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A grilled pimento cheese burger topped with lettuce and tomato on a plate with bowtie pasta salad.

The Best Pimento Cheese Burgers

Maureen Reynolds
Juicy grilled hamburgers topped with creamy homemade pimento cheese spread make an easy and flavorful meal for summer cookouts, backyard gatherings, or weeknight dinners.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6 burgers

Equipment

  • 1 electric stand mixer or a large mixing bowl and hand mixer
  • outdoor grill or frying pan if making on the stove top
  • 1 flipper to flip patties
  • 1 large spoon for scooping cheese spread

Ingredients
  

  • 6 to 8 fresh or frozen hamburger patties
  • 1 ½ cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
  • ¾ cup regular Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
  • 3 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
  • ¼ cup good quality mayonnaise such as Duke's or Hellman's
  • ¼ cup finely diced pimentos
  • ¼ teaspoon onion salt
  • 2 tablespoons finally chopped onion (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat grill to medium.
  • While grill is preheating, prepare cheese spread; shredded cheeses, cream cheese, mayonnaise, pimentos, and onion salt to the bowl of electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Blend on low until fully combined.
  • Grill hamburger patties until done well done(internal temperature reaches 165 ℉) about 10 minutes, flipping halfway through.
  • Spoon pimento cheese onto cooked burgers, spreading to cover. Continue grilling on low heat until cheese is melted.
  • Serve on fresh hamburger buns with your favourite toppings.

Notes

Store leftovers promptly; place cheese spread in an airtight container and place in refrigerate for up to 3 days.  Leftover cooked burgers should be stored in a Ziplock bag without cheese topping for up to 2 days or frozen for up to a month.  
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