Blue Cheese Burgers

The tang and creaminess of blue cheese makes it a natural match for beefy burgers. Mix high-quality blue cheese right into the patty for the best blue cheese burger recipe you’ll ever make!

By
Elise Bauer
Elise Bauer
Elise Bauer
Elise founded Simply Recipes in 2003 and led the site until 2019. She has an MA in Food Research from Stanford University.
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Updated October 21, 2022
Elise Bauer
Halved Blue Cheese Burger on Parchment Paper with Pickles Surrounded by Plates with More Halved Sandwiches and a Small Dish with Flaky Salt

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Have you ever made a cheese-stuffed burger?

The most common method is to put a mound of cheese between two ultra-thin hamburger patties and pinch the sides.

The downside to this approach is that if you haven't sufficiently sealed the edges of the burgers, all the melted cheese leaks out when you cook them. Also you can scald your tongue on the hot melty cheese if you're not careful.

So, when my pal Garrett described a way for making blue cheese burgers that mixed the cheese in with the burgers, I was all ears.

Garrett calls the burgers "sassy" and sassy they are indeed.

They aren't as pretty as a stuffed cheeseburger, but you'll get a great dose of tangy blue cheese flavor with every bite. Garrett made these for my parents the other day and they loved them.

Blue Cheese Burger on a Plate

Simply Recipes / Annika Panikker

Tips on Making the Best Blue Cheese Burgers

  • For juicy burgers, use 80:20 ground beef (80 percent lean meat, 20 percent fat). Lean ground beef will give you dry burgers.
  • Use your favorite blue cheese here. Nothing fancy required; save those for the cheese board. Pre-crumbled blue cheese will work in this recipe, but since it does not melt as well as blue cheese you crumble yourself, it's not preferable.
  • Prep the patties up to a day in advance and refrigerate them, covered tightly in plastic wrap, if you'd like to work ahead.

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Blue Cheese Burgers

Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Pattie chilling 30 mins
Total Time 55 mins
Servings 4 burgers

Here's a tip, although you might be tempted to go with extra lean hamburger meat for this burger, given all the cheese, I don't recommend it, unless you want blue cheese flavored dry burgers.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef (16 to 20 percent fat)

  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

  • 2 cloves garlic, minced

  • 2 green onions, chopped

  • 1/2 cup (about 2 ounces) crumbled blue cheese

  • 1 large egg

  • 1 tablespoon water

  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

  1. Gently mix the ground beef, cheese, and seasonings:

    Put ground beef, mustard, garlic, onions, blue cheese, water, egg, and a sprinkling of salt and pepper into a large bowl. Use your hands to gently mix the ingredients together until just incorporated. Do not over-mix.

    Hand Mixing Together Blue Cheese Burgers Ingredients (Ground Beef, Garlic, Green Onions, Blue Cheese, etc)

    Simply Recipes / Annika Panikker
  2. Shape into patties and chill:

    Shape into patties, about 1/2 inch thick and larger than your bun. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes or until you are ready to cook.

    Blue Cheese Burger Patties Resting on a Plate

    Simply Recipes / Annika Panikker
  3. Prepare a charcoal or gas grill for cooking over high direct heat:

    Using tongs and a folded up paper towel dipped in vegetable oil, oil the grill grates. Make sure grill is hot and well oiled before laying down the patties.

  4. Season and grill the burgers:

    Season patties with salt and pepper. Place the patties on the clean, well-oiled grill grate. Grill the burgers for about 5 minutes per side. Do not press down on the burgers while cooking.

    If you don't have a grill, you can use a grill pan or a cast iron frying pan to cook the burgers on the stove.

    Serve on hamburger buns with lettuce and mayonnaise.

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    Blue Cheese Burger Patties Cooking in a Cast Iron Skillet

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    Patties Cooked on a Cast Iron Skillet for Blue Cheese Burgers Recipe

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    How to Make Blue Cheese Burgers

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
383 Calories
25g Fat
2g Carbs
36g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories 383
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25g 32%
Saturated Fat 10g 52%
Cholesterol 158mg 53%
Sodium 460mg 20%
Total Carbohydrate 2g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0g 1%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 36g
Vitamin C 2mg 9%
Calcium 125mg 10%
Iron 4mg 20%
Potassium 518mg 11%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.