All American Burger Recipe
American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, house-made pickles, Thousand Island
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Ingredients
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Burger Ingredients
Method
Burger Preparation
- 1
Prepare the Patties
In a bowl, season the ground beef with salt and black pepper. Form the beef into two equal patties.
- 2
- 3
Add Cheese
Place a slice of American cheese on each patty after flipping and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes until the cheese melts.
- 4
Prepare the Vegetables
While the patties are cooking, slice the tomato and onion. Rinse and dry the lettuce.
- 5
Assemble the Burger
Spread Thousand Island dressing on the bottom half of the burger bun. Place the cooked patty with melted cheese on top, followed by lettuce, tomato, onion, and house-made pickles. Top with the other half of the bun.
- 6
Serve
Serve the All American Burger with additional Thousand Island dressing on the side if desired.