{made it} Lighter Blue Cheese Burger

Lighter Blue Cheese Burger
*Serves four

Made with lean ground beef and low-fat ingredients, this is a quick and light weeknight fix.

INGREDIENTS

Cooking spray

1/2 cup finely chopped onion

1 pound lean ground beef

3 tablespoons dry breadcrumbs

2 tablespoons water

1 egg white, lightly beaten

1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled blue cheese

1/4 cup fat-free sour cream

4 (1-ounce) English muffins, toasted

4 (1/4-inch-thick) slices tomato

DIRECTIONS

1. Coat a small nonstick skillet with cooking spray; place over medium heat until hot. Add onion; saute 5 minutes or until tender. Remove from heat; let cool. Combine onion, beef, breadcrumbs, water, and egg white in a large bowl; stir well. Divide mixture into 4 equal portions. 
2. In a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray, cook burgers over medium heat for 5 mins per side, or until cooked through to your liking (can also be cooked on the grill, but our deck was covered with snow at the time, so stove-top it is!)
3. Toast muffins. Spread 1 tablespoon sour cream and 1 tablespoon blue cheese over top half of each muffin, add tomato and burger. Enjoy!

Original recipe found at CookingLight.com

{made it} Burger Eggsplosion

Burger Eggsplosion
*Adapted from Serious Eats blog
Serves 2

I have to admit that when I saw this concept online I envisioned making this huge mess and failing miserably. Buuuut, it all worked out according to plan. Nailed it. 

Ingredients:
1/2 pound of ground beef
2 eggs
2 slices of American Cheese
2 t. mayo
2 hamburger buns

Directions:
Split the ground beef into 2 patties and flatten. Using a small glass (I used a champagne flute - fancy!), cut a hole in the middle of each patty. Cook the patties in a piping hot pan on the stovetop. After a minute on the first side, crack the egg and drop one in the middle of each burger. Flip immediately. 

You WILL make a mess in the pan. But that's ok, it'll still be delicious.

After you flip the burgers, add cheese, and cook until no pink remains in the center. 

Put a little mayo on your buns, if desired, and enjoy (with plenty of napkins).