Ingredients
- 🥩 1 lb ground beef (80/20 recommended)
- 🍔 8 small burger buns or sesame seed buns
- 🧀 8 slices American cheese
- 🥬 2 cups shredded lettuce
- 🧅 ½ cup finely diced onion
- 🥒 ½ cup sliced pickles
- 🌶️ Salt & black pepper, to taste
🍔 Special Sauce:
- 🥄 ½ cup mayonnaise
- 🍯 2 tbsp sweet pickle relish
- 🌼 1 tbsp yellow mustard
- 🧄 ½ tsp garlic powder
- 🧅 ½ tsp onion powder
- 🌶️ ½ tsp paprika
Instructions
- 🥣 Mix all sauce ingredients together and refrigerate until ready to use.
- 🥩 Divide ground beef into thin patties, season with salt and pepper.
- 🔥 Cook patties on a hot skillet for 2–3 minutes per side until browned.
- 🧀 Add cheese slices and let them melt.
- 🍔 Toast the buns lightly and spread special sauce on each layer.
- 🥬 Add lettuce, onion, pickles, beef patties, and stack the burgers.
- 🍟 Serve warm with your favorite fries or side dish.
⏱️ Prep Time: 15 minutes
🍳 Cook Time: 10 minutes
🍽️ Yield: 4 burgers
🔥 Calories: ~650 per burger