Susie's Million Dollar Burger

This recipe for the Million Dollar Burger is a delicious sandwich made with a golden flaky biscuit topped with a beef burger studded with feta cheese and served with a cool cucumber salad and sweet and tangy braised red onions.

❤️ Why you'll love the Million Dollar Burger

Incredible flavors: from the rich wine braised sweet and tangy onions to the cooling dilled cucumber salad and salty feta cheese, these million dollar burgers have the most incredible flavor combination.

Simple ingredients: while the recipe seems fancy, it is made with simple ingredients and of course, is simplified by using a biscuit for the bun!

30 Minute Meal: while the onions are braising, you bake the biscuits, make the cucumber salad, and cook the burgers. By the time you are done with the burgers the sandwich is ready for assembly!

🥘 Ingredients

Red onion: adds color and flavor to the sandwich.

Red wine vinegar: contributes to the tanginess of the onion topping.

Dry Red wine: a dry red table wine works best.

Grape Jelly: I like to make my own grape jam, so I used that, but you can use store bought jam or jelly.

Sour cream: combined with the mayonnaise for a cool refreshing cucumber salad.

Mayonnaise: contributes flavor to the cucumber dressing.

Dill weed: this adds a freshness combined with the cucumber and sour cream

Onion powder: adds flavor

Beau Monde seasoning (optional): this is similar to an umami seasoning.

English cucumber: this type of cucumber has no seeds and is best for this recipe.

Pillsbury Grands Flaky Layers: be sure to buy the grands, or the bun size will be too small.

Lean ground beef: I used 80/20 ratio

Feta cheese: I like to buy this in the brick and crumble it up myself. You can also buy the crumbled feta cheese 

Salt

Black pepper

🔪 Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In large skillet over medium heat, cook onion, vinegar, wine, and jelly over for 20 minutes, stirring frequently, until onion is tender and sauce is reduced and thickened.
3. In a small mixing bowl, mix sour cream, mayonnaise, dill weed, onion powder, Beau Monde seasoning (if using) and cucumber. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
4. In a large bowl, combine ground beef, salt, and pepper. Shape into 8 equal portions, set on a plate and set aside.
5. When oven has preheated, bake biscuits as directed on can.
6. Cook beef patties in grill pan, contact grill or nonstick skillet until internal temperature reads 160°F.
7. Split biscuits in half and spread 2 to 3 tablespoons cucumber mixture on bottom of each biscuit. Top with beef patty, onion mixture, feta cheese, and biscuit tops.

🥄 Equipment

Mixing bowls

Large skillet

Wooden spoon

Baking sheet

Meat thermometer

🥫Storage

Refrigerate: store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge up to 5 days.

📖 Variations

• The original recipe combines the feta cheese with the burger. I like to serve it on top of the burger. If you want it like the original, then mix the feta in with the ground beef.
• Sub a regular burger bun for the biscuit.
• Use grape juice or non-alcoholic wine in place of the red wine.

💭 Tips

• Be sure to buy the Pillsbury grands biscuits. I don't recommend a no name brand as I have never had good luck with them. Pillsbury biscuits are bigger and sturdier and when baked, they will hold up well to the burger and fillings.

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Fans of caramelized onions will love these French Onion Grilled Cheese sandwiches!

🍽 Serve with...

Serve with a side of lettuce, slice of tomato, and remaining cucumber mixture. You can also serve with a side of french fries or onion rings.

The Last Word

This sandwich was chosen as a finalist entry for the Pillsbury Bake Off back in 2010 and was submitted by my friend Susie Littlewood!

While this wasn't chosen as the winning recipe, more than 10 years later, it was a winner in my home as my family still enjoys this burger on the dinner table

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📖 Recipe

Million Dollar Burger

Shelby Law Ruttan

This delicious Million Dollar Burger is a ground beef sandwich served on a Pillsbury Grands Biscuit with a cucumber salad, braised red onions, and feta cheese.

4.75 from 4 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 30 minutes mins

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 8

Calories 474 kcal

Equipment

• mixing bowls
• Large skillet
• Wooden spoon
• Baking Sheet
• Instant read thermometer

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Ingredients

  

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• 1 large red onion , sliced
• ¼ cup red wine vinegar
• ¼ cup red wine
• ½ cup grape jam
• ¼ cup sour cream
• ¼ cup mayonnaise
• ¾ teaspoon dill weed
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ¼ teaspoon Beau Monde seasoning , optional
• 1 medium English cucumber , finely diced
• 16.3 ounces Pillsbury Grands Flaky Layers biscuits , 8 biscuits
• 1 pound lean ground beef
• 1 cup crumbled feta cheese
• dash salt
• dash black pepper

Instructions

 

• Heat oven to 350°F. In 10-inch skillet, cook onion, vinegar, wine and jelly over medium heat about 20 minutes, stirring frequently, until onion is tender and sauce is reduced and thickened.
• Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix sour cream, mayonnaise, dill weed, onion powder, Beau Monde seasoning and cucumber. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Bake biscuits as directed on can. Meanwhile, in large bowl, mix beef, cheese, salt and pepper. Shape mixture into 8 patties, ½ inch thick. Cook patties in grill pan, contact grill or nonstick skillet until meat thermometer inserted in center reads 160°F.
• Split biscuits. Spread 2 to 3 tablespoons cucumber mixture on bottom of each biscuit. Top with burger, onion mixture and biscuit tops. Serve with tomato, lettuce and remaining cucumber mixture.

Nutrition

Calories: 474kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 19gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 58mgSodium: 855mgPotassium: 459mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 149IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 151mgIron: 4mgNet Carbohydrates: 45g

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