Vegetarian Juicy Lucy (!)

ever heard of a Juicy Luicy

well, it's kinda famous. really it's just a cheeseburger, but with the cheese on the inside, which makes it awesome

and my version is vegetarian, which makes it epic

enjoy

Vegetarian Juicey Lucy

- 1/4 tube GimmeLean Veggie Sausage

- 1 slice american cheese

- salt and pepper

Cut two 1/2 inch slices from the Veggie Sausage. Flatten them down a bit. Fold the slice of cheese into fourths to make one folded rectangle, put it in the middle of one sausage patty, and put the other patty on top. Pinch the seams closed, pat into burger form, and roll in salt and pepper/any spices you godamnwell please.

Grill till crispy on all sides, serve with Garlicky Greens, cut it open, and let the golden river flow.

mission accomplished

Buffalo Blue Turkey Burgers

These burgers were AWESOME.
I just had to start with that, because it's the truth. Spicy and tangy with a creamy, molten blue-cheese filling, these babies hit the spot every which way. I also threw together a buffalo-blue sour cream sauce whose tangy creaminess added a layer of refreshing deliciousness to the spicy burgers.
I strongly recommend that you make these. Not tomorrow, not next week. Now. Go, go go go!!!Buffalo-Blue Turkey Burgers
(makes 4 big burgers)
- 2 lbs ground turkey
- 1 tbsp light mayo
- 2/3 c Franks Red-Hot Wing Sauce
- 5 wedges Laughing Cow Lite Blue Cheese
- 2 tbsp sour cream

Mix one tablespoon of light mayo with 1/3 c wing sauce and then mix it into the ground turkey. Let the flavors combine in the turkey for 20 minutes or so before dividing into 8 patties. On four of the patties place a wedge of the blue cheese, top with a second patty, and then pinch the edges closed, forming one, cheese-filled patty. Preheat the grill and grill the burgers on one side, keeping the grill closed until the burgers are mostly cooked, and then flip, and cook for only a couple of minutes on each side.
For the sour cream sauce, whisk together sour cream, a wedge of the blue cheese and the remaining wing sauce.
I served these along with Tomato Basil-Bean Salad and Crunchy Oven-Baked Onion Rings from CinnamonSpice to round out what was truly an epically delicious meal.

Linked with: Frugal Food Thursday , It's a Keeper Thursday, Full Plate Thursday , and

Cheese-Filled Turkey Burgers with Sun-Dried Tomato Onion Compote

I have this thing for cheese-filled burgers, and I like to top them with sauteed onions or mushrooms. Sometimes I cook the onions down in wine, sometimes in BBQ sauce, or even in Chili sauce, depending on the type of burger/theme of the meal...
This time, I decided to make spiced turkey burgers with an herby cheese filling, and topped it off with an onion and sun-dried tomato compote that complimented the meat very well.

Cheese-Filled Turkey Burgers
- Ground Turkey
- French Onion spreadable cheese

- Seasoning (smoke paprika, lemon pepper, salt)

- 5 leaves Fresh Sage, minced

- Herbs (tarragon, dill)

Season the meat with the paprika, lemon pepper, salt and half of the fresh sage, mixing with your hands until well combined. Form into patties, twice as many as the amount of burgers you want to make. Mix 2 to 3 wedges of spreadable cheese with tarragon, dill, and the rest of your sage, and then put a small spoonful on the middle of half of your burgers. Top each cheese-topped burger with another burger, pinch the edges shut, and form into a ball. Throw them on the grill and serve topped with the onion compote.

Sun-Dried Tomato Onion Compote

- 1 Vidalia Onion, sliced thin
- 1/2 package of Sun-Dried Tomatoes, julienned
- White Wine
- Sherry
- Spices (onion powder, thyme, pepper, mustard powder)

Soak the Sun-Dried Tomatos in White Wine for 20 minutes. In a frying pan, saute onions until translucent, then season with onion powder and salt. Add in the Sun-Dried Tomatos and season with pepper. Then add between 1/2 to 3/4 c of cooking Sherry, season with ground thyme and a couple dashes of mustard powder, and simmer until most of the liquid is dissolved.

I served these burgers with Garlic Spinach and Roasted Eggplant and Parsnip Fries, and a couple bottles of wine, of course...

It Was Awesome...