CHEF JEFF — ONE BYTE AT A TIME: Blue Cheese Stuffed Burgers

This interesting recipe comes cookbook author Sam Zien’s “Just Grill This!” (Wiley, $19.95).

Blue Cheese Stuffed Burgers

1½ pounds ground beef

1 teaspoon seasoning salt

2 ounces blue cheese crumbles

2 tablespoons butter, softened

Olive oil

Freshly ground pepper

4 to 6 pretzel rolls or other buns, toasted

Mix beef, seasoning salt in bowl. Form into 4 burgers. Combine blue cheese, butter in small bowl; mix well. Make indentation in middle of each burger your thumb; fill with some cheese mix. Fold burger around mix; seal well. Lightly oil each patty; season with pepper. Heat grill to medium-high. Cook burgers, 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium-rare. Serve on toasted buns.

Yield: Serves 4.

Approximate nutritional analysis per serving: 479 calories, 25 grams fat (12 grams saturated), 130 milligrams cholesterol, 22 grams carbohydrates, 39 grams protein, 828 milligrams sodium, 1 gram fiber.

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