Bacon and Blue Cheese Burger

Ingredients

• Salt and pepper - To taste
• Ketchup - 4 tablespoons
• Mayonnaise - 4 tablespoons
• Red onion - 1, sliced
• Tomato - 1, sliced
• Lettuce - 4 leaves
• Hamburger buns - 4
• Blue cheese - 4 ounces, crumbled
• Bacon - 8 slices, cooked
• Ground beef - 1 pound

Instructions

1. Preheat the grill or stovetop grill pan to medium-high heat.
2. In a bowl, season the ground beef with salt and pepper. Mix well.
3. Divide the ground beef into 4 equal portions and shape into patties.
4. Grill the patties for about 4-5 minutes per side, or until desired doneness.
5. During the last minute of cooking, top each patty with 2 slices of cooked bacon and crumbled blue cheese.
6. Remove the patties from the grill and let them rest for a few minutes.
7. Toast the hamburger buns on the grill for a minute or until lightly toasted.
8. Spread mayonnaise and ketchup on the bottom halves of the buns.
9. Place a lettuce leaf on each bun, followed by a tomato slice and red onion slices.
10. Place a bacon and blue cheese-topped patty on each bun.
11. Cover with the top halves of the buns and serve immediately.