It’s almost time to celebrate the Fourth of July! What a perfect way to get in the patriotic spirit with this red, white, and blue cheeseburger.
(See what I did there 😉 )
July 4th is a Treat
To me, July 4th was always the peak of summertime. I love spending the day seeing everyone in their red, white, and blue garb, cooking out and eating hamburgers and hotdogs, and ending the night with stellar fireworks.
Growing up in a military town, Independence Day was no joke and everyone around was buzzing with excitement for the day.
I never used to be adventurous with my food and stuck to the basics: hotdog with ketchup and mustard, potato or pasta salad, and baked beans.
NOW I try to squeeze in as much delicious, red-white-and-blue themed food as I can!
the makeup of red, white, and blue Cheeseburgers
Blue cheese stuffed burgers are bursting with flavor and American pride. Each bite contains a sharp yet creamy contrast from the cheese, topped with crisp, fresh veggies.
- Red: slices of juicy tomatoes for bursts of freshness
- White: grilled white onion for a savory crunch
- Blue: light kicks of crumbled blue cheese
If you want another great burger recipe, check out my Bacon Cheeseburgers that are made perfect with mushrooms and caramelized onions!
How to: Make red, white, and blue Cheeseburgers
Break up a pound of ground beef into a bowl.
Add ⅓ cup of blue cheese (or more for a stronger taste) and a few tablespoons of steak seasoning.
Stir to combine thoroughly.
Divide the mixture into fourths and form into patties. Make a slight dent in the middle of the patty for a nice even burger when cooked.
Using an outdoor grill or indoor grill pan, cook a round slice of white onion for 5 minutes over medium-high heat.
Grill the patties over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes on each side for a burger of medium doneness.
Top with onion, sliced tomato, and lettuce and serve on a toasted bun.
Enjoy with your other red, white, and blue themed sides!
Red, White, & Blue Cheeseburger
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/3 cup blue cheese crumbled
- 2-3 tbsp steak seasoning
- 1 white onion sliced
- 1 tomato sliced
- 1 head of lettuce as needed
- 4 buns toasted
Instructions
- In a bowl, break up the ground beef. Add the blue cheese and steak seasoning and stir to combine.
- Divide into 4 equal parts. Shape each part into a pattie with a slight dent in the middle.
- Grill the onion for up to 5 minutes or until translucent.
- Grill the patties for 2-3 minutes per side for a medium burger.
- Place on bun and top with lettuce, tomato, and grilled onion.
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What are your favorite red, white, and blue recipes to celebrate the 4th of July? Share in the comments below!
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These burgers looks very delicious! My boyfriends family is American, and I am excited to spend my first 4th of July with them! This looks like a delicious treat that we should be having at the BBQ, I will cheekily nudge them towards this recipe so I can try them! Thank you for sharing.
Em | http://www.loveemblog.com
That’s so kind of you! And I hope you have a great first 4th of July! It’s one of my faves!!
Yummy burger! Happy Independence Day to America in advance. Hope you guys will have a good celebration.
I love minced onion (and herbs) in my burger but my kids don’t. Our white may to be cheese.
These photos look scrumptious, though!
Luckily there are several white colored food options!
We usually make burgers with olive aioli. So we’ll have to try this one out this weekend to shake things up. It looks really tasty. Thanks for the idea.
Yum olive aioli sounds SO good on a burger! I will have to try it 🙂
Very creative take on the red white and blue theme! I love blue cheese so I’m so eager to try these! Look so yummy!
Thanks! The blue cheese definitely adds a unique savory taste!
These look delicious! As the current lockdown in the UK (kinda) ends on the 4th July so I was going to have a bit of an Independence day celebration, I think I need to add these to the menu.
Thank you x
That sounds like a great way to celebrate! I hope your food turns out amazing 🙂
I am so a burger girl! These look delish, I may have to try it out this weekend! Thanks for sharing 😊
Me too! Warm weather puts me in the burger-mood haha thanks for your comment!
These look delicious and I love the red, white and blue theme. Happy 4th July!
Thanks so much, I appreciate it!
Oh, I love the idea of basing a meal on colours. That makes one try out new combinations and that’s brilliant 🙂
Teresa Maria | Outlandish Blog
I love adding pops of color where I can and this was the perfect way to add some “blue” that’s usually hard to find. Thanks for commenting 🙂
This looks so mouthwatering,I would love to try out this recipe asap
Thanks so much! I hope it turns out great if you try it!
I don’t like tomatoes but could definitely substitute something else of red (I know I’m lame lol). Looks so good though! Definitely going to make soon 🙂
It took me awhile to like tomatoes even though I’ve always loved ketchup! BBQ sauce or hot sauce may be a good red alternative!
This is such a great recipe idea. I love how you’ve used the red, white & blue, very creative.
Thanks so much for your feedback! 🙂
Great recipe- these look so delicious! Now I definitely want burgers this weekend. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much!
These look delicious, and a great take on the red, white and blue theme. I’ll have to try them
Thanks so much! If you love blue cheese it’s definitely worth checking out 🙂
Oh yum! This looks so delicious. I gotta have burgers and hot dogs for the Fourth of July so this looks right up my alley. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much 🙂 Burgers and hotdogs are a classic for 4th of July!
These look delicious! And we’re having burgers on the 4th, so we just might have to try them!
Thanks so much! Burgers and summertime go together flawlessly 🙂
Love the play on words and I am definitely going to try this. Thank you for sharing xxx
Thanks so much for commenting!
Thanks for sharing, these look lovely perfect for a bbq 🙂
Nic | Nic’s Adventures & Bakes
Thanks so much!! I appreciate it
I can’t make a burger for the life of me, but my husband is great at them so I will pass it along to him!
It definitely took me a little while to nail down burgers! There’s a lot left to learn too haha
These look delicious, I’m deffo gonna add this to my list of recipes to try! ☺️
Thanks so much 🙂
You had me at cheeseburger! Yum this looks so good!
I’m the same way! Thanks so much!
I’m so on board with the blue cheese in these! It’s not something I regularly include in my burgers but I bet it’s delicious 🙂 x
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I usually only think of blue cheese with chicken, but it goes so well with beef too!
This recipe is so gnammy!! 😋😋 it’s sounds delicious, I’ll give a try
Yum I hope it turns out great!
This burger looks juice and delicious. Definitely pinning this one to make soon.
Great, thanks so much!
Wow that looks delicious! My husband and I love burgers and I love bleu cheese. Him, not so much. We probably won’t do anything this weekend except relax. I hope you have a great 4th of July!
Hannah | http://hannahonhorizon.com
We had our cookout earlier in the week when it wasn’t so hot haha. Thanks for the comment!
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Ooo these look insane! I am so hungry now just looking at the pictures! Thank you for sharing!
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Thanks so much, they’re delicious!
I got hungry just by looking at the pictures!!! Thanks for sharing this great recipe x
Happens to me ALL the time! haha thanks for reading 🙂
Burgers look delicious!
Best of still the Red, White and Blue colour theme extends to both of our countries!
(UK & USA)
Perfect color combination then 🙂 Thanks so much!
I love burgers I would love to try this recipe but not beef instead of those something veggies I love veggies.
A veggie patty would go great with this too!
The burger looks so delicious and the recipe is nice.
Thank you so much!