Onion Ring Burger

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Remember when I told you this story about how I gained the freshman 15 {and then like 7 more} because in college I was introduced to Sonic? I was a sucker for their corn dogs, cherry limeades and onion rings. I was never really a big fan of onion rings before Sonic. And then I moved 0.7 miles away from the blasted drive in….and the addiction started.

Since 2004, I’ve been a bit of an onion ring freak and will always favor them over fries.

Ok, technically that’s not true. 94% of the time I’ll choose them…which in my book might as well be 100%. So, fast forward 8ish years and I’m still daydreaming about onion rings. I’m really mature.

Well, fast forward 8 years and 1 day and guess what? Alexia Foods contacted me and asked me to be a Tastemaker Ambassador. I jumped at the chance because {1} I like Alexia products and buy them a lot {2} they sell onion rings {3} I like their onion rings. I make my decisions based on the important things in life. AS ALWAYS.

So, I made this recipe for Alexia and all my fellow onion ring lovers out there. Cheers to us, my peeps! May the world never get sick of these fried onion babies!

Here’s how you make these:

First thing you’re going to want to do is get some onion rings cooking. I used these panko breaded onion rings from Alexia because they get super crunchy in the oven and are done in 15 minutes. Aaaaand, they taste yummy on this burger.

You’ll also want to get some bacon cooking too. I only used 2 slices for our 2 burgers because these are thick cut slices. Feel free to pile on the bacon as you see fit.

So while those two things are doing their thang, stir up the burger patty mixture. This is how I make 99.9% of all my burgers. I love adding onions and bbq sauce to my patties. I don’t know when or why I started making them this way, but there you have it.

So you can form your meat mixture into two healthy sized burgers and get them into a skillet….or onto a grill. Whatevs. Just make sure you spray your cooking surface with nonstick spray.

Your onion rings should be about done now. Pull those babies out and take a big whiff. Smells good, huh? I love hate onion rings. It was at this point where I stopped taking photos/lost all attention and ate 3/4 of these off the pan….and subsequently burned my fingers and mouth. Smooth Lauren, smooth.

Anyways, I think you can figure out the rest. Take a bun, slap on some toppings, add a burger, more bbq sauce, the bacon and the onion rings and shovel this bad boy into your mouth.

Now, doesn’t that taste like heaven? Thought so.

Red Robin, you ain’t got nothin’ on me.

Just kidding. I have no idea what that means.

Anyways, make these tonight! This is one of the meals I rely on weekly because it is so darn easy and we all LOVE it….especially the onion ring part…but that was just a new addition for today because I love you all. A perfect weeknight meal for all you Moms trying to get back into the groove of back to school. Aaaaand, I knew you’d appreciate the insanity that this burger is. Here’s the printable:

Have a great Monday!

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Onion Ring Burger

This Onion Ring Burger is over the top for a delicious weeknight or weekend dinner! Made with bacon, and BBQ sauce too!

servings 2 burgers

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

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Ingredients

• ▢ 13.5 oz frozen onion rings (1 package) such as Alexia brand
• ▢ 2 slices thick cut bacon
• ▢ 1/2 lb. ground beef I used 90/10
• ▢ 1/4 cup onion finely diced
• ▢ 1/4 cup BBQ sauce + more for the burgers
• ▢ salt & pepper to taste
• ▢ 2 hamburger buns
• ▢ lettuce
• ▢ tomato
• ▢ pickles etc.

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Instructions

• Cook onion rings according to package directions. While those are in the oven, cook your bacon to desired doneness and drain on paper towels.
• For the burger patties, in a small bowl, stir ground beef, onions, bbq sauce, salt and pepper together until combined. Divide into two equal patties. Spray a nonstick skillet with cooking spray and cook patties on medium heat for approximately 7 minutes per side. Remove from pan.
• To assemble burgers, place cooked patty onto hamburger buns and top with more bbq sauce, cooked bacon, onion rings and any other desired toppings. Serve immediately with any remaining onion rings and/or fries.
• Disclosure: This recipe was developed on behalf of Alexia. I was given the onion rings from Alexia to develop this recipe. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. I honestly love onion rings. Including the ones from Alexia.

Nutrition

Calories: 704kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 31g | Fat: 39g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 104mg | Sodium: 905mg | Potassium: 824mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 80IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 151mg | Iron: 4mg

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

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