Bold Honey-Barbecue Burger

Grilled beef burgers are topped with honey-barbecue sauce, crisp bacon, onion rings, cheese slices, and tomatoes.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 12 mins
• Total Time: 27 mins
• Calories: 726 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon honey
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• ½ cup chopped green onions
• 1 pound ground beef
• ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ¾ cup barbecue sauce
• 4 hamburger buns
• 4 slices tomato
• 2 tablespoons steak seasoning
• 8 thick slices bacon, cooked crisp
• 8 frozen onion rings, prepared according to package directions
• 4 slices Borden® American Cheese Singles
• Fresh lettuce

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine ground beef, green onions, garlic powder and cayenne pepper; form into 4 patties. Sprinkle both sides with steak seasoning. Cover and chill. (These can be made several hours ahead.)

Step 2

Brush buns with melted butter, set aside. Mix barbecue sauce with honey in a small bowl; set aside.

Step 3

Preheat grill (medium-high heat). Grill burgers to an internal temperature of 160°F, about 4 to 6 minutes per side. Two minutes before burgers are finished, grill buns, butter side down, until golden brown. Place Borden® American Cheese Singles on burgers to melt.

Step 4

Serve each burger on a buttered bun topped with 2 slices crisp bacon and onion rings, honey barbeque sauce, lettuce and tomato.