Juicy grilled hamburgers topped with creamy homemade pimento cheese spread make an easy and flavorful meal for summer cookouts, backyard gatherings, or weeknight dinners.
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 8fresh or frozen hamburger patties
1 ½cupssharp cheddar cheese, shredded
¾cupregular Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
3ouncescream cheese at room temperature
¼cupgood quality mayonnaisesuch as Duke's or Hellman's
¼cupfinely diced pimentos
¼teaspoononion salt
2tablespoonsfinally 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.