sheet.
  2. Place bacon on prepared rack; sprinkle with brown sugar.
  3. Bake until sugar is melted and bacon is crispy, about 15 minutes. Remove from rack.
  4. In a medium bowl, stir together sirloin, chopped pickles, salt, and pepper until combined. Divide mixture into 12 portions, and shape each portion into a 5-inch patty. Place 2 tablespoons pimiento cheese in center of 6 patties. Top with remaining patties, and press edges to seal. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
  5. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes per side, covering during last 3 minutes of cooking.
  6. Layer bottom half of rolls with lettuce, patties, tomato, pimiento cheese, and bacon. Garnish with pickles, if desired. Serve immediately.
Recipe by Southern Cast Iron at https://southerncastiron.com/pimiento-cheese-stuffed-burgers/